diff --git a/47-1co/14.md b/47-1co/14.md index 189ca11..3fe3d21 100644 --- a/47-1co/14.md +++ b/47-1co/14.md @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ See: [Love](../articles/love.md); [Gifts of the Holy Spirit](../articles/giftsho When Paul wrote that the Corinthian Christians should be “zealous”(ζηλόω/g2206) for spiritual gifts, Paul wanted the Corinthian Christians to truly desire the Holy Spirit’s gifts to serve other Corinthian Christians. Scholars think that prophecy was greater in some way because it helped Christians to do things that honored God. -See: [Gifts of the Holy Spirit](../articles/giftsholyspirit.md); Prophecy (Prophesy) +See: [Gifts of the Holy Spirit](../articles/giftsholyspirit.md); [Prophecy (Prophesy)](../articles/prophecy.md) @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ See: [Gifts of the Holy Spirit](../articles/giftsholyspirit.md); Prophecy (Proph Paul wrote that when Corinthian Christians spoke in tongues, they spoke to God. Some scholars think Paul was writing here about Corinthian Christians who spoke in a miraculous tongue. Paul wrote that when the Corinthian Christians did this, they were praying to God. This was a language only known to God. Other scholars think that when Paul wrote that Corinthian Christians spoke in tongues, he was describing how the Corinthian Christians spoke in languages other people in the world spoke. Other scholars say that when these Corinthian Christians spoke in tongues they did not have anyone to interpret what they said. Therefore, it did not help other Christians, as only God knew what the person said. -See: Speaking in Tongues; [Gifts of the Holy Spirit](../articles/giftsholyspirit.md); Mystery +See: Speaking in Tongues; [Gifts of the Holy Spirit](../articles/giftsholyspirit.md); [Mystery](../articles/mystery.md) @@ -31,14 +31,14 @@ See: Speaking in Tongues; [Gifts of the Holy Spirit](../articles/giftsholyspirit Paul wrote that when the Corinthian Christians prophesied, it encouraged and comforted them. When someone spoke to the Corinthian Christians about what God wanted them to say, it helped them. The person who prophesied to the Corinthian Christians made these Christians better. -See: Prophecy (Prophesy); [Gifts of the Holy Spirit](../articles/giftsholyspirit.md); Church +See: [Prophecy (Prophesy)](../articles/prophecy.md) ; [Gifts of the Holy Spirit](../articles/giftsholyspirit.md); [Church](../articles/church.md) ### How did someone who spoke in tongues build himself up? Paul wrote that when Corinthian Christians spoke in tongues, they were doing something that helped their faith. Corinthian Christians who did this only helped themselves. They were not helping others if there were no other Corinthian Christian there to interpret the tongues so others might understand. Paul said this did not happen when the Corinthian Christians prophesied. -See: Speaking in Tongues; Prophecy (Prophesy); [Gifts of the Holy Spirit](../articles/giftsholyspirit.md); Faith (Believe in) +See: Speaking in Tongues; [Prophecy (Prophesy)](../articles/prophecy.md) ; [Gifts of the Holy Spirit](../articles/giftsholyspirit.md);[Faith (Believe in)](../articles/faith.md) @@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ See: Speaking in Tongues; Prophecy (Prophesy); [Gifts of the Holy Spirit](../art Paul wrote that he wanted all Christians to speak in tongues. Some scholars think that Paul meant that Christians had the gift to speak in tongues. Other scholars think that Paul did not think all Christians had the gift to speak in tongues. Instead, this is why Paul wrote that he thought it would be better for Chrsitians to prophesy than to speak in tongues. -See: Speaking in Tongues; Prophecy (Prophesy); [Gifts of the Holy Spirit](../articles/giftsholyspirit.md) +See: Speaking in Tongues; [Prophecy (Prophesy)](../articles/prophecy.md) ; [Gifts of the Holy Spirit](../articles/giftsholyspirit.md) @@ -54,13 +54,13 @@ See: Speaking in Tongues; Prophecy (Prophesy); [Gifts of the Holy Spirit](../art When Paul wrote that the Corinthian Christians who prophesied were greater than the person who spoke in tongues, he was writing about those Corinthian Christians who spoke in tongues without an interpreter. These Corinthian Christians did not help other people. However, the Corinthian Christians who prophesied helped other people. This was why the person who prophesied was greater. -See: Speaking in Tongues; Prophecy (Prophesy); [Gifts of the Holy Spirit](../articles/giftsholyspirit.md) +See: Speaking in Tongues; [Prophecy (Prophesy)](../articles/prophecy.md) ; [Gifts of the Holy Spirit](../articles/giftsholyspirit.md) ### How did someone speak with revelation, knowledge, prophecy, teaching? -See: Reveal (Revelation); [Gifts of the Holy Spirit](../articles/giftsholyspirit.md) +See: [Reveal (Revelation)](../articles/reveal.md); [Gifts of the Holy Spirit](../articles/giftsholyspirit.md) @@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ See: [Gifts of the Holy Spirit](../articles/giftsholyspirit.md); Speaking in Ton When Paul wrote to the Corinthian Christians about the “manifestations of the Spirit,” he was writing about the things the Holy Spirit did to reveal Himself to the Corinthian Christians. Here Paul called these things the Holy Spirit’s gifts. -See: [Holy Spirit](../articles/holyspirit.md); [Gifts of the Holy Spirit](../articles/giftsholyspirit.md); Reveal (Revelation) +See: [Holy Spirit](../articles/holyspirit.md); [Gifts of the Holy Spirit](../articles/giftsholyspirit.md); [Reveal (Revelation)](../articles/reveal.md) @@ -109,8 +109,11 @@ See: [Holy Spirit](../articles/holyspirit.md); [Gifts of the Holy Spirit](../art Paul wrote about a Christian praying with his spirit. Some scholars think Paul was writing about the Holy Spirit using tongues when they prayed in front of other people who spoke different languages. They think Paul said that his own spirit prayed as the Holy Spirit gave him the ability to speak in prayer. Fewer scholars think the Holy Spirit gave people a special language when they prayed to God. -See: Holy Spirit; Gifts of the Holy Spirit; Speaking of Tongues; Spirit (Spiritual); Pray (Prayer) -How did Paul want people to pray? +See: [Holy Spirit](../articles/holyspirit.md); [Gifts of the Holy Spirit](../articles/giftsholyspirit.md); Speaking of Tongues; [Spirit (Spiritual)](../articles/spiritspiritual.md); Pray (Prayer) + + + +### How did Paul want people to pray? Paul wanted the Corinthian Christians to pray and think much as they prayed for their needs and those of other people. See: Pray (Prayer) @@ -129,7 +132,8 @@ See: [Holy Spirit](../articles/holyspirit.md); [Gifts of the Holy Spirit](../art Paul thanked God that he spoke in tongues more than any of the Christians in Corinth. This was because he used tongues to help other people and to honor God. The Chrisitians in the Corinthian did not use tongues in this way. -See: Holy Spirit; [Gifts of the Holy Spirit](../articles/giftsholyspirit.md); Speaking in Tongues +See: [Holy Spirit](../articles/holyspirit.md); [Gifts of the Holy Spirit](../articles/giftsholyspirit.md); Speaking in Tongues + See Map: Corinth @@ -148,7 +152,7 @@ When Paul spoke in tongues, it only helped him to trust God more. However, when Paul wrote to the Christians in Corinth and spoke to them as if they were children. This was a metaphor. They were not acting like adults were supposed to act. Adults often know the difference between right and wrong. Children do not always know what is right and wrong. -See: Metaphor; Grow in Faith +See: [Metaphor](../articles/metaphor.md); [Grow in Faith](../articles/growinfaith.md) @@ -158,7 +162,7 @@ Paul wrote that a prophecy about the gift of speaking in other tongues was writt However, if there was someone speaking in tongues and no one to interpret what was being said, then people would think that Christians were crazy. -See: Prophecy (Prophesy); Law of Moses; Speaking in Tongues; [Gifts of the Holy Spirit](../articles/giftsholyspirit.md); Gentile; Sign; Old Testament (Law and Prophets); Judge (Judgment); Gospel +See: [Prophecy (Prophesy)](../articles/prophecy.md) ; [Law of Moses](../articles/lawofmoses.md); Speaking in Tongues; [Gifts of the Holy Spirit](../articles/giftsholyspirit.md); [Gentile](../articles/gentile.md); [Sign](../articles/sign.md); [Old Testament (Law and Prophets)](../articles/oldtestament.md); [Judge (Judgment)](../articles/judge.md); [Gospel](../articles/gospel.md) @@ -167,7 +171,7 @@ See: Prophecy (Prophesy); Law of Moses; Speaking in Tongues; [Gifts of the Holy Paul wrote that prophecy was a sign to the Corinthian Christians, but not for non-Christians. Prophecy helped Christians to obey God and to live in a way that honored God. Tongues were a sign for the unbelieving (see: I Corinthians 14:22) living among the Corithianians. Tongues were used so that people could understand the gospel. -See: Speaking in Tongues; [Gifts of the Holy Spirit](../articles/giftsholyspirit.md); Sign; Prophecy (Prophesy); Gospel +See: Speaking in Tongues; [Gifts of the Holy Spirit](../articles/giftsholyspirit.md); [Sign](../articles/sign.md); [Prophecy (Prophesy)](../articles/prophecy.md) ; [Gospel](../articles/gospel.md) @@ -175,7 +179,7 @@ See: Speaking in Tongues; [Gifts of the Holy Spirit](../articles/giftsholyspirit The “secrets of the heart” were wrong things a person in the Corinthian Church had done. Only the person guilty of those evil things knew about them. -See: Heart (metaphor) +See: [Heart (Metaphor)](../articles/heart.md) @@ -187,7 +191,7 @@ See: Heart (metaphor) A psalm was a song that was sung to worship God. The Old Testament has many psalms. (See: Psalms) -See: Psalm; Worship; Old Testament (Law and Prophets) +See: [Psalm](../articles/psalm.md); [Worship](../articles/worship.md); [Old Testament (Law and Prophets)](../articles/oldtestament.md) @@ -195,7 +199,7 @@ See: Psalm; Worship; Old Testament (Law and Prophets) Paul wrote to the Corinthian Church about how some Christians used prophecy to reveal something other people. -See: [Gifts of the Holy Spirit](../articles/giftsholyspirit.md); Prophecy (Prophesy); Church; Reveal (Revelation) +See: [Gifts of the Holy Spirit](../articles/giftsholyspirit.md); [Prophecy (Prophesy)](../articles/prophecy.md) ; [Church](../articles/church.md); [Reveal (Revelation)](../articles/reveal.md) @@ -204,7 +208,7 @@ See: [Gifts of the Holy Spirit](../articles/giftsholyspirit.md); Prophecy (Proph Paul wrote that it was wrong for many prophets to prophesy at the same time. This was because no one would understand them if more than one spoke the same time. They couldn’t learn about God and how to obey God if more than one prophet was prophesying. No one could hear the messages clearly if many people were speaking. Paul wanted these spiritual gifts to be used in ways that honored God. -See: [Holy Spirit](../articles/holyspirit.md); [Gifts of the Holy Spirit](../articles/giftsholyspirit.md); Prophecy (Prophesy); Prophet +See: [Holy Spirit](../articles/holyspirit.md); [Gifts of the Holy Spirit](../articles/giftsholyspirit.md); [Prophecy (Prophesy)](../articles/prophecy.md) ; [Prophet](../articles/prophet.md) @@ -212,7 +216,7 @@ See: [Holy Spirit](../articles/holyspirit.md); [Gifts of the Holy Spirit](../art Paul wrote that the spirit of the prophets was subject to the prophet. That is, the prophet could control when he or she spoke. God did not want the prophets to all speak at the same time. God did not want people to be confused. Instead, the prophets were to wait for other prophets to be done prophesying before they began to prophesy. -See: [Holy Spirit](../articles/holyspirit.md); [Gifts of the Holy Spirit](../articles/giftsholyspirit.md); Prophecy (Prophesy); Prophet +See: [Holy Spirit](../articles/holyspirit.md); [Gifts of the Holy Spirit](../articles/giftsholyspirit.md); [Prophecy (Prophesy)](../articles/prophecy.md) ; [Prophet](../articles/prophet.md) @@ -225,7 +229,7 @@ Paul wanted women to be silent when Christians gathered together to worship God. See: Genesis 3:!6; 2 Timothy 2:11-15 -See: [Gifts of the Holy Spirit](../articles/giftsholyspirit.md); Prophecy (Prophesy); Speaking in Tongues; Worship +See: [Gifts of the Holy Spirit](../articles/giftsholyspirit.md); [Prophecy (Prophesy)](../articles/prophecy.md) ; Speaking in Tongues; [Worship](../articles/worship.md) @@ -233,18 +237,18 @@ See: [Gifts of the Holy Spirit](../articles/giftsholyspirit.md); Prophecy (Proph Some scholars think Paul wrote about women submitting to their husbands. Other scholars think Paul wrote this because the women were causing problems when the Corinthians gathered to worship God. Paul wrote this command for the women of that time and place. He wrote these words to correct a problem. By speaking out loudly and causing problems, they were not respecting other people or honoring God. They were not serving others or serving God. -See: Submit (Submission); Church +See: [Submit (Submission)](../articles/submit.md); [Church](../articles/church.md) See: Genesis 3:16; 2 Timothy 2:11-15 -See: [Gifts of the Holy Spirit](../articles/giftsholyspirit.md); Prophecy (Prophesy); Speaking in Tongues +See: [Gifts of the Holy Spirit](../articles/giftsholyspirit.md); [Prophecy (Prophesy)](../articles/prophecy.md) ; Speaking in Tongues ### How was someone considered to be “spiritual”? -See: Spirit (Spiritual) +See: [Spirit (Spiritual)](../articles/spiritspiritual.md) @@ -252,7 +256,7 @@ See: Spirit (Spiritual) Paul wrote that Chrsitians in Corinth should know that prophets always teach the same things Paul taught. They did not disagree with Paul because the things Paul taught were from God. If prophets did not do this, then these prophets were not speaking for God. The Christians in Corinth should reject these prophets and their prophecies. -See: Prophet; [Gifts of the Holy Spirit](../articles/giftsholyspirit.md); Prophecy (Prophesy) +See: [Prophet](../articles/prophet.md); [Gifts of the Holy Spirit](../articles/giftsholyspirit.md); [Prophecy (Prophesy)](../articles/prophecy.md) @@ -261,5 +265,5 @@ See: Prophet; [Gifts of the Holy Spirit](../articles/giftsholyspirit.md); Prophe Paul wanted the Corinthian Christians to learn that spiritual gifts must be used in the right way. Spiritual gifts should not create chaos when people are gathered together to worship God. This would dishonor God to use these gifts in this way. -See: [Gifts of the Holy Spirit](../articles/giftsholyspirit.md); Prophecy (Prophesy); Speaking in Tongues +See: [Gifts of the Holy Spirit](../articles/giftsholyspirit.md); [Prophecy (Prophesy)](../articles/prophecy.md) ; Speaking in Tongues