We all need personal spiritual edification. How could anyone believe otherwise?
1 Cor 14:4 He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church.
This simply draws the distinction between these two kinds of tongues: the personal tongue gift and that which is to be spoken as prophecy in the congregation.
Spiritual edification is building ourselves up spiritually through praying in the Spirit, e.g. tongues: it is not the same as boasting or PUFFING ourselves up:
Jude 1:20 But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost, (21) Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.
So praying in the Spirit keeps us in the love of God, conscious of the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ, which gives us eternal continuance with Him.
Edification has the same root as edifice, which means a solid building: it is real, you can touch it and feel it and it lasts forever. Puffing up by contrast suggests something like a balloon or a paper bag that can be inflated for a short time, but easily burst.
Don't we want to have the kind of faith that is solid and indestructible, furnishing us with what we need to continue into eternity? If yes, then don't keep maligning the Giver (God) the gift (of tongues) or those of God's children who have received it.
If there is no 'interpretation' in what you are 'praying' in the 'spirit', in the presence of the Church, therefore remain 'silent' and pray in your heart between you and GOD. Only with 'interpretation' in everyone's understanding language, therefore at the end of the prayer with interpretation, the whole Church together may say, Amen.
Please do not ignorantly 'mix and match' speaking in unknown tongue and prophesying. Prophesying according to ! Corinthians 14;5,6 is 'apart', as it is written;
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Now I want all of you to speak in tongues, but even more to prophesy. The one who prophesies is greater then the one who speaks in tongues, unless someone interprets so that the church may be built up. 6.
Now brothers, if I come to you speaking in tongues, how will I benefit you unless i bring you some revelation or knowledge or prophecy or teaching?"
When Apostle Paul say that sometime he prays in the spirit and sometimes he prays in the mind, meaning for example, when i pray in the spirit, i pray in unknown tongues and when i pray in the mind, i pray in the common human language taught by the HOLY SPIRIT in spiritual knowledge of the HOLY BIBLE the 'daily prayer' and henceforth, that;
"Our FATHER who art in Heaven. ..........................................................................."
GOD bless you all in the name of LORD JESUS CHRIST.
