In 1 Corinthians 1423, Paul wrote,

If the whole church comes together in one place and all speak with tongues,

then there come in those who are uninformed or unbelievers.

Will they not say that you are out of your mind?

Are Pentecostals violating Paul's teaching by allowing people to speak in tongues during worship services, Dr. David

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Pentecostals sometimes come under fire from our critics because we allow people to speak in tongues during our worship services.

And the critics will usually go to 1 Corinthians 14, and they'll cite that passage where Paul says that when the whole

church comes together and all speak with tongues and they're coming, those who are uninformed or

unbelievers, will they not say that you're out of your mind? And then they'll often add that Paul said

that God is not the author of confusion. So my question for you is,

are Pentecostals violating God's commands

by allowing people to speak in tongues

openly during a worship service?

The short answer is no,

although there can be some abuses

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