Have you heard that the second coming of Jesus is only a generation away? This was said on the basis that every generation may be the one that will herald his coming or in other words every generation has the opportunity to bring back the King. Once a generation passes, that privilege is passed...
In the days of the 30 second sound grab which we are in, pithy comments like that do the job admirably. And of course, in an era of the law against offence, which is always taken, never given, it was obvious that someone would take offence.
These verses gives principles in general for worship. The reason paul wrote I Cor 14 was because of disorder in that church.
They had a lot of problems as immature Christians. There was even a man doing a sin that not even the pagans tolerated.
One can learn general principles from a passage...
I am glad that you remarked about no objective reality. That in itself is guaranteed to cause confusion and insecurity. If nothing is nothing uless you make it something which is what no objective reality produces, you have no evidence that what you have embraced may or may not be reality. That...
But in the passage quoted it deals with prophecy and tongues only. I could say that the church needs a lot more instruction on this subject but in too many cases it is not needed as tongues and prophecy is a foreign concept.
Have you had the experience when you have been studying something and been looking for information and facts about a subject and you get an aha moment and things fall into place?
I had one this morning about transgendersim. I was reading an article which threw up some interesting ideas about...
This for the benefit of Sophie
1Co 14:1 Follow after charity and desire spiritual things, but rather that you may prophesy.
1Co 14:2 For he who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men but to God. For no one hears, but in spirit he speaks mysteries.
1Co 14:3 But he who prophesies speaks to...
This for the benefit of Sophie
1Co 14:1 Follow after charity and desire spiritual things, but rather that you may prophesy.
1Co 14:2 For he who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men but to God. For no one hears, but in spirit he speaks mysteries.
1Co 14:3 But he who prophesies speaks to...
As I said, the decently and in order passage is dealing with tongues and prophecy. Did you read it? It is not intended as instructions about people who swing from chandeliers.