A New Language - Mark 16:17
February 4, 2024
scripture can either offend you… or empower you… every week you get to choose to either be offended or empowered by the Word of God…
Psa 119:165… “great peace… those who love Word… nothing shall offend them…”
Matt 13:21… “persecution… because of the Word… and he is offended…”
Matt 15:12… “Pharisees took offense… by what You said…”
skandalizo… cause to distrust and desert one you ought to trust and obey; fall away…
Psa 119:28-30… “my soul is weary… strengthen me with Your word…”
Matt 22:29… “your mistake is you don’t know the power of Scripture…”
1Cor 1:18… “the word of the cross is the power of God…”
three baptisms… by HS into family… by leader into water… by Jesus into HS…
1Cor 12:12-14… “we were all baptized by one Spirit into one body…”
Acts 10:47-48… “can anyone withhold water… for being baptized…”
Matt 3:11… “I baptize with water… but He Himself will baptize you with HS…”
Spirit baptism is normal and necessary to receive power for performing miracles… but there’s more… and it will either offend you or empower you… pray…
Acts 1:5-8… “be baptized with HS… receive power when HS comes on you…”
dynamis… power, ability; power for performing miracles; moral, physical, financial…
Acts 10:36-38… “God anointed Jesus with the HS and with power…”
chrio… furnish Jesus with necessary power; give Christians the gift of HS…
Babbel… Pimsleur… Rosetta Stone… apps that help you learn a new language… experts say it takes 6-12 months of dedicated study and practice to be fluent… normal for Christians to speak in a new, supernatural language when they believe…
Mark 16:17… “signs will accompany those who believe… they will speak in new tongues…”
glossa… by implication, a language, especially one unacquired naturally (supernaturally)…
that language is normal and necessary for all believers… faith is a fight… praying in the Spirit activates armor and is one of your most important weapons…
Eph 6:10-13 MSG… “take everything the Master has for you… well-made weapons of best materials… put them to use against everything devil throws at you… this is no weekend war we’ll walk away from and forget in a couple of hours… this is a life-or-death fight to finish… be prepared… up against far more than you can handle on your own… take every weapon…”
Eph 6:14-18… “belt, breastplate, shoes, shield, helmet, sword of the Spirit, which is the Word… thru/by praying in the Spirit at all times and on every occasion…”
1Tim 6:12… “fight the good fight of faith…”
praying in Spirit will help you win more spiritual battles… lots of misinformation about this amazing gift of God… don’t judge philosophy by its abuses (Augustine)…
Acts 2:4… “all of them were filled with HS and began to speak in other tongues…”
1Cor 14:5… “I wish all of you spoke in other languages…”
1Cor 14:39… “do not forbid speaking in tongues…”
glossa… by implication, a language, especially one unacquired naturally…
strong biblical evidence for all Christians to pray in the Spirit… beware etp… is there any other evidence besides biblical… what does science say…
Isa 28:11-12 (1Cor 14)… “with another tongue he will speak…”
Acts 19:6… “HS came on them… began to speak in other tongues…”
1Cor 12:8-11… “the Spirit gave ability… to speak in unknown languages…”
1Cor 13:1… “if I speak in human or angelic tongues…”
1Cor 14… “wish all spoke in other languages… don’t forbid speaking in tongues…”
glossa… by implication, a language, especially one unacquired naturally…
like Spirit baptism… NOT just for early church… or certain denominations… this is for all believers… different kingdom requires a different language…
John 18:36… “My kingdom is not of this world…”
Rom 11:29… “God’s gracious gifts are irrevocable…”
1Cor 2:13… “speak words not taught by human wisdom… but taught by HS…”
Col 1:13… “rescued from kingdom of darkness… transferred to kingdom of light…”
Personal - Direct Access to God
Rom 8:26… “HS joins to help… don’t know what to pray… HS Himself prays for us…”
synantilambanomai… lay hold along with; take hold with another; help in obtaining…
1Cor 14… “speak to God… in another language… my spirit prays with HS…”
Personal - Worship / Guidance
1Cor 14:15-15… “sing with the spirit… sing with understanding…”
Eph 5:17-20… “understand what God wants you to do… be filled with HS… sing spiritual songs, hymns… make music in your heart… give thanks always for everything…”
pneumatikos… of God the Spirit; filled with; governed by Holy Spirit…
Personal - Encouragement, Rest, Comfort
Isa 28 (1Cor 14)… “here is a place of rest… let the weary rest here…”
1Cor 14:4… “one who speaks in tongues is strengthened personally…”
Jude 1:20… “build yourself up in your most holy faith… pray in the Spirit…”
oikodomeo… restore, repair, rebuild; grow in wisdom, love, grace, holiness, blessings…
The Church
speaking in tongues also benefits the church…
1Cor 14:5… “interpret languages… so the church may be built up…”
1Cor 14:26-28… “speak in tongues… interpret… everything must strengthen…”
oikodomeo… restore, repair, rebuild; grow in wisdom, love, grace, holiness, blessings…
different benefits for church than personally… when and if used in church… order, not chaos… needs interpretation… always encourages… never contradicts Word…
1Cor 14:2-4… “no one understands… speaking to God… builds himself up…”
1Cor 14… “interpret so church built up… rather speak 5 words with understanding than 10,000 in a tongue… if no interpreter, keep silent, speak to God privately…”
diermeneuo… unfold the meaning of what is said; explain, translate…
Unbelievers
third biblical use is for unbelievers… known language… sharing gospel…
Acts 2:6-12… “hear them speaking in our language about mighty works of God…”
1Cor 14:22… “speaking in other languages is a sign for unbelievers…”
how… set aside etp… baptize in HS… ask or hands… do it… pray…
Mark 7:1-13… “reject Word to keep tradition… make Word useless…”
Acts 10:43-48… “forgiveness of sins… HS came down on all… spoke in tongues…”
Acts 19:6… “laid hands… HS came on them… began to speak in other languages…”
1Cor 14:18 YLT… “I give thanks to God… more than you all… with tongues…”