Prophesy is a gift from God that all the church should desire. It would be wonderful to see more people speak as they are led by the Holy Spirit.
1 Corinthians 14
1 Corinthians 14:26-28 (KJV) 26 How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying. 27 If any man speak in an unknown tongue, let […]
The gift of tongues should always be accompanied by an interpreter. Without an interpretation, this person should be silent.
So the question is now, should believers have any reason to still covet? You may think not, but the answer here might surprise you, because we should. What? How can this be?
Some of you may recognize the gifts of the Spirit in your life and others, not so much. For me, God has given me the gift of wisdom, knowledge, faith, and to discern spirits.
Know that if the Bible is teaching something contrary to your faith than there is something wrong with it and not the Book.