Tongues have become a contentious issue over the years. “Should we, shouldn’t we, why haven’t you, I have” In 1 Corinthians 14:6 Paul makes a point about tongues that we need to all consider. His statement is “What is the profit of speaking in tongues to the church?” It may give the church prestige, get […]

Paul starts out his discussion on Tongues VS Prophecy by saying that we should pursue love as our primary objective in the life of the church. Lovelessness was by far the church at Corinth’s greatest problem. Love is no substitute for other virtues, but it is the great motivator of good works. They were right […]

I Corinthians 13 is sandwiched in between two chapters that Paul discusses the importance of Spiritual gifts. Chapter 12 is a general overview, and then in Chapter 14 Paul centers in on the gift that the church was abusing the most – Tongues. Chapter 13 reminds us that whatever gift we use must be used […]