Good evening, everyone!
Today I read 1 Corinthians 12-14.
In today's reading, Paul writes to the church at Corinth about spiritual gifts. I've talked about it before in this post, so I won't rehash it.
I will give a quick recap: In this letter, Paul discusses the different spiritual gifts, declares that they are given by the Holy Spirit, and that not every person shares the same gifts or the same works.
He also states that we are all members of the same body - the body of Christ - and just as different parts of our human bodies have different functions, so do we all have different and specific functions in the church.
He does say that speaking in tongues edifies the person who speaks them, and that if they are interpreted, then the whole church is edified.
I think sometimes people misinterpret some of Paul's words to mean that everyone should speak in tongues and that there is something wrong with them if they don't.
I don't believe that. I believe that it's great if you do speak in tongues, but just because you don't, doesn't mean you've failed as a member of the church, because the Holy Spirit may have given you a different gift.
Any thoughts on this subject?
I hope you'll join me tomorrow when I read 1 Corinthians 15-16.
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