The Gift of Tongues and Prophesy

💒👅 🙏😊☁️☝🏼💒
Romans 12 "For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, 5 so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. 6 We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophesying, then prophesy in accordance with your[a] faith; 7 if it is serving, then serve; if it is teaching, then teach; 8 if it is to encourage, then give encouragement; if it is giving, then give generously; if it is to lead,[b] do it diligently; if it is to show mercy, do it cheerfully."

There are 2 lists of the spiritual gifts in 2 different letters from Paul. In this list in Romans the gift of tongues is not mentioned. Why? Most likely it's because no one in Paul's church plant in Rome spoke in tongues. Yes the people in the Corinthian church spoke in tongues, but not all the churches that Paul founded spoke or prayed in tongues. If they were speaking in tongues in the Roman church, Paul would have mentioned it in the list of gifts to them.

And here is what it means to prophesy..."Prophecy – The Greek word translated “prophecy” in both passages properly means “a speaking forth.” According to Thayer’s Greek Lexicon, the word refers to “discourse emanating from divine inspiration and declaring the purposes of God, whether by reproving and admonishing the wicked, or comforting the afflicted, or revealing things hidden; especially by foretelling future events.” To prophesy is to declare the divine will, to interpret the purposes of God, or to make known in any way the truth of God that is designed to influence people."

So what I just wrote briefly about tongues could be considered me prophesying. :) The truth of God in his word shows that tongues is not meant for every church or for every believer. Some might have the gift but not all need to have the gift. Amen.

May God bless you all :)