THEN OPENED HE THEIR UNDERSTANDING

UNDERSTANDING

Luke 24:45 Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures, And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day: And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.


Hebrews 11:3 Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.


Job 32:8 But [there is] a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding.


I Corinthians 14:2 For he that speaketh in an [unknown] tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth [him]; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries.

There are many things which God wants to tell our souls. The chief way for Him to do that is for us to speak the Heavenly language which He has provided for that purpose.

Often, after a session of speaking in the unknown tongue, we are able to mentally separate issues which have formerly been confusing to us. We can exercise our mind in Spiritual matters which we could not do before.

There are many people in Pentecostal churches who do not have the Holy Ghost. They have never spoken in tongues. That is the initial evidence.

They do not have freedom in the unknown tongue now. They are selling themselves short.

There is a communion, an instruction, an inspiration in tongues that can not be received in ANY OTHER WAY. It edifies the SOUL.

Education can not give UNDERSTANDING. It only enhances INTELLIGENCE.

Neither can ingenuity produce UNDERSTANDING. It shows itself in CLEVERNESS.

UNDERSTANDING comes to us as a result of HUMBLENESS before God. It is the result of OBEDIENCE TO THE GOSPEL.

The Biblical explanation of UNDERSTANDING is "to put together". Possibly the vernacular phrase "get it together" is not so far out after all.

To UNDERSTAND also means to be able to COMPREHEND. The vernacular would possibly be "get a handle on it."