Scripture Study
The Conduct of Tongues
Paul doesn't silence tongues in the assembly — he calibrates it. The gift is the same; the room is the variable. What does it mean to speak mysteries, and when do they become understanding?
Paul doesn't silence tongues in the assembly — he calibrates it. The gift is the same; the room is the variable. What does it mean to speak mysteries, and when do they become understanding?
Spiritual awareness alone isn't safety. An awakened but untended spirit still gets occupied — just more subtly. It mistakes the occupancy for enlightenment.
We're used to giving as charity — a horizontal act toward need. But there's another direction giving can take: upward. What does it mean to give toward God, not just toward man?
A brother in church asked: 'Did Adam have a soul before God breathed into his nostrils?' Here's the raw answer and the reflection that followed.