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obviously supernatural character, which makes it a gift which adds the sign element to prophetic utterances when it is supernaturally interpreted into the language of the hearers present. For this reason it has special relevance to unbelievers or unbelief within a congregation.
while prophecy is a sign not for unbelievers but for believers."
Tongues followed by Interpretation is no less than Prophecy and is also therefore under the same limit of a maximum of three speakers, to prevent one particular gift dominating the assembly/congregation of God's people.
and let someone interpret."
importantly, if a Gift of the Spirit is genuine, it must be treated as the Spirit speaking and not relegated to something less than the preacher's sermon. Speakers in Tongues, in Interpretation, in Prophecy, in a Word of Knowledge, etc. should speak with the same respect and facility to the people as any other form of anointed ministry – that is at the pulpit, or at the microphone.
To treat these gifts in practice as less honoured than the gift of Teacher is to dishonour the Holy Spirit, and you can then expect abuse to creep in with mixed-motive persons popping up and speaking ad lib as if inspired
speakers in any of the Gifts come forward to address the people it also allows the functioning elders to stop, before they speak, those who would abuse the believers with pretended utterances, which does happen and causes confusion.
But all things should be done decently and in order [in line with its purpose]."
