1. Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.
If a saint has the fruit of Charity whether they be young or old, they do not make a vain public display of themselves, they do not seek their own praise, nor do they seek their own followers. One who is full of charity is a humble soul, not a vain and brazen soul. For more on Charity read
The youth are to be an example of Holiness to us old fogies.
1 Timothy 4:12-13
12Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.
13Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.
The testimony of Jesus Christ is the Spirit of Prophecy. The Holy Spirit speaks of the things of Christ, the Holy Spirit draws men to Christ.
2. For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries.
Tongues is, are, spoken to God, the natural man does not have knowledge of what is spoken, or prayed (that would include the person speaking them).
3. But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort.
We are to come together to edify one another even the more so as we see The Day of The Lord approaching, drawing ever nearer. Prophesying is of benefit to the whole body. We are not to come together to pleasure ourselves, but to be of benefit to the whole body.
4He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church.
Speaking in tongues edifies the person speaking in tongues not the person hearing the tongues. With the exception of tongues being a language recognized by one in attendance, as on the day of Pentecost.
5. I would that ye all spake with tongues, but rather that ye prophesied: for greater is he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues, except he interpret, that the church may receive edifying.
All things within the body are to be done for the benefit of the whole body. It is better to prophesy within the body of believers and non believers, unless there is an interpreter (to interpret the message in tongues) so that people can understand when they hear a prophecy in their own language, that is edifying.
6. Now, brethren, if I come unto you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you, except I shall speak to you either by revelation, or by knowledge, or by prophesying, or by doctrine?
7. And even things without life giving sound, whether pipe or harp, except they give a distinction in the sounds, how shall it be known what is piped or harped?
8For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?
9So likewise ye, except ye utter by the tongue words easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye shall speak into the air.
10There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and none of them is without signification.
11Therefore if I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be unto him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh shall be a barbarian unto me.
Again tongues are not spiritually profitable for others if they can’t understand what is being said.
We are to all desire to be profitable unto others, understood by others, that we may all grow thereby and be edified.
If we have the “gift of tongues” we are to pray for the gift of interpretations of tongues in order to to edify the body, and be in God's divine order.
(There is a difference in the “gift of tongues”, which is where believers give messages to the body, and in the individual “praying in tongues”, which is given to all who receive the Baptism in the Holy Spirit, and is to be used individually in our own prayer time before God. This can occur within a group of saints who are intent in travailing in prayer-then none knows what is being prayed-the spirit makes intercession-but this is done in private not in the midst of a congregation.)
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There are so many strange manifestations out there.
I believe in all the Gifts. They are indeed for today. We serve a supernatural God and His power is what will take us through what is coming.
This stuff is out of control, it's been going on for years. You have people falling backwards, convulsing, barking like dogs, bowing like chicken, screaming in tounges, gold flakes falling from Heaven, Angel feathers from Heaven, all kings of stuff. This is another spirit. God says those who fall backwards are broken, snared and taken.
The True Power of God will leave you flat on your face. Falling to your feet or on your face as described in Scripture doesn't mean backwards into a catcher. I still can't believe the church has catchers at services, you'd think you were at a ball game.
Isaiah 28:13
But the word of the LORD was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little; that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.
I had a friend call me today asking me to join a service by a Native American who celebrates the full moon. They are doing a special service for Mother's on Sunday and wanted me to attend their Paltalk room. I was told tear's would indeed be a part of this moon worship.
I told her as Christians we don't celebrate man made holidays, at least I don't and we especially don't celebrate moon worship. I told her it wasn't just pagan it was witchcraft.
I then explained that about the hate crime bill and how that will effect many Pastor's who don't compromise and preach against homosexuality.
She said, they should be fined and jailed, I serve a God who is not a vengeful God.
Well you can guess how it went from there. Regardless, I took a stand. she said I disagree and said goodbye, end of call. All for the great price of compromise and unity....
The Spirit of Prophecy also includes being able to understand what is going on, right now. The future is fuzzy, we can see what is going to happen in light of God's word, and we can also have an understanding of what is happening right now. We are to discern the spirits, whether they are from God. What is going on in a lot of places that are being called houses of worship is confusion, pride, lust and rebellion against His way.
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