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Originally Posted by YP0534
I don't believe this is "neutral" with regard to Paul's teaching on how to have tongues in the Christian meeting, is it?
"I would rather" doesn't seem "neutral" at all to me but is kind of expressly taking a position.
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They have their verses too:
14.2 For he who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men but to God ... in spirit he speaks mysteries.
14.4 He who speaks in a tongue builds up himself
14.5 Now I desire that you all speak in tongues
14.18 I thank God I speak in tongues more than you all.
Pentecostals do distinguish messages in tongues (14.5) from praying in tongues (14.2) Having spent a considerable time in that setting, I have to say that it is not as simple as fundamentals believe. Healings, tongues, and deliverances are very real and of the Lord.
But ... the point of the discussion is not tongues per se, rather it is the attitudes each side has about tongues. And ... each side has a definite attitude that comes forth to hinder fellowship, and the genuine love that Paul speaks of in chap. 13. That's why I compared tongues to circumcision in the early church. They both should be non-issues in the church, but unfortunately, they are not.