A Handbook On Tongues Interpretation And Prophecy

Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues. —1 Corinthians 14:39 Is everyone supposed to speak in tongues? What are the differences among “new tongues,” “other tongues,” “kinds of tongues,” and “unknown tongues”? Does the gift of prophecy always contain predictions about the future? Here are answers to the most often asked questions concerning tongues, interpretation, and prophecy. Topics include: The difference between gifts and ministries The difference between spiritual gifts and mankind’s talents The difference between praying in tongues and speaking in tongues Modern examples of speaking in tongues When to interpret tongues The gift of prophecy Don Basham also discusses why so many Spirit-baptized Christians experience only the gift of speaking in tongues and why they do not move on into other gifts.

"A classic book on teh work of the Holy Spirit--and beneficial to anyone who wants a better understand-ing of it".....Charles Simpson

"A vocal spiritual gift must meet three criteria: It must bring honor to Christ. It must edify the believers. It must be a positive influence on unbelievers present."--Foreword by George O. Wood.

Bringing “spiritual experience” into the domain of biblical hermeneutics, this book will certainly stimulate current debates within this field, among both Pentecostals and Christians of other traditions. The author also applies a Pentecostal hermeneutical methodology to Paul’s teaching on tongues and prophecy in 1 Corinthians 12–14, opening possibilities to a Pentecostal pneumatology that tends instead to focus on the Lukan narrative. Paul’s texts are reconsidered not as doctrinal or situational documents but as dynamic communication within a living community.

A guide for students and pastors to interpret and communicate the messages of the prophetic books well Preaching from a prophetic text can be daunting because it can be difficult to place these prophecies in their proper historical setting. The prophets used different literary genres and they often wrote using metaphorical poetry that is unfamiliar to the modern reader. This handbook offers an organized method of approaching a prophecy and preparing a persuasive, biblically based sermon that will draw modern application from the theological principle embedded in the prophetic text.

Jesus told His disciples not to leave Jerusalem without the Spirits power. That same power to heal the sick and cast out demons is still relevant and available to every Christian who believes. From his thirty years of experience, W.K. Alsop answers such questions as: Is the baptism in the Holy Spirit with the evidence of speaking in tongues for every believer today? Is there a difference between the Spirits baptism and the gifts of different kinds of tongues, the interpretation of tongues, and prophecy? Why is there so much controversy in the body of Christ over this experience? What are the benefits that come from this experience of the Spirits baptism? What is the power that I should expect to receive from this experience? The Holy Spirit desires to release this spiritual power through you as he did with the believers in the 1st century. Now is the time for you to pick up His mantle and demonstrate the power of the Holy Spirit in the 21st century!