Brothers /sisters
do not be children in thinking,
instead be an infant with regard to wickedness,
but be ‘grown up’ in thinking.
For it has been written in the Law:
By foreign languages
and by the lips of others,
I will speak to this people,
but not even then will they listen to me. 1
says the Lord.
So then, tongues are a sign,
not for the believers,
but the unbelievers,
or
prophecy is
not for those with unbelief,
but for those who believe.
If the whole church has come together,
in the same place,
and everyone speaks in tongues,
and a seeker or unbeliever comes in,
will they not say that you are raving / out of your minds?
But if all prophesy,
and a unbeliever or seeker comes in,
they will become convicted of sin by everything,
they will be called to account by everyone.,
the hidden things of their heart
will become evident.,
and in this way falling upon their faces
they will worship God
declaring:
‘God is truly among you.’
- Isaiah 28:11-12 ↩︎
Keep us, O Lord, while we tarry on this earth,
in a serious seeking after thee,
and in an affectionate walking with thee,
every day of our lives;
that when thou comest,
we may be found not hiding our talent,
nor yet asleep with our lamp unfurnished,
but waiting and longing for our Lord,
our glorious King, for ever and ever.
Richard Baxter (1615-1691)