1Corinthians 14:26 How is it then, brethren? when you come together, every one of you has a psalm, has a doctrine, has a tongue, has a revelation, has an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying.
‘When you come together, every one of you has a psalm, has a doctrine, has a tongue, has a revelation, has an interpretation.’ Congregational activities: singing of psalms (Eph. 5:1-33; Col. 3:1-25); teaching doctrines (Acts 2:14, 42; 8:4-5, 35; 10:33-44; 1Cor. 1:18-24; 2Tim. 4:2-4); tongues and interpretations (1Cor. 14:27); prophecies (1Cor. 14:3, 24-25, 29-30); exhortations by laymen (Heb. 10:25); the Lord’s Supper (1Cor 10:16-17; 11:17-34; Jude 1:12); scripture reading (Luke 4:16; Col. 4:16; 1Thess. 5:27; 1Tim. 4:13); prayers (Acts 2:42; 4:24-31; etc.); exercise of other gifts – healing, faith, and miracles (Acts 3:6; 5:12-16; 8:5-8; 15:12; 19:11); exercise of discernment and judgment (Acts 5:1-11; 13:6-11; 1Cor. 5:1-13); baptism (Acts 2:41; 8:12; 16:33); laying on of hands for enduement of the Holy Spirit and gifts (Acts 8:14-19; 9:17-18; 19:1-7; 1Tim. 4:14; 2Tim. 1:6; Heb. 6:1-20); collection of tithes and offerings (Acts 11:29; 1Cor. 16:2); disputings (Acts 19:8-10; Gal. 2:1-21); congregational trials (Matt. 18:15-18; 1 Cor. 5-6; Acts 5:1-42; 11:1-30; Gal. 2:1-14).
Living the Word 