1 Corinthians 14 - Love is the priority, but gifts are good too!

10/06/2024 14 min Temporada 37 Episodio 14
1 Corinthians 14 - Love is the priority, but gifts are good too!

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Send us a textFollow the way of love and eagerly desire gifts of the Spirit, especially prophecy. 1 Corinthians 14:1It struck me while reading 1 Corinthians 14 that I don't think I've ever sought or desired a spiritual gift! While I can't say never because I'm old and may not remember way back when, but I know it has not been a focus in my recent past. However, it was so important to Paul that he instructs the Corinthians to desire spiritual gifts! In fact, he gets specific and argues for prophecy because it blesses others.Benefits of Tongues vs. Prophecy in 1 Corinthians 14:2–4 Tongues                                                                                          Prophecy speaking to only God (not fellow humans)                fellow humans intelligible to only God (not fellow humans)            fellow humans builds up only the speaker                                                  the church Tongues are not as edifying as prophecy. Tongues build up only the one person speaking in them, but prophecy builds up the whole church.Join me in reading 1 Corinthians 14 and let's pursue spiritual gifts together! Just a Guy and His World