GOD'S GIFT OF TONGUES
by George W. Zeller

The Nature, Purpose, and Duration of Tongues
as Taught in the Bible

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Historical Backdrop

Section 1 - The Gift of Tongues Predicted in the Great Commission of the Church, Mark 16

1. Tongues Predicted By Christ (Mark 16)

Section 2 - The Gift of Tongues Fulfilled in the Early Church, Acts 2;10;19

2. Tongues Fulfilled at Pentecost (Acts 2)
3. Tongues Fulfilled at Caesarea (Acts 10)
4. Tongues Fulfilled at Ephesus (Acts 19)

Section 3 - The Gift of Tongues Abused in the Corinthian Church, 1 Corinthians 12-14

5. The Gift of Tongues in the Assembly (1 Corinthians 12)
6. The Problem of Tongues in the Assembly (1 Corinthians 13:1-3)
7. The Duration of Tongues in the Assembly (1 Corinthians 13:8)
8. The Value of Tongues in the Assembly (1 Corinthians 14:1-20)
9. The Purpose of Tongues in the Assembly (1 Corinthians 14:21-26)
10. The Regulation of Tongues in the Assembly (1 Corinthians 14:27-40)

Appendix 1

Twelve Reasons Why Biblical Tongues Were Real Languages

Appendix 2

1 Corinthians 13:8 and Temporary Gifts

Bibliography