September 23, 2009

Texts
1 Samuel 7-9
1 Corinthians 14

Corinthians:
The people who advocate speaking in tongues as a spiritual practice would be wise to read all of this chapter and not just the beginning of it. Because Paul makes clear that if you are speaking a language that nobody else understands, you are just making noise. "Let all things be done for building up" (v26). And what, again, does Paul want to see built up? The BODY OF CHRIST.

Many scholars believe that vs 34-36 were later additions. It contradicts his instructions in chapter 11, for example. And in other places, Paul refers to women as apostles. Also, notice how vs 35 leads straight into v 37, continuing the argument.

And, v 40 is the favorite verse of all presbyterians--"but all things should be done decently and in order".