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INTRODUCTION:
pagan peoples were accustomed to hearing about language through their prophets or prophetess (Clement of Alexandria) "Plato attributed to the gods a special dialect, less by dreams and oracles, and especially Possessed, who do not speak their own language or dialect, but to the demons that have entered into them. "
Pagans used wine in their religious orgies (gods Bacchus and Dionysus) to facilitate the ecstasy, what advice does Paul give us this? Ephesians 5:18, 20, (no mention of speaking in tongues).
Possibly some of the Corinthians were related to those languages \u200b\u200bwere ecstatic as pagans, trying to give voice to the silent gods. Now trying to demonstrate their "spirituality" in the church now.
I PURPOSE OF DON
1. For what purpose every gift of the Spirit?
1 Cor.
12:7 "But each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good."
1 Corinthians 14:26 "What then, brethren? When you come together, each one of you has a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. building all to yourself."
Note: The Holy Spirit gives gifts to a specific objective, "to benefit."
2. Those who received the gift of tongues, what purpose they received? Acts 2:9-11
"Parthians, Medes, Elamites and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, in Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, in Egypt and in the regions of Africa beyond Cyrene, Romans and residents here, both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabians, we hear them in our tongues the mighty works of God .
Acts 10:46 "For they heard them speaking in tongues, and magnify God."
Acts 19:6.
"Y Paul had laid his hands, came upon them the Holy Spirit and spoke in tongues, and prophesied .
3. Who will hear? Acts 2:4 - 11.
"And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance. Dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men from every nation under heaven. And when this sound occurred, the multitude came together and were confounded, because each one heard them speaking in their own language. And they were amazed and marveled, saying: "Are not all these which speak Galileans? How, then, we hear we every man in our language we were born? Parthians, Medes, Elamites and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, in Egypt and regions of Africa beyond Cyrene, Romans and residents here, both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabians, we hear them speaking in our tongues the wonderful works of God. "
Note: Note the variety of languages \u200b\u200bin which present spoke. indicates that "each one heard them speaking in their own language." Each of the disciples spoke in any of those languages \u200b\u200bwithout having studied or known before. And they did so with one goal: "To preach the wonders of God" .
4. If everyone understood their language in what are referred to the question of vs. 12 and 13?
Acts 2:12, 13
"Y were all amazed and perplexed, saying one to another, What does this mean? But others, mocking, said: They are full of wine. "
Acts 2:24, 36, 41
" whom God raised up, having loosed the pains of death, because it was impossible to be held by it .. . Know, then, most true whole house of Israel, this Jesus whom you crucified, God has made Lord and Christ ... Then those who gladly received his word were baptized, and added that day about three thousand souls. "
Note: Some people argue that what they said could not understand, because they believed they were drunk. This statement is not correct, because not ask "what do you mean these?" but "What do you mean?" It is clear that everyone understood in their own language what he was saying. I did not understand what was meant is that miracle. Understood that it was a "sign" but did not understand what kind of "signal", we'll see a little later.
5. Who distributes the gifts and how? 1 Corinthians 12: 11, 18
"But all these worketh that one and the same Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he wants ... But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as he wanted. "
Note: Clearly is God the Holy Spirit who distributes the gifts as you want who you want when you want. Therefore we can not understand that our will cause the gift of tongues, and not everyone has to have or manifest the gift of tongues as the Spirit who gives the gift he thinks he sees fit to appropriate.
6. What question does Paul soon after? 1 st Cororintios 12:29, 30 .
"Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles? Do all have gifts of healing? Do all speak in tongues? Do I read them all? "
Note: not all speak with tongues, this text bears this out.
II AS SIGNAL
7. Who was a sign the gift of tongues? 1 Corinthians 14:22.
"Therefore tongues are for a sign, not to believers but to unbelievers, but prophecy, not to unbelievers but to believers."
Note: As we saw earlier, the manifestation of tongues at Pentecost, raised a question: "What does this mean?" Clearly understood that it was a sign, but not identified at that time. The gift of tongues was a sign to unbelieving Jews who rejected Jesus as the promised Messiah. Precisely that was the subject of Peter's preaching in Acts 2.
8. What are these unbelievers? 1 Corinthians 14:21
"The law is written: In other tongues and other lips will I speak to this people, and even then hear me, saith the Lord."
Isaiah 28:11, 12, 14.
"For with stammering lips and another tongue will speak to this people, which he said: This is the rest the weary to rest, and this is the refreshing, but not hear ... So scornful men that rule this people who are in Jerusalem, hear the word of the Lord. "
Note: In these texts we have, on one hand, Paul's reference to the sign posted in Isaiah about 8 centuries before Pentecost, and secondly, the text same which was announced in Isaiah. There are those who see the "language of stuttering" an indication of languages \u200b\u200bthat are not understood or what today is known as "glossolalia," when what Isaiah means is that a miracle will happen that the who can not speak, speak in tongues and even "strange", ie, foreign, as happened in Acts 2. Then just saying that those who govern the people of God, that they will signal to realize that really is the word of Jehovah. In line with what is said in Isaiah 28, the message of Peter continues this trend, the refusal of Jews to the Messiah ("but ye would not hear").
9. Why was no signal to the rest of the unbelievers? 1 Corinthians 14:23.
"If therefore the whole church comes together in one place, and all speak in tongues, and unlearned or unbelievers enter, will they not say that you are mad?"
Note: Paul makes clear that the gift of tongues is NOT a sign for unbelievers in the time of the cristinaos as many understand it today. It was just a sign to the unbelieving Jews who rejected Jesus. Moreover, warns against the "abuse" of this "gift", as negative as it was understood in Corinth, probably inheriting the pagan glossolalia, common in pagan rituals of Corinth, some wanted to import to Christianity. The real gift is the "xenoglossy" or speaking in foreign languages.
III HOW AND HOW NOT DO IS
10. What that does the speaking by the Spirit of God? 1 Corinthians 12:2, 3.
"Ye know that ye were Gentiles, you will be bringing you astray, as I had to mute idols. Therefore, I make know that no one speaking by the Spirit of God calls Jesus accursed, and no one can call Jesus Lord except by the Holy Spirit. "
Note: This is text understand two things: 1) these were used to pagan rituals in which priests mainly going into a trance, speaking the language of the "gods" to give voice to those "dumb idols." Incidentally, this is the context in which Paul says later controversial phrase " silenced women in the congregation "(1 Corinthians 14:34) indicates that the Christian church not be confused with a pagan temple where the priests speak in" tongues of gods. "
On the other hand, it seems that among those who professed to speak in tongues (glossolalia), there were those who called "anathema to Jesus", otherwise, why Paul admonishes him? This also further confirms that the manifestation of "glossolalia" of Corinth came from the Holy Spirit, but the lake was spurious, so both Paul insists that they come from the Holy Spirit when, how and to whom He wants.
11. If this is the case of tongues, what should be in the church to speak? 1 Corinthians 14:28, 30 - 33.
"If there is no interpreter, street in the church and speak to himself and to God ... if anything is revealed to another sitting, let the first. For ye may all prophesy one by one so that all may learn and all be encouraged. And the spirits of prophets are subject to the prophets, for God is not God of confusion but of peace. As in all churches of the saints. "
Note: Nor does Paul say who did and who did not have the true gift of tongues. For him it was obvious and clear what the true gift or xenoglossy" . However, given some guidelines to prevent abuse of this gift.
1) There must be an interpreter. It is necessary that what is said to be building for everyone and can be understood one way or another.
2) If no interpreter, street who claims to have the gift of tongues.
3) Could Talk in order, one by one so that everyone benefits from the gift. Many do not practice this, but it shows the "glossolalia" in a disorderly way, contrary to what Paul suggests. God is God of order, peace, not confusion or tumult.
12. What has to be what they say with the gift of tongues? 1 Corinthians 14:7 - 9.
"Even things without life that make sounds, like the flute or the harp, if you do not give a distinction of voices, how do you know what is played on the flute or the harp, and if the trumpet give uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself for battle? So also, if you will obey by the tongue words easy to understand, how do you mean what you say? Ye shall speak into the air. "
Note: This text again Paul says that what is said in tongues, should be understandable. Paul has just said, which makes it" speaks to the air. "Today we say, "It's like speaking to a wall." Even so, some decontextualized this phrase and say that "speaking to the air" must be understood as "speaking the Holy Spirit." Nothing is further from the truth. It is a contextualization. Just the previous sentence makes it very clear, should understand what is said.
13. What we need to pray and sing? 1 Corinthians 14:15 - 17.
"What then? Will pray with the spirit, I will pray with the understanding, sing with the spirit and I will sing with the understanding also. Because if you bless with the spirit, which takes place unlearned how will say Amen to your thanksgiving? he did not know what you said. For you, indeed give thanks well, but the other is not edified. "
Note: There are many who maintain that the gift of tongues is praise of the human spirit to God in tongues angelic. that are not understood. Later we talked about the "tongues of angels." It is clear from this text that what I speak, even in language, must be understandable for me too " I will sing with the understanding also ." It is essential for those who hear Paul can say Amen to your blessing or praise, because I have understood, otherwise " the other is not edified."
14. Paul had the gift of tongues, but how he preferred to speak? 1 Corinthians 14:18, 19.
"I thank God I speak with tongues more than ye all in the church but rather speak five words with my understanding, to teach others also, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue. "
Note: Paul himself spoke in tongues, of course the right way, as the true gift. And to be an example and tackle a problem that was shaking in the church at Corinth, Paul goes on to say that it is better to say five words with my understanding "so that others can learn something (which implies that others understand) that" ten thousand words in an unknown tongue. "Best is silent before saying things that edify or understood by those around me.
IV tongues of angels
15. Reading 1 Cor. 13:1 - 3
"If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and I have no love, I am become as sounding brass or a tinkling cymbal. And if I have prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have faith , so as to remove mountains, and I have no love, I am nothing. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor and surrender my body to be burned, and I have no love, I gain nothing " .
Note: "He gave Paul his body to be burned? Of course not. "He had all the faith Paul? Neither is true. He moved mountains "to and fro? We are unaware of it. So what Paul spoke tongues of angels? Obviously the context indicates to me that this is hyperbole, a figure of speech that uses exaggeration.
16. What Paul wants to stress in these verses? 1 Corinthians 13:1 - 3.
Note: is clear that Paul compares the supposed "tongues of angels" as an unrealistic exaggeration. Paul wanted to teach the Corinthian church that the important thing was not "out" in the church as "more spiritual than others" to speak alleged tongues of angels. It is understood that many converts from paganism, accustomed to the language of the gods, wanted to see the same manifestation or form of communication with the true God.
For Paul, all that is useless if not accompanied by pure motives or intentions. The most important thing is love. This shows that many who claimed to have "tongues" at Corinth did not have genuine love in their lives, so I'd probably be sought out in the local church. The misunderstanding of the true gift of tongues today can lead to many Christian congregations in similar behavior, seeking to be more "spiritual" than the other brothers.
V EXAMPLES OF BAPTISM OF SPIRIT
17. What happened to the deacons to those who laid hands on him? Acts 6:5 - 7.
"It pleased the proposal to the entire crowd, and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit, and Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch, which appeared before the the apostles, who prayed, they laid their hands. And the word of the Lord, and the number of disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, many of the priests were obedient to the faith. "
Note: Nothing, not spoken languages, and is noteworthy since in other places do specifically mentioned this fact in the conversion of gentiles or Jews.
18. What other examples of people who have received the Spirit?
- The parents of John the Baptist. Luke 1:5, 6.
"In the days of Herod, king of Judea, a priest named Zacharias, of the division of Abijah, his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. They were both righteous before God, walking blameless in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord. "
- John the Baptist Luke 1:15.
"he will be great before God. Do not drink wine or strong drink, and be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from the womb of its mother."
- Jesus. Luke 3:21, 22; 4:1.
"to pass, when all the people were baptized, Jesus was baptized, and praying, heaven was opened. And the Holy Spirit descended upon him in bodily form like a dove and a voice from heaven saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I have pleasure ... Jesus, filled with the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness. "
- The Samaritans Acts 8:14 - 17.
"When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John, who, having come down, prayed for them to receive the Holy Ghost was not yet fallen upon none of them had simply been baptized in the name of Jesus. Then they laid their hands, and they received the Holy Spirit. "
Note: In none of these cases speak in tongues.
VI THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT
19. What should people do not has received the Spirit? Galatians 5:19 - 21.
"are manifest works of the flesh, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, dissensions, heresies, envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these, of which I forewarn you just as I said before, that those who practice such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. "
Note: It is not uncommon find people who "demonstrate" the alleged gift of tongues and whose life reflects the fruit mentioned above. This calls into question that the Holy Spirit is present in their lives, and therefore, really the source of the alleged gift.
20. What is the first thing the Holy Spirit to reach the believer?
John 16:8 "And when he comes, will convict the world of sin, justice and trial."
John 3:3 - 5.
"Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily I say unto thee, Except a man be born again he can not see the kingdom of God." Nicodemus asked: How can a man be born when he is old? Can not enter a second time into his mother's womb and be born? "Jesus answered, Verily, verily I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and the Spirit, he can not enter the kingdom of God."
Note: Many argue that without talking "angelic tongues (glossolalia), not yet received the Holy Spirit. Nothing is further from the truth. At the moment a person is aware that he is a sinner and need forgiveness, and therefore accept Jesus as your personal Savior, that is the best and most genuine manifestation of having received the Holy Spirit. The sinner has been convinced of "sin, righteousness and justice."
21. What prerequisite for the "gift" met the disciples in the upper room?
Acts 2:1 "When the Day of Pentecost, they were all together."
Note: many churches and people claim to have the "gift of the Spirit," and soon after shown angry, angry with church strife between brothers, discussions, etc.. The precondition for receiving the Spirit Ghost is having an attitude of humility and unanimity with others, seeking forgiveness, reconciliation and mutual blessing.
22. Only after a genuine experience, the Christian is baptized with the Spirit, what are the fruits of it? Galatians 5:22, 23.
"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law."
Note: If someone says have the Holy Spirit, look if your life reflects the fruit mentioned above. CONCLUSION
- Glossolalia is a counterfeit of the true gift of tongues or xenoglossy, speaking in foreign languages \u200b\u200bexisting real.
- The xenoglossy is a gift God gives when he sees fit for the edification and progress of the Church, always to bear witness.
- It is an experience which must pass any new convert.
- 1 Corinthians 14 is a manual on how to NOT be the gift of tongues.
- A person who receives the "gift of tongues" must show the fruits of the Spirit. -------------
previous study: 9.3 Personality and Divinity of the Holy Spirit .
- Going further: Spiritual Gifts 9.3 .
Next study: 10.1 The Prayer .
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