What is Paul doing when he drops down to 1 Corinthians 14:14?
Paul is continuing his admonition to the Corinthians in 1 Corinthians 14:14, urging them to take stock of what they were doing and recognize that not all that glitters is gold. He calls them to analyze their practices in light of what God wants, not what men want.
Les explains that they left off at verse 13 and now jump back into 1 Corinthians 14 at verse 14. There Paul continues to admonish the Corinthians to take stock of what they were doing and to realize that all that glitters isn't gold. Les says he is not condemning people who claim to have spoken in tongues, nor looking down his nose at them. In the spirit of chapter 13, the love chapter, he asks everyone to analyze the whole thing in light of what God wants, not what men want, especially in an era of instant gratification.
For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful.
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What does 'unknown tongue' mean in 1 Corinthians 14:14?
In 1 Corinthians 14:14 the 'unknown tongue' is singular, a sound that cannot be reduced to a phonetic sound or reduced to writing.