Not at all.
Paul is not speaking of "learned things" He is speaking of "Spiritual gifts"
This is clear from the get go.
Learning languages is no "Sign"Tongues, then, are a sign, not for believers but for unbelievers
Exactly. Because this form of tongues is "speaking to God": (which is a 'good' thing)
For anyone who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men but to God.
Paul is not speaking of "learned things" He is speaking of "Spiritual gifts"
This is clear from the get go.
stop making stuff up to justify UNBIBLICAL activity.
Learning languages is no "Sign"Tongues, then, are a sign, not for believers but for unbelievers
Pentecostals and Charismatics NEVER QUITE GET AROUND TO READING THE ENTIRE PASSAGE IN CONTEXT.
i know you won't believe it, because you have too much invested in your denomination (ever wonder why no other denominations do that stuff?)
ACTS 2 AT PENTECOST AFTER THE HOLY SPIRIT GAVE THE DISCIPLES THE MIRACULOUS ABILITY TO SPEAK IN LANGUAGES THEY HADN'T KNOWN PREVIOULY: WHY?
you already answered:
are a sign,
AS A SIGN TO ALL THE JEWS FROM ALL OVER THE KNOWN WORLD WHO HAD COME TO JERUSALEM:
5And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men,
out of every nation under heaven.
6Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded,
because that every man heard them speak in his own language.
7And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold,
are not all these which speak Galilaeans?
WOW! HOW CAN IT BE THAT THESE UNLEARNED GALILAEANS CAN SUDDENLY SPEAK TO US IN OUR MANY MANY MANY
LANGUAGES FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD, AND EVEN IN OUR PARTICULAR DIALECTS?
8And how
hear we every man in our own tongue,
wherein we were born?
were the devout jews born speaking gibberish? is that why they understood? was that THE MIRACLE?
9Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judaea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia, 10Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes,
11Cretes and Arabians,
we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God.
what did they hear spoken in THEIR NATIVE LANGUAGES?
THE WONDERFUL WORKS OF GOD.
THE MYSTERIES OF GOD.
THE GOOD NEWS.
CHRIST.
Exactly. Because this form of tongues is "speaking to God": (which is a 'good' thing)
stop making things up to justify unbiblical practices.
For anyone who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men but to God.
if the Holy Spirit gifted a disciple with the previously unlearned LANGUAGE OF CHINESE and he speaks Chinese in church AT CORINTH to SHOW OFF, he's not edifying anyone, but is understood by God.
but you wont' believe any of this anyways, because you have too much invested in your unbiblical practices.
if you have the courage, RESEARCH the Pentecostal Movement.
1 Corinthians 14:2
Barne's
For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue - This verse is designed to show that the faculty of speaking intelligibly, and to the edification of the church, is of more value than the power of speaking a foreign language. The reason is, that however valuable may be the endowment in itself, and however important the truth which he may utter, yet it is as if he spoke to God only. No one could understand him.
But unto God - It is as if he spoke to God. No one could understand him but God. This must evidently refer to the addresses "in the church," when Christians only were present, or when those only were present who spoke the same language, and who were unacquainted with foreign tongues. Paul says that "there" that faculty would be valueless compared with the power of speaking in a manner that should edify the church. He did not undervalue the power of speaking foreign languages when foreigners were present, or when they went to preach to foreigners; see
1 Corinthians 14:22. It was only when it was needless, when all present spoke one language, that he speaks of it as of comparatively little value.
Gill's
for no man understandeth him: or "heareth him": that is, hears him, so as to understand him; he may hear a sound, but he cannot tell the meaning of it, and so it is of no use and advantage to him:
howbeit in the Spirit he speaketh mysteries; though under the influence and by the extraordinary gift of the Spirit he has, and to his own Spirit and understanding, and with great affection and devotion within himself, he speaks of the deep things of God, and the mysteries of his grace,
the most glorious truths of the Gospel, yet the meaning of his voice and words not being known, he is a barbarian to them that hear him; and though what he delivers are truths of the greatest importance, they are a mere jargon to others, being unintelligible.
Matthew Henry
He goes on to show them how unprofitable the speaking of
foreign languages is, and useless to the church; it is like piping in one tone, like sounding a trumpet without any certain note, like talking gibberish; whereas gifts should be used for the good of the church (v. 6-14).
He that spoke with tongues must wholly speak between God and himself; for, whatever mysteries might be communicated in his language, none of his own countrymen could understand them, because they did not understand the language, v. 2. Note, What cannot be understood can never edify. No advantage can be reaped from the most excellent discourses, if delivered in unintelligible language, such as the audience can neither speak nor understand: but he that prophesies speaks to the advantage of his hearers; they may profit by his gift
Note, It should be the concern of such as pray in public to pray intelligibly, not in a
foreign language, nor in a language that, if it be not foreign, is above the level of his audience.
Language that is most obvious and easy to be understood is the most proper for public devotion and other religious exercises.
He applies to the matter in hand, that, if they did speak a
foreign language, they should beg of God
the gift of interpreting it, v. 13. That these were different gifts, see ch. 12:10.
Those might speak and understand a foreign language who could not readily translate it into their own: and yet was this necessary to the church's edification; for the church must understand, that it might be edified,
which yet it could not do till the foreign language was translated into its own
