Greetings, In interpreting and trying to understand 1 Corinthians 12-14, have you read 14:18 where Paul says, ``Eucharistw tw thew, pantwn umwn mallon glwssais lalw; alla en ekklesia...'' I believe the main idea Paul is endeavoring to get across is the proper use of pneumatikwn ``in the church''. He is not disparaging glossalalia in the least. He even orders, ``kai to lalein me kwluete glwssais'' (14:39). The Corinthian church needed to be better regulated, ``panta de euschemonws kai kata taxin ginesthw'' (14:40), not have the pneumatikwn quenched or disparaged. N.B. Please excuse my transliteration of the Greek. I haven't taken time to learn the standard that most of you folks use. Pastor John F. Godfrey, Grandville Assembly of God, Grandville, MI ``Jesus said to him, `I am the way and the truth and the life. No man comes to the Father except through Me' ''(John 14:6). PHONE: +1.616.667.2428 (home) +1.616.531.0010 (office) NET ADDRESS: john@spirit.spirit.org