 So let's just continue with 1 Corinthians 12, where we stopped. So Paul lists the gifts from 8 to 10. So there are nine which are listed here. We know that this is not an exhaustive list in the sense. It's not the complete list because we see other gifts being mentioned in Romans chapter 12 and so on. So we see the gifts of the spirit being listed here. There are nine which are mentioned here. So it says word of wisdom, word of knowledge, faith, gifts of healings, working of miracles, and then prophecy, discerning of spirits, gift of tongues, sorry, different kinds of tongues and interpretation of tongues. So these are nine gifts that are listed there. And then it says that the one and the same spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually as he will. So it's one and the same spirit. It's nothing, it's not anyone who's different. It also means that all these nine gifts, all these nine gifts are what we can call as manifestations of the Holy Spirit. So this means that the Holy Spirit is making himself manifest or visible and clear and tangible, making himself known in these ways. And all this we know, word of knowledge, what it accomplishes, word of wisdom, what it accomplishes, gifts of healings, what it accomplishes. So it's the Holy Spirit, he coming and manifesting, making himself known in all these ways, the same Holy Spirit, OK? If you see the last part of verse 11 says, distributing to each one individually as he wills. So meaning that he gives, he's the one who distributes. In fact, he's the one who comes. And so he's the one who manifests. He's the one who's resident within us. So he's the one who manifests. But the thing is that he distributes as he wills, which means it's his desire. At the same time, we also know that we need to partner in pursuing, in expecting, in desiring. So that we see in chapter 14, where we read about how we are supposed to desire the spiritual gifts. So we see that, yes, his desires, and he chooses, he decides to manifest these gifts, all these different kinds of gifts. But we, as believers, we also need to play a part in expecting, desiring the manifestation of these gifts. Then let's go on to verse 12 onwards. So verse 12 onwards, Paul talks about the body of Christ. He's talking about each believer, what role they play in the body of Christ, what place they have in the body of Christ, and what is that function that they have in the body of Christ. As a member of the body of Christ, what is it that they have, what is the role that they have? And he talks about a physical body. He talks about the physical body, and then he draws a parallel and some lessons that we can learn. So 1 Corinthians 12 onwards. So let's read, for as the body is one and has many members, but all members of that one body being many are one body, so also is Christ. For by one spirit, we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free, and have all been made to drink into one spirit. For in fact, the body is not one member, but many. If the foot should say, because I'm not a hand, I'm not of the body, is it therefore not of the body? And if the ear should say, because I am not an eye, I am not of the body, is it therefore not of the body? If the whole body were an eye, where would be the hearing? If the whole body were hearing, where would be the smelling? But now God has set the members, each one of them, in the body just as he pleased. And if they were all one member, where would the body be? But now indeed, there are many members, yet one body. So Paul is saying, this is it. There are several things that we learned that there are different members, but there is one body. And so each member, just because they are different in their functioning, and he draws a parallel between the human body and the human body, you have different members, different parts, and the foot does a different role, that is to balance the body, maybe to walk. The ear takes care of the hearing function to receive that auditory input. The eye takes care of the seeing and so on. So we have different. So he talks about the eye, the hearing, the smelling, and so on. And then he says, if the eye, the eye cannot say to the rest of the members saying, I only take care of the seeing, and I'm not like the ear, which takes care of the hearing. Therefore, I am disqualified to be part of this body, because I'm not like the ear. So what is that? Every member has a different role, has a different function, and it need not be the same. So there's no point in comparing, and because the person is different, because the gifting is different, to disqualify oneself. It's more to do with the role and function. Maybe because the role is different, you don't have to disqualify yourself. So that is what we see here. From verse 21 onwards, he talks about a different thing. And the eye cannot say to the hand, I have no need of you, not again, the hand to the feet, I have no need of you. No, much rather, these members of the body, so those members of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary, and those members of the body which we think to be less honorable, on these we bestow greater honor, and our unpresentable parts have greater modesty. But our presentable parts have no need, but God composes the body, having given greater honor to that part which lacks it. That there should be no schism in the body, but that the members should have the same care for one another. And if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it. And if one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it. Now, you are the body of Christ and members individually, okay? So from these verses, that is verse 21 onwards, he's saying, just because you are different, now, first few verses he said, because I'm different, I should not disqualify myself. The other thing is, I compare myself to another person, another believer, and because he or she is different from me or her role or his role is different from me, I should not say you are disqualified, right? So I could not disqualify myself and I cannot disqualify others and say you're no longer part of the body because your role is different or your gifting is different. And also the fact that if one member suffers, then all the members of the body suffer just like in a physical body. Now, one member is affected, then definitely the entire body is affected. So he says, this is how it is. And also the fact that we honor the unpresentable parts, the unpresentable parts have greater modesty and also the members that are weaker, we bestow greater honor and so on. So this is the truth of the physical body and this is the truth of the spiritual body of Christ as well, okay? Verse 27, now, you are members of Christ and members individually. And God has appointed these in the church, first apostles, second prophets, third teachers after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations, varieties of tongues. Are all apostles, are all prophets, are all teachers, are all workers of miracles? Do all have gifts of healings? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret? But earnestly desire the best gifts and yet I show you a more excellent way. So here he talks about the ministry offices or God's appointments in the body of Christ. So he's talking about apostles and prophets, teachers, miracles, gifts, healings, helps, administration. And he lists on all this as God's appointments. So he mentions, these are appointed in the church like a ministry office. And the question is, are all apostles, the answer is obviously no. Are all apostles, are all prophets, are all teachers? The answer is obviously no. And do all have gifts of healings? Do all speak with tongues? And so here we understand that here he's talking about ministry appointments. So these are appointed in the church by God, okay? So these are ministry offices, these are ministry appointments and in which all these, this entire list is there. So this should not be used to say that, okay, this person cannot speak in tongues or that person cannot have gifts of healings. We saw earlier that it is the Holy Spirit who manifests in all these ways and he's capable of manifesting and the gift of the Spirit is given to all, to each one for the prophet of all, okay? So that's something that we need to keep in mind. So here he's talking about ministry appointments. And then he says, earnestly desire the best gifts. Again, what are the best gifts? The gifts that suit the occasion and the need. There is a need to minister, there is a occasion and which is because of the need. The need could be healing, the need could be encouragement, the need could be maybe a miracle which is required intervention, a breakthrough, right? So he's saying earnestly desire the best gifts, right? What is the best gift for that occasion, for that need that will take care of that need that will solve that desire the best gift, right? So, and if you see it's not just one, but it's many plural desire the best gifts. So the purpose of the desire is not to just desire and keep desiring, but God who's faithful will fulfill the desire so that we can learn to walk in it and be a blessing to people, right? So that it benefits, it is for the profit of all, it is benefiting the body of Christ, okay? So it's very clear, desire the best gifts. Again, what is best is for the occasion. He says best gifts, which means plural, it need not be restricted to just one, right? It can be many. And then he says, I show you a more excellent way, a way by which one can minister, a way by which one can take care of serving others in a more excellent way. And he talks about love in chapter 13, talks about this aspect of love. Now, in chapter 12, before we go into chapter 13, chapter 12, again, there is a reiteration of what we have learned before about the gifts of the spirit, about the membership gifts, about the ministry gifts, and so on. So you can go revisit that, go through that again, go through that, go through the notes again. So I'm talking about page number 102, 103 in the notes. So you can go through that and refresh your memory about the ministry officers, the ministry gifts, the membership gifts, and the gifts of the spirit, and so on, right? So we can do that. Okay. Now, so he's talking about the more excellent way, some excellent, now, the gifts of the spirit, obviously ministering to people, it's a manifestation of the spirit. But he's saying, I'm showing you a more excellent way, another approach, and in one Corinthians 13, he talks about that. So this is the context in which he's talking, you know? There is a better way to minister to people, he's implying, and that is the way of love, and it's, and he goes on to say, even if we exercise the gifts, but do not have love, then it's worthless, right? It's empty, futile. And even if there are the greatest of charitable things that are done, even to the extent of a body, you giving yourself to be martyred for the sake of something, if there is not love, then it is worthless, okay? So let's just read through the entire chapter 13. Though I speak with tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging symbol. And though I have the gift of prophecy and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith so that I could remove mountains and have not love, I am nothing. But though I bestow all my gifts, all my goods, sorry, to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profits me nothing, okay? So it's talking about these situations where you have the gift of prophecy, you understand the mysteries you have, you can discern things, you have faith to move mountains. But if you do not have love, then it says, I am nothing, first of all. If you're ministering in all these ways, but without love, then it amounts to nothing, right? It benefits no one, it does not benefit you, it amounts to nothing, okay? Then he goes on to talk about love. Now, what is this love that he's referring to? We know that in the Bible, we see different kinds of words that are used to denote love. But this particular words like, you know, or heroes, and so on, Storghi and so on, but this particular word, Greek word is agape, which is the God kind of love, which is unconditional love, a love that does not depend on a performance, you know, there's a love that does not say, a love that actually says, I love you, despite who you are, or in spite of the things that you do and who you are, right? So it's an in spite of love, not a because of love. It's an unconditional love, it's a God kind of love, agape. So Paul goes on to talk about the quality of agape, okay? So he's saying that love suffers long or it's patient and it's kind, love does not envy, love does not parade itself, is not puffed up, does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil, does not rejoice in iniquity but rejoices in the truth, bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things, right? So this is the quality of that God kind of love, okay? So the thing is this, that the reason he's talking about this kind of love is because he's saying that if you minister, but if you don't have that love, then it amounts to nothing. So what he's implying is you minister the gifts, but you need to minister with this kind of love and this love, God kind of love, has these qualities, has these characteristics, okay? Now, what are those qualities is saying, goes on to say love is patient and it is kind, okay? I'm looking at page 108 in the notes, right? So saying love is patient and love is kind. So, which means that if you were to have this kind of love and you prophesy and you have faith to remove mountains and you give your body to be, even to be burned and you give the gifts, I mean, or your material possessions in an act of generosity to people, though this kind of love needs to be part of that, okay? Because he says love is patient and it is kind. So which means that when you're ministering to people, when the gifts of the spirit are being manifested, be kind and be patient. It does not mean that we don't have to be bold, we don't have to be firm, but he's saying, be patient, be kind, right? Then the second one is love is patient, love is kind. Love is not jealous, it does not envy. So again, well, we definitely want and desire and desire the manifestation of the gifts, but like we saw earlier, there is no question of being envious or comparing ourselves with another person whom God is using in a different way or a different kind of gift and there's no question of envying because with this kind of love, we will not envy because love agape does not envy. It's a God kind of love, right? So we're not going to compare and say, okay, I wish I had that, I envy that person. I'm not like that, right? So the hand does not say to the foot, you're able to walk, you're able to support the body, but I envy you, the hand does not say that, right? In the natural body, the hand does not do that. So the hand is required, the hand is necessary, important. So also the foot. So it is not jealous, it does not envy, right? So therefore, we should not have these, have be jealous or be envious in our ministering in the gifts, okay? The other thing is that love is not proud or arrogant or boastful, okay? It is not puffed up, it is not parade itself, et cetera, it's not arrogant, it's not proud, it's not boastful. So which means that in the, again, in the context of gifts, we acknowledge that it is the Holy Spirit. He's the one who manifests. He's the one who does the supernatural works. It is not ourselves. Therefore, there's no reason for us to be proud. There's no reason for us to be boastful and for us to be arrogant, right? For us to be puffed up, okay? So we need to be careful, we need to make sure that we don't draw attention and focus and we don't elevate ourselves, right? But the focus is on God. The focus is on the Spirit of God who does these works and we give the glory back to God and make sure that the name of Jesus is lifted up, okay? Well, love is not, it says love does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, it's not self-seeking, right? It's does not provoked, things no evil, does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth. Okay, so all these things, so when we look at that, we see that in our ministering we need to make sure that these kind of qualities are not there in the sense that we do not behave rudely, that we don't seek our own comfort or our own benefit or we don't get provoked, we don't think evil, we don't indulge in evil things, we don't indulge in sin and rejoice in iniquity and so on. In our ministering, right? Even in our, so sorry, so we don't indulge in any of these things, okay? And then it says, love never fails, verse eight, okay? Let's read that section, love never fails, whether there are prophecies, they will fail, whether there are tons, they will cease, whether there is knowledge, it will vanish away for we know in part and we prophesy in part, but when that which is perfect has come, then that which is in part will be done away with, when I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child, but when I became a man, I put away childish things. For now we see in the mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know just as I also am known. And now abide faith, hope, love, these three, but the greatest of these is love, okay? So, so he's saying here that, you know, if there are prophecies, knowledge, everything, it will come to an end, okay? The word used there is fails in the old English is, love never fails, meaning love never runs out or it does not become inefficient or it does not come to an end. There's no end to this love, okay? So that is what it means, you know? So whether there is prophecy says, okay, it will come to an end. When there is knowledge and prophecy and all these things, it will come to an end. And when does it come to an end? Talking about a time when we see the Lord face to face, there will be no requirement of these things. There will be no requirement, requirement of prophecy. There will be no need for, you know, all these things, right, tongues and prophecy and all these things will come to an end, right? And with regard to prophecy says for, you know, now we know in part, we don't know all the details, we know one part of it, and maybe it's just one word and we prophesy that, but then we shall know as we ourselves are known. And we know in part we prophesy in part, but then when that which is perfect has come, that which is in part will be done away with, okay? Let's talk about a time when, yes, the Lord, we will see the Lord face to face. And at that time, there will be no need for prophecy. There will be no need for tongues. There will be no need for any of these things, okay? So says that it'll be done away with, okay? So verse 11, when I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child. I even thought as a child, but when I became a man, I put away childish things. For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face, right? So we need to come to that, is saying, you know, it's like we are seeing things not clearly. It's, we're seeing only in part right now. And even with regard to the gifts, it's just one part of it, right? Whether it's prophecy or anything, it's just one, we know in part and we prophesy in part, okay? But there will come a time when we will see the Lord face to face. And when we do that, that which is in part, that which is dim or, you know, it's clear to some extent, but not all. That will be done away with, right? And I shall know just as I also am, no. So we will have this very clear understanding and we will know the Lord because we will see him face to face. And it was 13 now by faith, hope, love, these three, but the greatest of these is love, okay? We got to faith, we got to hope and love. Yes, there is faith, we know, you know, that we believe in the strong conviction and the evidence of things that are not yet seen, we believe right now. And hope, you know, there is that hopeful expectation of the future of a desired outcome, a positive outcome. You have that in your heart, right? You have that desire, that's hope. And also love, the greatest of these is love because love, it will not come to an end, there's no running out of it, okay? It will always be efficient or effective, okay? So this teaching on love, again, just want to reiterate that it's right there between chapters 12 and 14, and it's there for a purpose because he's talking about the gifts, he started to talk about the gifts, he doesn't want us to be ignorant. He, the teaching on love with which we need to minister, the ministering or the manifestation of the gifts cannot be or if it is separated from the love of God and if we as ministers, we don't manifest the love of God, we don't move in the love of God, we're not motivated by the love of God, then it is worthless, right? And then what is this love of God? What is the quality of this love of God? Then he goes into details to say, it is love is patient, it's kind, it's not proud, it's not self-seeking and all those things. And goes on to say, love does not come to an end, love does not fail, it's not ineffective, it's not inefficient, it does not run its course, does not, it's not limited, right? It does not have an end, it's limitless, goes on. And one of the things is that the very nature of God is love, God is love, right? So he is, he's omnipotent, infinite, you know, there's no limit. And at the same time, he is eternal, right? From the eternal past to the eternal future. So there is no end, so beginning and the end. So this is with the very nature of God. God is love, right? And he goes on to talk about the fact that when these gifts, they will come to an end when we see Jesus face to face, there will be an end, there will be a wrapping up of all this, you know, you don't need to prophesy anymore, you don't need to, you know, pray in tongues anymore, right, because we will see Jesus face to face and we will know him, you know, and I will be known, we will know him even as we are known by him, right? So that's the reason, right? It's not that he is downplaying the gifts or he's saying that, you know, love is, definitely he's saying, you know, ministering with these gifts and ministering in love, you know, he's saying that is a more excellent way. But he's not in any way putting down the gifts, okay? So how do we know that? Because he continues to talk about the gifts, specifically about tongues and prophecy, and he continues to talk about it from chapter 14, right? So let's move on to that chapter, chapter 14, okay, he continues on in chapter 14, and yeah, so let's read through, right? Chapter 14 and verse, okay, before we go, any questions, any doubts, about chapter 13, about chapter 12, any doubts at all? I think, you know, if you studied from the first year, you know, many times we've, you know, addressed this, right? Over and over again, so yeah, okay, let's, okay, let's go to chapter 14 then, okay? So chapter 14, he's continuing the work of the Spirit, he's continuing to talk about gifts, okay? Now concerning spiritual gifts, that theme is continuing in chapter 14 as well, right? So chapter 14, okay, pursue love and desire spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy. For he who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men, but to God, for no one understands him, however, in the Spirit, he speaks mysteries. But he who prophesies speaks edification and exhortation and comfort to men. He who speaks in a tongue edifies himself, but he who prophesies edifies the church. I wish you all spoke with tongues, but even more that you prophesied. For he who prophesies is greater than he who speaks with tongues unless indeed he interprets that the church may receive edification, okay? So he's talking about pursuing love, desiring spiritual gifts. So saying, by all means, go after love, pursue love, pursue this God kind of love, okay? Go after, make sure that you attain it, right? So which means that, you know, we need to develop this. So one beautiful thing is that Romans 5.5 talks about the God kind of love. Let me just put that to us. I think you would have read it many times, Romans 5 and verse five, that let's read that verse. Okay, Romans 5 and verse five. So there's now hope does not disappoint because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us, okay? So the love of God, okay? What we'll be talking about till now, chapter 13, it's again agape, the God kind of love. So here again agape. Now the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us, okay? So now that's the truth. If that is the truth, the Holy Spirit has come, he has poured out his love, the God kind of love in our hearts, which means that now that kind of love needs to be expressed, right? It is there, it needs to go out, right? It needs to go out and touch people in our interaction with people. People who are difficult, people who are impossible, people who are, you know, people who are unlovable, humanly, unlovable, all kinds of people, right? People who let us down, people who, you know, all kinds of people. Now this God kind of love which is in our spirit needs to go out and find, needs to be expressed through our words, our actions, in our interactions, and it needs to touch the lives of people, right? So I was saying, you know, pursue love, go after this. Go after this, make sure that this God kind of love, that you don't lose it or you don't lose sight of it, but let it be expressed, right? Pursue love and desire spiritual gifts, okay? In that same line, the same breath he's saying, desire spiritual gifts, so go after love, pursue love and desire, okay? Have a be zealous for spiritual gifts, desire spiritual gifts. So again here he uses the word plural gifts and not a single or not restricted to one, right? So it's many, so desire spiritual gifts. Why should I desire spiritual gift or gifts so that the Holy Spirit might manifest himself through me in these gifts? So that the people to whom the gifts are being manifested will be benefited, very simple, right? So I was saying, you desire these spiritual gifts. Yes, he distributes individually as he wills, but you desire the spiritual gifts. Honestly, desire the best gifts, that is chapter 12, last verse, right? 31 and again here, chapter 14 verse one, desire spiritual gifts, okay? And he also says, but especially that you may, prophesy, okay? So when it comes to prophesy, we speak the heart and mind of God, we are inspired by the Holy Spirit and it is, what is prophecy? We simply put it is God speaking to man through man and he gives a word, he gives a instruction and we either communicated or do it based on what that instruction is and that's in a simple manner, simply put that is what prophecy is, what God speaking to man and through man. So saying, especially, you desire spiritual gifts, especially that you may prophesy and he gives the reason why, because when I speak in tongues, when I pray in tongues, I am edified, right? He says, he who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men, but to God, no one understands him, but he speaks mysteries in the spirit. He's speaking the mysteries, what are these mysteries, things that are hidden in order to be revealed to man, right? Mysteries, you know, deep things of God, knowledge of God, understanding of God, revelation of God, he speaks these mysteries, things that I've not yet understood, right? These things are being put in my spirit, right? However, in the spirit he speaks mysteries, not for God's understanding, but for my understanding, because God understands and knows everything, but he who prophesies, what does that person do? He speaks edification and exhortation and comfort, okay? So edification is, you know, building up or spiritual progress, right? So you're built up spiritually when there is prophecy, when you're minister in prophecy, when you receive a prophecy. So there is edification, exhortation. People are encouraged and when they know that, okay, God knows me, God sees me, God hears me, and this is what God wants me to do, okay? And it's the prophetic word is an encouraging word and also says it's a comforting word, edification, exhortation and comfort. So that is what a person who prophesies brings into the environment, brings in to the body, okay? So verse four, he who speaks in a tongue edifies himself. There is edification of a different nature when a person prays in tongues. Who's getting edified? Me personally, if I'm praying in tongues. Whoever's praying in tongues, he himself or herself gets edified, built up spiritually, strong in the spirit. But he who prophesies edifies the church, okay? So when we speak the now word of God, the prophetic word, when that is released to the congregation, now that, when the people receive it, they are edified. So he who prophesies edifies the church, okay? And then he says, I wish you all spoke with tongues. Now this is my desire, okay? While comparing tongues and prophecy he says, I wish you all spoke with tongues. Which meant that there were some who were not yet speaking in tongues, he says, I wish you all spoke with tongues. But even more that you prophesied, okay? For he who prophesies is greater than he who speaks in tongues in what way? Because unless I, you know, here he's talking about a message, right? So unless I interpret, give the meaning of what I, what I'm conveying in tongues, then the person who hears, like the people who hear, they are not blessed. I'm blessed personally because I am edified. But if there are others who are, you know, receiving that message, they do not, they are not edified, okay? So that is what he says, I've got this 14 and verse five. So in that sense, the one who prophesies is greater, okay? Because there is stronger or elder or you know, all those meanings are there. Larger, bigger, right? Why? Because of the benefit, okay? But the one who speaks in tongues, well, the people do not receive, are not edified unless there is interpretation, unless, you know, the gift of interpretation is there and you're able to interpret that message. So here it's, you're addressing, so he's talking about addressing the congregation, okay? Prophecying to the congregation, speaking to the congregation in tongues. He's saying, you know, so in that sense, the one who speaks a prophetic word and is greater than the one who speaks in tongues to the congregation, okay? Okay, so verse six, we have some time. But now, brethren, if I come to you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you unless I speak to you either by revelation, by knowledge, by prophesying, or by teaching? Even things without life, whether a flute or harp, when they make a sound, unless they make a distinction in the sounds, how will it be known what is piped or played? For if the trumpet makes an uncertain sound, who will prepare for battle? So likewise, you, unless you utter by the tongue words, easy to understand, how will it be known what is spoken? For you will be speaking into the air. There are, it may be so many kinds of languages in the world and none of them is without significance. Therefore, if I do not know the meaning of the language, I shall be a foreigner to him who speaks and he who speaks will be a foreigner to me. Even so, you, since you are zealous for spiritual gifts, let it be for the edification of the church that you seek to excel. Therefore, let him who speaks in a tongue pray that he may interpret. For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my understanding is unfruitful. What is the conclusion then? I will pray with the spirit and I will also pray with the understanding. I will sing with the spirit and I will also sing with the understanding. Otherwise, if you bless with the spirit, how will he who occupies the place of the uninformed say amen at your giving of thanks since he does not understand what you say? For you indeed give thanks well, but the other is not edifying. I thank my God. I speak with tongues more than you all. Yet in the church, I would rather speak five words with my understanding that I may teach others also than 10,000 words in a tongue. So he's very clear. Right from chapter 14 and verse five, he's addressing this whole issue of speaking to the congregation in tongues. And so he says in verse six, you know, if I come and if I speak in tongues, if I give, you know, if I continue to speak in tongues, how will it profit you? How will it benefit you? Unless it is by revelation, okay? Something that is revealed by the spirit, something about scripture that is revealed. And so I bring that revelation to you. Unless it is by knowledge, okay? Some understanding about the word of God, some understanding about God himself or about a different aspect of the spiritual walk with God. By knowledge, so revelation, knowledge. And then he also says, by prophesying, okay? How will it benefit you unless I come and speak to you and I prophesy to you the now word of God, then it will benefit you. Or by teaching, right? So I take time to teach you, bring you from darkness to light, from ignorance to, you know, learning to a place of enlightenment. So unless I bring these things, it does not edify. And then he gives an example, you know, if it's a flute or a harp, unless it's a clear sound, you know, there is no distinction. Unless it's a distinct sound, it will not, it's not clear. Or if it is a trumpet, you know, if it makes an uncertain sound, how will people prepare for battle? It's typically talking about trumpet that is used to alert or, you know, a certain sound that is used by the player on the trumpet to prepare the groups for battle, you know. Unless it makes a clear sound, if it makes an uncertain sound, no one will prepare. Therefore, the words you speak are important. Okay, the words you speak to the congregation are important. Right? So if you're uttering by the tongue, words easy to understand, they will understand it. And, you know, otherwise you can speak all you want, but, you know, you can give thanks all you want, but the one who is receiving, one who's hearing is not able to say amen to it, you know, is not able to agree to it and say so be it because he does not understand. He's a foreigner. He's like a foreigner who does not know your language. You're like a foreigner who does not know his language. It is like that. So the person is not edified. The person is not built up. Okay? So he says, you know, since you are zealous for spiritual gifts, so we understand something about the Corinthian church that they were really zealous about the things of the spirit, zealous meaning they were eager, that they were very desirous of these things and also, you know, very aggressive in these things, right? So he's saying, since you are zealous, let it be for the edification of the church. You think about this. It's good that you are zealous about these things. But let it be for the building up of the people who are with you, the church, that you seek to edify. Let it be that you seek to excel in, okay? So what is the solution? Let him who speaks in a tongue, if you're giving a message in tongue to the church, let him also pray that he may interpret. So that will solve it, right? So you're speaking in tongue. You're giving the interpretation, the one who, you know, the people who are listening, they understand, they're able to see amen to what you're saying and they're able to, they are edified in the inner man, right? They are built up spiritually, okay? So, and then Paul says in verse 14, if I pray in tongue, again, you know, he's talking about it. If I pray in tongue, my spirit prays but my understanding is unfruitful. Even I don't understand, right? I don't really understand what I'm praying because I'm praying in a tongue. But what is the conclusion? You know, I will continue to pray with tongue but I will also pray with the understanding. I will sing with tongues. I will also, sorry, I'll sing with the tongues. I will also sing with the understanding. So he uses the word with the spirit, right? I will pray with the spirit. I will sing with the spirit, okay? So we conclude that he is referring to this praying with the spirit and singing with the spirit to praying in tongues, okay? So we'll continue this in our next class and we'll stop right here, okay? All right, fine. God bless, you have a great weekend. We'll meet again in our next class. Thank you. All right, bye-bye. Thank you, thank you, Buster. All right, see you.