Let love be your highest goal! But you should also desire the special abilities the Spirit gives—especially the ability to prophesy. For if you have the ability to speak in tongues, you will be talking only to God, since people won’t be able to understand …
Tongues Gems
Bible Gem 449 – Prophecy and Tongues will end – when? (1 Cor 13:8-10)
Love never fails. But if there are prophecies, they will be caused to cease; if tongues, they shall cease; if knowledge, it will be caused to cease. For we know in part, and we prophesy in part; but when the perfect thing comes, then that …
Bible Gem 445 – Not all . . . do they? (1 Cor 12:30)
Not all speak in tongues, do they? Not all interpret, do they? 1 Corinthians 12:30 How did you get on with yesterday’s passage? Did you note what Paul did? He has changed the focus for us? Why? Paul had been discussing the manifestation gifts: word …
Bible Gem 444 – Do all have the same gifts? (1 Cor 12:28-30)
Here are some of the parts God has appointed for the church: first are apostles, second are prophets, third are teachers, then those who do miracles, those who have the gift of healing, those who can help others, those who have the gift of leadership, …
Bible Gem 439 – Tongues – The Controversy (1 Cor 12:10)
“Still another person is given the ability to speak in unknown languages, while another is given the ability to interpret what is being said.” 1 Corinthians 12:10 How did you go with the exercise I gave you yesterday? Did it crystalise things for you? Did …
Bible Gem 438 – Speaking in Tongues – what you believe (1 Cor 12:10)
“to another various kinds of tongues and to another the interpretation of tongues.” 1 Corinthians 12:10 Now we are beginning yet another of those extremely controversial topics – speaking in tongues and the interpretation thereof. This is a topic that will continue for a while …
Bible Gem 1559 – Handling The Prickly Pineapple (Acts 10:44-48)
The Holy Spirit’s Response Even as Peter was saying these things, the Holy Spirit fell upon all who were listening to the message. The Jewish believers who came with Peter were amazed that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out on the …
Bible Gem 1558 – The Gift of Tongues and the Controversy (Acts 10:44-48)
The Holy Spirit’s Response Even as Peter was saying these things, the Holy Spirit fell upon all who were listening to the message. The Jewish believers who came with Peter were amazed that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out on the …
Bible Gem 1363 – A two-fold miracle – In the tongue and in the ears at the same time (Acts 2:4-12)
And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit was giving them utterance. Now there were Jews living in Jerusalem, devout men from every nation under heaven. And when this sound occurred, the crowd came …
Bible Gem 1772 – On the Question of Sceva being a Jewish High Priest (Acts 19:11-20)
Miracles vs Magic And God did uncommon works of power through the hands of Paul, so as even handkerchiefs or aprons from his skin to be brought onto those sick, and the diseases to be released from them, and the evil spirits to go out …