- 1 Cor 14:2, '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' (NIV).
- 1 Cor 14:28, 'If there is no interpreter [of the tongues], the speaker should keep quiet in the church and speak to himself and to God' (NIV).
1 Corinthians 14:1Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.
Paul just told believers to seek prophesy over all spiritual gift if they seek one. He began to explain why below.
2 For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries.3 But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort.4 He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church. 5 I would that ye all spake with tongues but rather that ye prophesied: for greater is he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues,
except he interpret, that the church may receive edifying.
By comparing the two gifts together, Paul is now explaining why the gift of prophesy is better AND proving that if any one speaks tongues, it has to come with interpretation, because it is not a stand alone gift. Read how Paul shifts from comparing the two gifts to the gift of tongue as he never gave an indication here that it did not need to come with interpretation.
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Now, brethren, if I come unto you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you, except I shall speak to you either by revelation, or by knowledge, or by prophesying, or by doctrine?
All throughout that chapter, the same tongue in verse 2 is the same tongue that needs interpretation because it is not a stand alone gift unless understood by a foreigner. It was and always will be of other men's lips to speak unto the people. That is why the gift of prophesy is better.
1 Corinthians 12:7-11 testify that the gifts are given in the assembly to profit the body withal; not individually. That is how you were to read the 14 chapter with that precedent. No one is edified by tongues alone as Paul just told everyone that the tongue he is saying is unfruitful even to himself and so he prays that anther may interpret so that he may understand and be fruitful. So by comparing the 2 gifts, he was going about it in a way to acknowledge that God's gift of tongues can edify himself BUT it cannot stand alone for edification because he speaks in mysteries & thus unfruitful whereas the gift of prophesy can stand alone because it is understood and edification is received right away. Verses 20-22 has Paul giving the bottomline on tongues in case any one misunderstood him, and that it was of other men's lips to speak unto the people. It was never to serve as a sign to believers to seek after as proof of receiving the Holy Spirit "again" or for the first time as if it can happen separate from salvation.
1 Corinthians 12th chapter testify that no one member can say to another that he does not need any one, and yet that is what you, as a tongue speaker, are doing when you say you can babble without interpretation and be self edified, taking Paul's words out of context because Paul is admitting he is not edified until it is interpreted.
The origin of this tongue that never comes with interpretation is gained by apostasy, seeking to receive the Holy Spirit again by evidence of tongues OR seeking to receive the Holy Spirit as separate from salvation with evidence of tongues. How are you not alarmed by these references?
Romans 8:9 But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you.
Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.
14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. 15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. 16 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: 17 And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.
Tongue speakers who use Acts 8 are not understanding why there was a delay, but they were not saved until they had received the Holy Ghost, including Simon.
Tongue speakers who use Acts 19 are not reading it rightly when it is about the disciples of John the Baptist's that Paul had come across.
Scripture cannot go against scripture.
And the most reproving one of all is the one that do not take it literally below.
John 16:13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth:
for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come. KJV
Does not matter what Bible version you use, John 16:13 is proof that all modern Bibles have translated Romans 8:26-27 wrong, because the Holy Spirit can only speaks what He hears; He cannot speak for Himself or on His own accord or on His own authority. Period. The KJV has it right as scripture of John 16:13 will line up with Romans 8:26-27.
Romans 8:26 Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit
itself maketh intercession for us
with groanings which cannot be uttered.
The Greek word "alaletos" means unutterable and unspeakable.
HTML Bible Index - King James Version - Strongs Concordance - Frames Version
It is the groanings that are unutterable and thus unspeakable. That means no sound at all. Period.
That is why Another is needed to know the mind of the Spirit to give His intercessions to the Father for the Spirit. It is the same One that searches our hearts as confirmed in Hebrews 4:12-16 at that throne of grace which is in according to the will of God of there only being One Mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus..
Romans 8:27 And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.
1 Timothy 2:5 For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;
John 14:6
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life:
no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.....
13 And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.14 If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.
We are not to even pray to the Holy Spirit because He cannot answer prayers when it is the will of the Father to be glorified in the Son because only the Son answers those prayers just as He is the only One at that throne of grace, but we can take comfort in the Comforter as He is in us making intercessions for us even though He cannot utter them or speak them.
Unless Catholics and tongue speakers recognize how the prayer system is set up in the heavenly realm, they are in iniquity until they repent by discerning with Jesus's help, good and evil by His words in the KJV to see why they need His help to shun all other "mediators" in the spiritual realm for any one coming inbetween us and the Bridegroom, are the seducing spirits masquerading as Mary or the Holy Spirit.
John 10:1Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber..........7 Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.
8 All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them.9 I am the door: