1 Corinthians 14:12-20
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Comparative Texts:
- From the Geneva Notes.
- "Now he reproves those freely for their childish folly, who do not see how this gift of tongues which was given to the profit of the Church, is turned by their ambition into an instrument of cursing, seeing that this same cursing is also contained among the punishments with which God punished the stubbornness of his people, that he dispersed them amongst strangers whose language they did not understand."
- From
Matthew
Henry's Commentary.
- "Language plain and easy to be understood, is the most proper for public worship, and other religious exercises. Every true follower of Christ will rather desire to do good to others, than to get a name for learning or fine speaking."
- From Wesley's
Notes.
- "I will use my own understanding, as well as the power of the Spirit. I will not act so absurdly, as to utter in a congregation what can edify none but myself."
- From the Commentary on the
Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
- "Tongues must therefore mean languages, not ecstatic, unintelligible rhapsodie (as NEANDER fancied): for Paul could never "wish" for the latter in their behalf."
- From The
People's New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
- "Note here, (1) This shows that audible responses to the praises and thanksgivings were the custom of the church. (2) The unlearned means a private person, the private members of the church, those not possessed of the spiritual gifts."
- From the Geneva Notes.
- Contemporary Commentary, Studies and Exegesis:
- "Prophecy before Tongues," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources. Includes detailed textual notes.
-
"The
Argument of 1 Corinthians 12 - 14," by Greg Herrick at the Biblical Studies Foundation.
- "In the final analysis it seems that the gift of tongues was a Spirit-inspired gift that enabled the speaker to speak the praises of God (Acts 2) in human languages previously unknown. This was undoubtedly the reason for the Corinthian fascination with the gift, and as practiced by an individual, would certainly lead to a fascination with the power of God (and an elitist mentality). As such the gift perhaps reveals that God is attempting to undo the results of Babel and bring men back together in Christ. Due to the Corinthian ignorance and arrogance, it had the opposite effect."
- Articles & Background:
- "The 'Command of the Lord' in 1 Cor 14,37 - a Saying of Jesus?" Christian Stettler, Biblica, 2006.
- Recommended articles
from ATLAS, an online collection of religion and theology journals, are
linked below.
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- Berding, Kenneth,
"Confusing Word and Concept in 'Spiritual Gifts': Have We Forgotten James
Bar's Exhortations?" Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society,
2000.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Chester, STephen J.,
"Divine Madness? Speaking in Tongues in 1 Corinthians 14.23," Journal
for the Study of the New Testament, 2005.
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EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Patrick, James, "Insights from Cicero on Paul's
Reasoning in 1 Corinthians 12-14: Love Sandwich or Five Course Meal?"
Tyndale Bulletin, 2004.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Talbert, Charles H., "Paul's Understanding of the
Holy Spirit: The Evidence of 1 Corinthians 12-14," Perspectives in
Religious Studies, 1984.
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EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Tibbs, Clint, "The Spirit (World) and the (Holy)
Spirits among the Earliest Christians: 1 Corinthians 12 and 14 as a Test
Case," The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2008.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Berding, Kenneth,
"Confusing Word and Concept in 'Spiritual Gifts': Have We Forgotten James
Bar's Exhortations?" Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society,
2000.
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