‘Verbal Spiritual Gifts And Self Control.
1 Corinthians 14:13-19.
a) 1 Corinthians 14:13. If a person has the Gift of diverse languages they should pray for the power to interpret - the Gift of interpretation of diverse languages.
b) 1 Corinthians 14:14. When we pray using diverse languages our spirit prays but we do not understand what we pray.
c) 1 Corinthians 14:15. What are we to do? We are to pray with diverse languages and we can even sing praises with the same Gift. Also we are to pray and sing praises in our own language that we understand too.
d) 1 Corinthians 14:16-17. If we only use the Gift of diverse languages to pray, how can anyone say “Amen” to our prayer?
e) 1 Corinthians 14:18. Apostle Paul prayed a lot with the Gift of diverse languages.
f) 1 Corinthians 14:19. In the Church service Paul would rather speak five words in a language that was understood than ten thousand words with the Gift of diverse languages.
(Through this QT I learn an important Biblical Truth about Verbal Spiritual Gifts And Self Control)
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‘Freedom From Shame.’
a) Luke 16:3. Through being humble.
b) 2 Corinthians 10:8. Through understanding it is God’s Work and not ours.
c) Philippians 1:20; Mark 8:38; Luke 9:26. Through living to honour Christ.
d) 1 John 2:28. Through living in Fellowship with Christ.
e) 1 Peter 4:16; 2 Timothy 1:12. Through being willing to suffer for being a True Believer.
f) Romans 1:16. Through recognising that the Gospel is the Power of God at work.
(This Second one encourages me to have Freedom From Shame)
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Chris.
Sometimes we take responsibility for the wrong things and that does not help us at all. Firstly, we are not to take responsibility and credit for what God has done or maybe doing through us. Secondly, when we have made a mistake, it is our mistake and we should take responsibility for it and not blame someone else or God.
