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Subject: Re: TONGUES: Acts 2 and 1 Cor 14
Message-ID: <Feb.18.22.20.11.1991.13397@athos.rutgers.edu>
Date: 19 Feb 91 03:20:14 GMT
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<Something was written to the effect that tongues as we know today
should be deemphasized. The contrasting passages from Acts 2 and
1 Corinthians 14 (12?) were mentioned.>

I do not intend to boost the value of the gift of tongues. I myself
do not have them, thought I would like to try. The point I would like to
mention is the use of the contrasting passages. There is every possibility
that those bystanders were themselves given the gift of interpretation
of tongues. I find this explanation entirely plausible (remember "those men
are drunk!" spoken by others?). Also, praying in tongues serve a useful
role of allowing active prayer when the person runs out of imagination or
is too tired to think up new phrases. Tongues serves as an aid to prayer
which is what I think Paul means when he says self edification.

Chris