It is good for you to bring this to me. Let's pretend we both have excellent English Comprehension skills.
In your 1.) you cite Paul saying, "Anyone who speaks in a tongue does not speak to people, but to God."
Then, in your 3.) You cite Paul again saying, "If I come to you and speak in tongues, what good will it be to you, unless I bring YOU [emphasis mine] some revelation or knowledge or prophecy or word of instruction?"
So, which is it? First Paul says tongues are not for people, then he says they are for people. This shows how flakey and dimwitted Paul and His writings are.
Sadly, Garrison, you are the one being "flaky and dimwitted". It is not Paul who is contradicting himself.
You don't seem to understand that there are 2 uses for the gift of tongues. The first is that expressed in 1 Cor 14:2 (NIV), "For anyone who speaks in a tongue does not speak to people but to God. Indeed, no one understands them; they utter mysteries by the Spirit". This is God's gift for a person's private devotions. It is NOT for the congregation.
The second use is expressed in 1 Cor 14:13-15 (ESV):
13 Therefore, one who speaks in a tongue should pray for the power to interpret. 14 For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays but my mind is unfruitful. 15 What am I to do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will pray with my mind also; I will sing praise with my spirit, but I will sing with my mind also.
This is in the congregation where interpretation of the tongues is necessary. How do I know? The next verses tell us so:
16 Otherwise, if you give thanks with your spirit, how can anyone in the position of an outsider] say “Amen” to your thanksgiving when he does not know what you are saying? 17 For you may be giving thanks well enough, but the other person is not being built up. 18 I thank God that I speak in tongues more than all of you. 19 Nevertheless, in church I would rather speak five words with my mind in order to instruct others, than ten thousand words in a tongue (1 Cor 14:15-19 ESV).
The gift of tongues in the congregation MUST be accompanied with the gift of interpretion - note that it is not the gift of translation!
1 Cor. 7:12, "Speak I [Paul], not the Lord."
Now tell me, what revelation(not already found in Scripture)/knowledge(of material value)/prophecy (which came true)/word of knowledge (which was useful)" have you actually undertaken with these "tongues" you claim to know about? Anything? Or are you just all talk?
You are unable to answer this question, because you erroneously think "talking about Scripture" means it happens in you. Lol. Far from the Truth.
You are being judgmental towards me. I certainly can answer the question, but I'm not going to do it because of what Jesus said. It applies to you and me:
‘Do not judge, or you too will be judged. 2 For in the same way as you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
3 ‘Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? 4 How can you say to your brother, “Let me take the speck out of your eye,” when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? 5 You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.
6 ‘Do not give dogs what is sacred; do not throw your pearls to pigs. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces (Matt 7:1-6 NIV).
Blessings,
Oz