IN UNDERSTANDING BE MEN

IN UNDERSTANDING BE MEN

1 CORINTHIANS 14:26-29

HOW IS IT THEN, BRETHREN? WHEN YE COME TOGETHER, EVERY ONE OF YOU HATH A PSALM, HATH A DOCTRINE, HATH A TONGUE, HATH A REVELATION, HATH AN INTERPRETATION. LET ALL THINGS BE DONE UNTO EDIFYING. 

Have you ever been to a real Bible Church Assembly? Wait,  before you say yes, read The Bible Scriptures below and then answer. 

1 Corinthians 12:8-12,25,27-28

For To One Is Given By The Spirit The Word Of Wisdom; To Another The Word Of Knowledge By The Same Spirit; To Another Faith By The Same Spirit; To Another The Gifts Of Healing By The Same Spirit; To Another The Working Of Miracles; To Another Prophecy; To Another Discerning Of Spirits; To Another Divers Kinds Of Tongues; To Another The Interpretation Of Tongues: But All These Worketh That One And The Selfsame Spirit, Dividing To Every Man Severally As He Will. For As The Body Is One, And Hath Many Members, And All The Members Of That One Body, Being Many, Are One Body: So Also Is Christ. 

[25] That There Should Be No Schism In The Body; But That The Members Should Have The Same Care One For Another. 

[27] Now Ye Are The Body Of Christ, And Members In Particular. And God Hath Set Some In The Church, First Apostles, Secondarily Prophets, Thirdly Teachers, After That Miracles, Then Gifts Of Healings, Helps, Governments, Diversities Of Tongues.

1 Corinthians 14:22-34,40 

Wherefore Tongues Are For A Sign, Not To Them That Believe, But To Them That Believe Not: But Prophesying Serveth Not For Them That Believe Not, But For Them Which Believe. If Therefore The Whole Church Be Come Together Into One Place, And All Speak With Tongues, And There Come In Those That Are Unlearned, Or Unbelievers, Will They Not Say That Ye Are Mad? But If All Prophesy, And There Come In One That Believeth Not, Or One Unlearned, He Is Convinced Of All, He Is Judged Of All: And Thus Are The Secrets Of His Heart Made Manifest; And So Falling Down On His Face He Will Worship God, And Report That God Is In You Of A Truth. How Is It Then, Brethren? When Ye Come Together, Every One Of You Hath A Psalm, Hath A Doctrine, Hath A Tongue, Hath A Revelation, Hath An Interpretation. Let All Things Be Done Unto Edifying. If Any Man Speak In An Unknown Tongue, Let It Be By Two, Or At The Most By Three, And That By Course; And Let One Interpret. But If There Be No Interpreter, Let Him Keep Silence In The Church; And Let Him Speak To Himself, And To God. Let The Prophets Speak Two Or Three, And Let The Other Judge. If Any Thing Be Revealed To Another That Sitteth By, Let The First Hold His Peace. For Ye May All Prophesy One By One, That All May Learn, And All May Be Comforted. And The Spirits Of The Prophets Are Subject To The Prophets. For God Is Not The Author Of Confusion, But Of Peace, As In All Churches Of The Saints. Let Your Women Keep Silence In The Churches: For It Is Not Permitted Unto Them To Speak; But They Are Commanded To Be Under Obedience, As Also Saith The Law. 

[40] Let All Things Be Done Decently And In Order. 

1 Corinthians 14:1-6,9-20 

Follow After Charity, And Desire Spiritual Gifts, But Rather That Ye May Prophesy. For He That Speaketh In An Unknown Tongue Speaketh Not Unto Men, But Unto God: For No Man Understandeth Him; Howbeit In The Spirit He Speaketh Mysteries. But He That Prophesieth Speaketh Unto Men To Edification, And Exhortation, And Comfort. He That Speaketh In An Unknown Tongue Edifieth Himself; But He That Prophesieth Edifieth The Church. I Would That Ye All Spake With Tongues, But Rather That Ye Prophesied: For Greater Is He That Prophesieth Than He That Speaketh With Tongues, Except He Interpret, That The Church May Receive Edifying. Now, Brethren, If I Come Unto You Speaking With Tongues, What Shall I Profit You, Except I Shall Speak To You Either By Revelation, Or By Knowledge, Or By Prophesying, Or By Doctrine? [9] So Likewise Ye, Except Ye Utter By The Tongue Words Easy To Be Understood, How Shall It Be Known What Is Spoken? For Ye Shall Speak Into The Air. There Are, It May Be, So Many Kinds Of Voices In The World, And None Of Them Is Without Signification. Therefore If I Know Not The Meaning Of The Voice, I Shall Be Unto Him That Speaketh A Barbarian, And He That Speaketh Shall Be A Barbarian Unto Me. Even So Ye, Forasmuch As Ye Are Zealous Of Spiritual Gifts, Seek That Ye May Excel To The Edifying Of The Church. Wherefore Let Him That Speaketh In An Unknown Tongue Pray That He May Interpret. For If I Pray In An Unknown Tongue, My Spirit Prayeth, But My Understanding Is Unfruitful. What Is It Then? I Will Pray With The Spirit, And I Will Pray With The Understanding Also: I Will Sing With The Spirit, And I Will Sing With The Understanding Also. Else When Thou Shalt Bless With The Spirit, How Shall He That Occupieth The Room Of The Unlearned Say Amen At Thy Giving Of Thanks, Seeing He Understandeth Not What Thou Sayest? For Thou Verily Givest Thanks Well, But The Other Is Not Edified. I Thank My God, I Speak With Tongues More Than Ye All: Yet In The Church, I Had Rather Speak Five Words With My Understanding, That By My Voice I Might Teach Others Also, Than Ten Thousand Words In An Unknown Tongue. Brethren, Be Not Children In Understanding: Howbeit In Malice Be Ye Children, But IN UNDERSTANDING BE MEN.

Now answer. I know that I have never been in an assembly that had Prophesy To Edify All, Or Any Other Of Theses Given By The Spirit, The Word Of Wisdom, The Word Of Knowledge, Faith, The Gifts Of Healing, The Working Of Miracles, Discerning Of Spirits, Different Kinds Of Tongues, The Interpretation Of Tongues. I have seen some used, but not all. I have seen some worshiped even, but not used correctly. I have seen people trying to push you down and call it The Power Of God. I have seen people laugh and layout on the floor causing a scene. (which I can find absolutely no Scripture for). I have heard singing and a Preacher Preach, but with no joy. I have seen healing services and heard their Prayers, which some prayed in tongues that were totally unedifying. and I have never been in a Spirit-filled service where the women were silent. I guess what I Am saying is, if you have, then you are Blessed because I have been a Christian for over 44 years and I have never been to one. I know we will never be The Perfect Body Of Christ, but shouldn't we at least have a few assemblies that resemble The Holy Scriptures?  The exhortation from The Lord and His Children is so important, especially in this day and time, let's try to get it right. Let's be editing, not confusing. The next time you go to your assembly, look and see what your services truly are. 

1 Corinthians 13:1,4-8 

Though I Speak With The Tongues Of Men And Of Angels, And Have Not CHARITY, I Am Become As Sounding Brass, Or A Tinkling Cymbal. 

[4] CHARITY SUFFERETH LONG, AND IS KIND; CHARITY ENVIETH NOT; CHARITY VAUNTETH NOT ITSELF, IS NOT PUFFED UP, DOTH NOT BEHAVE ITSELF UNSEEMLY, SEEKETH NOT HER OWN, IS NOT EASILY PROVOKED, THINKETH NO EVIL; REJOICETH NOT IN INIQUITY, BUT REJOICETH IN THE TRUTH; BEARETH ALL THINGS, BELIEVETH ALL THINGS, HOPETH ALL THINGS, ENDURETH ALL THINGS. CHARITY NEVER FAILETH: But Whether There Be Prophecies, They Shall Fail; Whether There Be Tongues, They Shall Cease; Whether There Be Knowledge, It Shall Vanish Away.

HEBREWS 10:25

NOT FORSAKING THE ASSEMBLING OF OURSELVES TOGETHER, AS THE MANNER OF SOME IS; BUT EXHORTING ONE ANOTHER: AND SO MUCH THE MORE, AS YE SEE THE DAY APPROACHING.

LET US BE WHO WE ARE CALLED TO BE. 

Donna K Purifoy 

4/3/2023