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A Gift For Everyone

What is the Gift of Tongues and Interpretation?

Literal meaning

Tongues: A spoken language or dialect.
Interpretation: To translate.

Description

The gift of tongues and interpretation is the special ability that God gives to certain members of the body of Christ to communicate the gospel in unlearned foreign languages, and to make known the meaning of the message of another person speaking in a foreign language.

Bible references

Theory	Practice
Mark 16:17	Acts 2:1-12
1 Corinthians 12:8-10	Acts 10:44-46
1 Corinthians 14:21,22,26-28	Acts 19:5,6

Distinctives

People with this gift:

speak in a language they have never learned and do not understand;
understand an unlearned language and communicate that message to the body of Christ;
express with an interpretation a word by the Spirit which edifies the body;
respond to a message spoken in tongues by giving an interpretation;
edify the body by interpreting a timely message from God.

Personal traits and behaviors

A person with this gift is usually:
Sensitive	Prayerful
Humble	Devoted
Spontaneous	Receptive
Responsive	Trusting

Cautions

People with this gift:

should remember that everything in the church should be done in a fitting and orderly way;
should remember that all the gifts, including these ones, are to edify others;
need to remember that the message being spoken and interpreted should reflect the will of God and not man.

Mobilizing for ministry

People with this gift are needed in the church for:
Outreach ministry	Foreign missionaries
Refugee aid	Cross-culture evangelism
Prayer ministry	Church planting in new areas

Related gifts

This gift belongs to the category *SIGNS*. You may find useful to get information on other gifts which belong to this same category. These gifts are:
Healing	Miracles	Prophecy

«This gospel of the Kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness to all nations. And then shall the end come.» (Matthew 24:14)

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