“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?”
1 Corinthians 14:6 KJV
Paul explains about speaking in tongues, “My dear friends, what good is it if I come to you always speaking in tongues? But if I come with a clear revelation from God, or with insight, or with a prophecy, or with a clear teaching, I can enrich you.” These four ministries that build up the Church are: clear revelation from God; insights of truth that come from intimate knowledge from God through experience; prophecy, the calming affirmation which is not predictive but influential to advance the spiritual welfare of the body; teaching which clarifies doctrine in practical ways. These are all necessary for the Church today as it was then, without competition or comparisons and ego trips - and with that sweet humility that makes all things beautiful and in order. Amen!
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