The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-03-25

And when? After you have received gift of speaking in
yongues and not before
"For if pray in tongue my spirit prayeth, but my
understanding is unfruitful"
There is the spirit and here your mind Your spirit
prays but your mind does not understand it. Now unless
God gives the gift of Interpretation to your intellect tnat
message may be in your spirit and will not be ao 70
communicate it to others.
"What is it then? will pray with the spirit, and Will
pray with the understanding also will sing with the spr
and will sing with the understanding Also
'Else when thou shalt bless with the spirit how shall
he that occupieth the Of the learned Amen at
the giving Of thanks seeing he understandeh not Wha
thou sayest?
'For thou verify gves thanks well, but the other is
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81 thank nv Cod speak with tongues more than we
Ial:"
GENERAL OvERsEER: Now notice: Paul said he spoke
with tongues more than We ALL. PauDwas mighty man OF
Cod He consecrated man. and no doubt Paul often
had these rch ecstc experiences under the power OF Ce
Holy Spirit: but, he says,
Yet in the church had rather speak five words with
my understanding that by my voice might teach others
Also than ten thousand words in unknown tongue
Brethren, be not children in understanding: hoWbelt
in malice be We children but in understanding be men,
GENERAL OvERsEER Yes those Corinthians were play
ing children with this speaking in tongues Paul rebukes
them it, They talked just like people in this city talk:
eve will not listen to Vova We do not what he says
or what his teaching is We free! We are free! We
follow Is
Word Cod The Holy Spirit the Lord Jesus Christ and
God the Almighty have put into THE KINGDOM men to be
over His people.
SPEAKING IN TONGUES A SIGN TO THE UNCoNvERTED
SIN the law it written, With of other tongues
and other lips will speak unto this people, and yet for all
that will they not hear me- saith the Lord
"Wherefore tongues for sign, not to them that
believe them that believe not but prophesyng serv
eth not for them that believe not but for them which be-
Ilieve.'
GENERAL OvERsEER Now, get that pont,-that doc
trne The speaking tongues sign to the unconverted
eff therefore the whole church be together into
place. and all speak with tongues and there come in
those that are unearned unbeevers will they not
that We mad?
"But if all prophesy, and there come in one that be-
eveth not or one unearned he is convinced of ALL he is
judged of ALL
And thus the secrets of his heart made manifest;
and falling down his face, he will worship God, and
report that God is in you of truth.
GLOW is it then brethren when together, every
of you hath PSALM hath doctrine hath tongue hath
revelation hath interpretation Let all things be done
unto edifyng.
eff any man speak an unknown tongue, let it be by
two, at the most by three
GENERAL OvERsEER In any meeting! that
by course .
GENERAL OvERsEER: One at time! And yet these
people that have rebuked tell g" cannot help it, have
to act this cannot nep lJ;-Dut 900 Almighty,
through His Apostles said that in meeting should
three persons speak tongues and then only at
time For the spirit of the prophets subject to the
prophets
-''and let one interpret
GENERAL OvERsEER: Now if there is interpreter,
then you speak the spirit Cod and not deliver
the message in unknown tongue to the Church.
But if there be interpreter let him keep silence in
the church and let him Speak to himself and to God.
Let the prophets speak two three and let the other
judge
eff any thing be revealed to another that stitch by let
the first hold his peace.
"For We may all prophesy one by that all may learn
and all may be comforted.
"And the spirits of the prophets subject to the
prophets
"Let the keep silence in the churches for it is
not permitted unto them to speak, but they commanded
to be under obedience, also saith the law"
GENERAL OvERsEER: | do not wonder he said that.
Take these meetings that held around ZION CITY they
are held by altogether They neglect their children
and they neglect their homes and after lot of wdre
teaching / would say to those women Keep silence"
pau don't saw that all should keep silence in the
Church. class of there simply raising
pandemonium There is the trouble All this false fire
catches lot of women and then they set themselves up
teachers and rulers and would say to all those
who give and through those physical contortons