Comments on: What are “tongues” in Acts 2? (Part 4) http://www.4-14.org.uk/tongues-in-acts-2-part-4 …Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves… Fri, 29 Aug 2008 02:43:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Mark Barnes http://www.4-14.org.uk/tongues-in-acts-2-part-4#comment-18194 Mark Barnes Thu, 28 Feb 2008 23:35:23 +0000 http://www.4-14.org.uk/173-tongues-in-acts-2-part-3-2#comment-18194 Thanks for your question, David. I think Carson, Forbes and Gaffin are all correct on this point. Carson says it demonstrates that “prophecy is an expression that embraces tongues”. Forbes says that “Luke conceives of glossolalia as a subspecies within the broader category of ‘prophecy’”, whilst Gaffin argues that “We may even speak of the essentially prophetic nature of tongues… tongues are a mode of prophecy”. If tongues (in Acts 2 at least) is “embraced by” prophecy, or is a “subspecies” of prophecy, then the gift of tongues is really a certain type of prophecy. The real question, of course, is 'what type?'. Thanks for your question, David.

I think Carson, Forbes and Gaffin are all correct on this point. Carson says it demonstrates that “prophecy is an expression that embraces tongues”. Forbes says that “Luke conceives of glossolalia as a subspecies within the broader category of ‘prophecy’”, whilst Gaffin argues that “We may even speak of the essentially prophetic nature of tongues… tongues are a mode of prophecy”.

If tongues (in Acts 2 at least) is “embraced by” prophecy, or is a “subspecies” of prophecy, then the gift of tongues is really a certain type of prophecy.

The real question, of course, is ‘what type?’.

]]> By: David Morgan http://www.4-14.org.uk/tongues-in-acts-2-part-4#comment-18187 David Morgan Thu, 28 Feb 2008 08:33:52 +0000 http://www.4-14.org.uk/173-tongues-in-acts-2-part-3-2#comment-18187 This is a question, i wonder if you have considered it? When peter speaks to the crowd he says this is what was spoken of by the prophet Joel, and yet joel doesn't mention tongues but prophesy? Any thoughts? This is a question, i wonder if you have considered it? When peter speaks to the crowd he says this is what was spoken of by the prophet Joel, and yet joel doesn’t mention tongues but prophesy? Any thoughts?

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