Listen to the latest podcast from David and Jonathan Petts. Examining 1 Corinthians 12-14 as a guide to what we should aim for when we ‘do church’ David and Jonathan consider Paul’s teaching on the use of tongues and interpretation in church.
David teaches us one interpretation of this difficult, seemingly contradictory section of the bible.
Is it possible that speaking in tongues could actually divide Christians? If they make you sound like a foreigner then they might make others feel like a foreigner! This is why Paul clearly tells the Corinthian church to prophesy in public and pray with their spirits more in private: “I thank God that I speak…
Dr David Petts examines the first verses of 1 Corinthians 14. How is prophecy better than tongues? http://www.davidpetts.org
Did spiritual gifts cease at the end of the apostolic age? Are tongues heavenly languages? Can the devil understand me when I speak in tongues? As we look at the familiar passage on love in the church (1 Corinthians 12) David Petts answers some other contraversial questions.