tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5590940546690276621.post5035389811914084211..comments2022-11-17T04:28:51.718-08:00Comments on Third Stream Church: Seeker Friendly, New Testament Style (Part 2)Al Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07179473485486839470noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5590940546690276621.post-15498581383469970482009-05-04T04:07:00.000-07:002009-05-04T04:07:00.000-07:00Hi Paul,
Thanks for reading and commenting.
My o...Hi Paul,<br /><br />Thanks for reading and commenting.<br /><br />My own view, having thought a lot about this specific issue over the years, is that if the congregation sings or speaks out in tongues all together as a natural overflow of their life together in the Spirit, they would do well to look to God (and to themselves, in the sense of taking responsibility) for an interpretation of that manifestation.<br /><br />The interpretation could be spoken or sung and, following the principle of intelligibility, I think there would be great value in someone making it clear that "this" is an interpretation of "that". <br /><br />I think an occasion when this might not be necessary is at the point when an individual or group are being filled with the Spirit for the first time, ideally at or close to the point at which they come to saving faith. In that instance, if we take the Acts narratives as normative, there appears to be no assumption that when such a person or group spoke in tongues (if they do so) that an interpretation would be forthcoming. <br /><br />So in essence, I do not think that the corporate use of tongues is either wrong or unhelpful. But, I think it should be interpreted in most cases. <br /><br />Hope that helps.Al Shawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07179473485486839470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5590940546690276621.post-86267035575137161382009-05-04T03:13:00.000-07:002009-05-04T03:13:00.000-07:00Excellent post. Do you think that corporate spoken...Excellent post. Do you think that corporate spoken or sung tongues are wrong/unhelpful?Paul Hunnisetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07571229086687659588noreply@blogger.com