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1 Corinthians 14:14-17 Use Your Mind 22 July 2024
1Co 14:14 For if I pray in a tongue,
my spirit may be praying but my mind derives no fruit from it.
15 What then?
I shall pray with the spirit,
but I shall pray with the mind as well:
I shall sing praises with the spirit
and I shall sing praises with the mind as well.
16 Otherwise,
if you say your blessing only with the spirit,
how is the uninitiated person going to answer 'Amen' to your thanksgiving,
without understanding what you are saying?
17 You may be making your thanksgiving well,
but the other person is not built up at all.
Excerpt from THE NEW JERUSALEM BIBLE, copyright (c) 1985 by Darton, Longman & Todd, Ltd. and Doubleday, a division of Penguin Random House, Inc. Reprinted by Permission.
I am invited to use my mind when I am using my spiritual gift(s). I am supposed to be in control over my gifts. And to use them with wisdom and love.
The Uninitiated Person
I am not sure what Saint Paul means by an uninitiated person. I do however see that this 'not-so-skilled' person is respected as well. I shall minister to a person so that he or she can deal with it.
I should help others to connect to God. Not to estrange them from God.
Prayer
Jesus, grant me a caring heart.
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