Building Up the Body: The Priority of Understanding in Worship

The Church should pursue love and the Spirit’s gifts—especially prophecy (proclaiming the Message of God)—so that everything in gathered worship is understandable and upbuilding. Tongues have a place (with interpretation), but intelligible speech that edifies the church is biblically prioritized. The desire of the whole church should be that the gift of prophecy (declaring God’s Word) be used in their gatherings by those having that gift.