Proper Order for Spiritual Gifts and Edification in Gatherings
All believers are encouraged to desire spiritual gifts, particularly the gift of prophecy. The exercise of tongues and prophecy can bring edification, exhortation, and comfort to the congregation, benefiting everyone present. It is important to pray and speak in ways that can be understood by others to ensure mutual edification. The use of spiritual gifts, such as prophecy and tongues, can be directed towards specific purposes and can serve as a sign to unbelievers. Overall, the proper order for exercising spiritual gifts in gatherings is focused on edifying and benefiting everyone present.
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PROPER ORDER FOR SPIRITUAL GIFTS TO BE EXERCISED IN GATHERINGS
Benefits of Tongues and Prophecy (14:1-5) vs 1: ALL BELIEVERS ARE TO DESIRE SPIRITUAL GIFTS ESPECIALLY TO PROPHESY
Benefits of Tongues and Prophecy (14:1-5) vs 2-4: Praying/speaking in tongues enables you to pray MYSTERIES Praying/speaking in tongues EDIFIES you
Benefits of Tongues and Prophecy (14:1-5) vs 2-4: Prophecy brings edification, exhortation and comfort
Do Everything To Edify Others (14:6-20) vs 6: To benefit people in a congregation: REVELATION KNOWLEDGE PROPHESYING TEACHING
Do Everything To Edify Others (14:6-20) vs 7-11: Unless what is spoken is understood by the congregation, it will not benefit them
Do Everything To Edify Others (14:6-20) vs 12: zealous Greek 'ze lo te s' = one burning with zeal, most eagerly desirous of, vehemently contending for a thing
Do Everything To Edify Others (14:6-20) vs 13-15: pray and sing both ways with the spirit and with the understanding
Do Everything To Edify Others (14:6-20) vs 16-20: We can direct our prayer in tongues towards specific purposes
Tongues A Sign To Unbelievers (14:21-22) The Holy Spirit can prompt the use of tongues as a sign to the unbeliever
Prophecy Impacting Unbelievers (14:23-25) Prophecy can also serve to impact the life of a non-believer
Order In Exercise Of Spiritual Gifts (14:26-33) vs 26: This is what believers gatherings should look like everyone comes with something to give spiritually to someone else
Order In Exercise Of Spiritual Gifts (14:26-33) vs 29: All prophecy must be judged
Women Keep Silent (14:34-35) Paul has indicated that women can pray or prophesy publicly in church gatherings (1 Corinthians 11:5)
Women Keep Silent (14:34-35) women Greek 'gune ' a woman, a wife So vs 34-35 cannot refer to all women in general, but specifically to married women
Women Keep Silent (14:34-35) The issue here is not about them preaching or prophesying but as it is clearly stated in the text: "IF THEY WANT TO LEARN SOMETHING, LET THEM ASK THEIR OWN HUSBANDS AT HOME".
Women Keep Silent (14:34-35) In this chapter Paul gives the injunction to "keep silent" with regards to three different situations: speaking in tongues, prophecy and women asking questions
Women Keep Silent (14:34-35) Speak in tongues to the church audience if there is someone who will also flow in interpretation. Else "keep silent" (1 Corinthians 14:27,28)
Women Keep Silent (14:34-35) Take turns to prophesy, when you have delivered your prophecy then "keep silent" when some else has the inspiration to prophesy (1 Corinthians 14:29,30)
Women Keep Silent (14:34-35) Wives, if you have questions "keep silent" in church. Ask your husbands at home later (1 Corinthians 14:34,35)
Let All Things Be Done, Decently (14:36-40) The proper exercise of spiritual gifts are the commandments of the Lord
