Monday, August 12, 2013
Functions of these Gifts
Dear Friends,
A reading from Saint Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians (1 Cor 14:20-25):
Brothers, stop being childish in your thinking. In respect to evil be like infants, but in your thinking be mature. It is written in the law: “By people speaking strange tongues and by the lips of foreigners I will speak to this people, and even so they will not listen to me, says the Lord.” Thus, tongues are a sign not for those who believe but for unbelievers, whereas prophecy is not for unbelievers but for those who believe.
So if the whole church meets in one place and everyone speaks in tongues, and then uninstructed people or unbelievers should come in, will they not say that you are out of your minds? But if everyone is prophesying, and an unbeliever or uninstructed person should come in, he will be convinced by everyone and judged by everyone, and the secrets of his heart will be disclosed, and so he will fall down and worship God, declaring, “God is really in your midst.”
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I thank the Lord again for the beautiful day we had yesterday and we should have a beautiful day today too. The Lord is good to us.
Below you will find the message of Our Lord and Savior given to Father Melvin. Jesus spoke to him these words,
“Give thanks to the Holy Spirit for all the wonderful gifts that He gives to you, My brother Melvin and all My brothers and sisters who have receive these wonderful gifts. The first gift that one receives is the gift of tongues. This gift helps you to pray with the power of the Holy Spirit. Every Christian should receive this gift and use it every day during their time of prayer. Not all but a good group receives the gift of prophecy. This gift teaches the believers about important points of their faith. It also reveals certain things that have happened to some people and it will teach too about the future. It is amazing for people to be told of some very private happenings, which nobody knows, but through prophecy it is known. Also through prophecy a person may receive an explanation of something that has happened in his or her life that he or she does not understand. The Holy Spirit works in marvelous way. Remain in the Holy Spirit every day and make use of the gifts He has given you. I bless you all.”
Father Melvin