Abound Ambitious Assembly Benefit Build Building Church Desiring Desirous Eager Earnestly Edification Edifying Excel Forasmuch Gifts Gives Manifestations Minds Seeing Seek Spirit Spirits Spiritual Strive Thus Try Yourselves Zealous
14:12 {5} Even so ye, forasmuch as ye are zealous of spiritual [gifts], seek that ye may excel to the edifying of the church.
(5) The conclusion: if they will excel in those spiritual gifts, as it is proper, they must seek the profit of the church. And therefore they must not use the gift of tongues, unless there is an interpreter to expound the strange and unknown tongue, whether it is himself that speaks, or another interpreter.
14:12 Seek that ye may excel to the edifying of the church. If you seek for spiritual gifts, seek rather those that will build up the church, such as prophesying and teaching.
14:6-14 Even an apostle could not edify, unless he spoke so as to be understood by his hearers. To speak words that have no meaning to those who hear them, is but speaking into the air. That cannot answer the end of speaking, which has no meaning; in this case, speaker and hearers are barbarians to each other. All religious services should be so performed in Christian assemblies, that all may join in, and profit by them. Language plain and easy to be understood, is the most proper for public worship, and other religious exercises. Every true follower of Christ will rather desire to do good to others, than to get a name for learning or fine speaking.
Abound Ambitious Assembly Benefit Building Church Desiring Desirous Eager Earnestly Edification Edifying Excel First Forasmuch Gifts Gives Good Manifestations Minds Seek Spirit Spirits Spiritual Strive Try Turned Yourselves Zealous
Abound Ambitious Assembly Benefit Building Church Desiring Desirous Eager Earnestly Edification Edifying Excel First Forasmuch Gifts Gives Good Manifestations Minds Seek Spirit Spirits Spiritual Strive Try Turned Yourselves Zealous
