That is right. The signs are given to all believers as a sign they are of Christ and are given His authority. Mark 16:16-18.
The gifts are for ministry and are given to those in ministry for the profit of the whole congregation. They are given to those Jesus gives His offices.
As for tongues. All believers are given the ability to pray TO God, but interpretation is not one of the manifestations for our prayer language. That is why it is not with tongues in Mark 16:17-18. There is a second manifestation of tongues called the gift of diverse kinds of tongues in 1 Corinthians 12. These gifts are given for those in an office, and not given to ALL believers. This is for messages FROM God. This is why interpretation is among these offices, because messages from God MUST be interpreted, whereas prayer to God is understood by Him, the Recipient.
Therefore, it is wrong for some to suggest that praying in tongues is out of order if there is no interpretation. Interpretation is not required, but you can ask God to give you the interpretation if He will. Also, it is wrong to preach that not everyone is given a prayer language based on 1 Corinthians 12:30. The gift of diverse kinds of tongues is NOT our prayer language, though it may sound the same. The difference is the direction. To vs. From.
.Prayer language is the meditation of ones heart no secret to God, no hidden self edifying ministries.
I would offer there is no such thing a second manifestation. Or sign gift. Spiritual unseen gifts yes.
Tongues are the media by which God declares prophecy. There is no secret office. Our prayer language is the langue we use .He knows our needs before we ask Him .
Tongues is according to the foundation of the doctrine Isaiah 28 as prophecy. Many by pass the foundation as if it was not there.
Again tongues is God bringing his word in other languages other than Hebrew the promise spoken of in Joel, men and woman for all nations declaring the word of God. . the power to raise the dead and protect them from false apostles, false doctrine the poison of serpents. .
The law yet for all that they refuse to hear so that they can keep their oral tradition of mankind of Isaiah 28 revisited in 1 Corinthians 14
Note . . .
Green, prophecy and the believer.
Note . . .
Red, the law of
God not subject to change by a oral tradition making a noise and fall backward slain in the spirit.
Note. .
Black, unconverted mankind those that refuse to get under the foundation of the doctrine.
Note . . Purple, language without understanding used to mock prophrecy the tongue of God.
Corinthians 14: 21 In the l
aw it is written, With
men of other
tongues and other
lips will
I speak unto
this people; and
yet for all that will
they not
hear me, saith the
Lord. Wherefore
tongues are for a
sign, not to
them that
believe, but to
them that
believe not: but
prophesying serveth
not for
them that
believe not, but for
them which
believe.
The foundation of the doctrine (Isaiah 28) must be compared to the above a branch of the teaching.(Corinthians 14) Again no such thing as a outward sign gift.We are to walk by faith, being filled with the Holy Spirit from the moment we first hear his voice or tongue.
Isaiah 28 :9-13 The
people say, “Who does
he think
he is trying to
teach and explain his message to? Does
he think
we are
babies who were at their mother’s breast only a very short time ago?
He speaks to
us as though
we were
babies: “Saw lasaw saw lasawQaw laqaw qaw laqawZe’er sham ze’er sham.” So God will use this strange way of talking, and he will use other languages to speak to these people. In the past he spoke to them and said, “Here is a resting place. Let those who are tired come and rest. This is the place of peace.”But they would not listen to him. So the Lord’s words will be
senseless sounds to them:
“Saw lasaw saw lasaw.Qaw laqaw qaw laqaw.Ze’er sham ze’er sham.” When the
people try to walk,
they will
fall backwards. They will be defeated, trapped, and captured.