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Dr. David Petts discusses the interpretation of tongues in the context of small group meetings, emphasizing its proper use and biblical references.

Talk 3 The Right Use of Interpretation of Tongues Hello again. Welcome to Talk 3 in our series on NT Guidelines for Small Group Meetings. Last time, our subject was speaking in tongues and its right use in our meetings. We saw that we should not speak in tongues loudly unless it's for interpretation and that it must only be spoken loudly if someone is there to interpret it. So today we'll be looking in more detail at the important gift of interpretation of tongues. Apart from two references in chapter 12 (v10 and v30), our main source of material for understanding this gift is found in 1 Corinthians 14, so it would be good to have your Bible open there. In this talk I will: · Examine the references to interpretation of tongues · Discuss certain practical issues that arise from this · Finish with a brief summary. A. References to interpretation of tongues 1 Corinthians 12:10-11, 30 10 …and to still another the interpretation of tongues . 11 All these are the work of one and the same Spirit , and he gives them to each one , just as he determines . 30 Do all have gifts of healing? Do all speak in tongues? Do all interpret ? These verses make clear that not everybody has this gift…

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Host: Dr David Petts

Topics covered

• interpretation of tongues
• small group meetings
• spiritual gifts
• Christian teachings
• Pentecostal practices

Keywords

• interpretation of tongues
• speaking in tongues
• 1 Corinthians 14
• spiritual gifts
• Pentecostal

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Books & works: 1 Corinthians

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