speaking in tongues, all at the same time. It would be a highly emotional environment with a lot of things going on at once. It sounds like mass confusion doesn’t it? Now watch how Paul handles the problem, continuing in verse 26, “All of these must be done for the strengthening of the church.” Paul is not prohibiting the manifestations of the spirit; in fact, he affirms that they are necessary to build up the church. In Corinth they were dividing the church, so his prescription follows, beginning