10.23: Shall We Speak in Tongues or Prophesy so the Whole World Understands?

<p>Once, I attended a Joyce Meyer meeting where she &nbsp;did a “baptism of the Holy Spirit” and I heard people around me &nbsp;speaking gibberish. They were speaking in “tongues”. That’s one of the <a href="https://giselleaguiar.com/2020/10/21/the-body-of-christ-has-many-parts-and-each-part-has-a-spiritual-gift/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">gifts of the Holy Spirit</a>. &nbsp;I have 2 friends who pray in tongues. Sometimes while we’re in a group. &nbsp;The only person who can understand them is God. Which is OK, if that’s &nbsp;their intention. If they wanted the group to understand, there had to be &nbsp;someone else with the gift of interpretation of tongues. Otherwise, the &nbsp;conversation is between the person and God only.</p> <p>On the other hand, prophesying is when someone speaks the Word of &nbsp;God, the Gospel (Good News) of Jesus Christ. They tell people about the <a href="https://giselleaguiar.com/2020/07/29/what-is-the-salvation-of-jesus-christ/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">salvation</a> that’s only found <a href="https://giselleaguiar.com/2020/05/16/truth-jesus-is-the-gate-we-are-saved-through-christ-alone/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">through Jesus</a>. &nbsp;This is spoken in a language that the people can understand. English is &nbsp;my first language. Thus, I write and speak in English. I expect that &nbsp;the people all over the world who are reading this blog or listening to &nbsp;the podcast can understand English. I also speak Spanish, when I &nbsp;absolutely have to. Moreover, I’m sure if I encounter someone who needs &nbsp;to hear and understand the Good News of the salvation of Jesus in &nbsp;Spanish, that the Holy Spirit will give me the right words to say. And &nbsp;clearly, that person will understand.</p> <p>Basically, that’s what Paul is talking about in 1 Corinthians chapter 14. Let’s read it…</p> <p><a href="https://giselleaguiar.com/2020/10/23/shall-we-speak-in-tongues-or-prophesy-so-the-whole-world-understands/"><em><strong>Keep readi