1 Cor. 14 [The Message]

My parents met and were married in a large Pentecostal church in the 40s. Being baptized in the Holy Ghost was not foreign to me. I experienced it when I was 16 and have used tongues as a prayer language my entire life. No one can theologically poo-poo it to me.

This chapter instructs about the use of tongues and warns of its abuses. Because tongues is controversial in evangelical circles, 1 Cor. 14 must be understood and become foundational in our understanding of God’s gifts.

When you pray in a tongue, you build up your faith and your spirit. (v.4) What can be wrong with THAT?