Excerpt from The Interpreter The speaking with tongues, which Paul is here discussing, is an Obscure matter. The commentators explain it variously. The people Of Corinth apparently regarded it as a remarkable sign Of the presence Of God in their lives as one Of distinguishing gifts Of the Spirit. It would seem that those supposing themselves to have received this gift were proud Of it, and wanted to exercise it, in season and out Of season. Sometimes when these possessors Of tongues came together they all wanted to speak at once, so that there was great disorder. People with tongues are sometimes accused Of that in these days. This was a sure sign, Paul suggests, that it was not the Spirit of God who was prompting them; for God is not a God Of confusion but Of peace, as in all the churches Of the Saints. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.