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Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues. --1 Corinthians 14:39
Is everyone supposed to speak in tongues? What are the differences among "new tongues," "other tongues," "kinds of tongues," and "unknown tongues"? Does the gift of prophecy always contain predictions about the future?
Here are answers to the most often asked questions concerning tongues, interpretation, and prophecy. Topics include:
- The difference between gifts and ministries
- The difference between spiritual gifts and mankind's talents
- The difference between praying in tongues and speaking in tongues
- Modern examples of speaking in tongues
- When to interpret tongues
- The gift of prophecy
Don Basham also discusses why so many Spirit-baptized Christians experience only the gift of speaking in tongues and why they do not move on into other gifts.
About the author
Don Basham (1926-1991) was born and reared in Wichita Falls, Texas. As a young man, he left a promising career as a commercial artist in that city to enter the ministry. Basham held degrees from Phillips University and its Graduate Seminary in Enid, Oklahoma, and was an ordained minister of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Basham served as pastor in churches in Washington, D.C., Toronto, and Sharon, Pennsylvania. He also served as editor of
New Wine, an international magazine dedicated to Christian growth, while living in Mobile, Alabama, with his wife, Alice, and their children. He was involved in writing, counseling, and teaching in both national and international speaking engagements.
