even things in life, whether flute or harp when they make a sound unless they make a distinction in the sounds how will it be known what is piped or played
What is verse 7 in Corinthians, chapter 14 mean?
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- 3+ months ago by hsmith1202
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- life, sound, harp, flute
Answers (2)
It is pretty much saying to speak with truth, clarity, and wisdom. That if you are speaking about something you know nothing about, or to speak words that have no meaning whatsoever to the person you are conversing with, you might as well be speaking to an inanimate object.
1 Corinthians 12, 13 and 14 form a unit: detailed instructions for conducting a worship meeting. Not one denomination follows them. It takes a while to sort out the meanings because so many pious jerks have preached lies and confusion and a teacher must first unteach that and then teach what the bible actually says.
People say that speaking in tongues is a gift; the bible says it is a manifestation of the spirit given to every believer. People say S.I.T. is for preaching to foreigners; the bible says it is to edify the spirit of the one speaking. People think the gift of tongues might be given to one person and the gift of interpretation to another; the bible says if one person S.I.T., then the same person is to interpret. Verse 14 is then a flowery phraseology to emphasize the importance of prophecy, and the combination of S.I.T. and interpretation is equal to prophecy.
It is not reliable to let people tell you what the bible says. Many people will make up stuff because they don't know what it says, and many will make up stuff because they wish it would not say what it says. You just have to read it for yourself. Read a chapter of Proverbs every day. Proverbs has 31 chapters so you can keep your place by just looking at a calendar. There is no religion or nothing in Proverbs and you don't have to believe anything. Just read to find wisdom. When you are comfortable with that, then read the bible from Romans to 2 Thessalonians over and over until you start to remember what it says. That is the part that applies to Christians. Here is a book to help you to understand the bible. It's a free download and you can get a hard copy at any bible book store.
philologos.org/__eb-htetb/ "How To Enjoy The Bible"
You only need five books to study the bible:
1. A King James bible. Other versions are ok, but the KJV has been stable for 400 years and the others have not.
2. An English dictionary.
3. An Interlinear Greek-English Translation Of The New Testament, any brand.
4. An exhaustive concordance. There are several brands, but everybody seems to use Strong's. I like Young's because it is easier to use.
5. A Hebrew lexicon, if you study the old testament.
A bible atlas will also be helpful, but you can get along without it.