God is not the Author of Confusion (SPEAKING WITH TONGUES)

1 Corinthians 14:14 For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful. Explanation 1. "For if I pray"- deliberate act, not taught (This is not someone asking you to muddle some strange syllables together) 2. In an unknown tongue- a language "not known" to the particular audience you are addressing. 3. My spirit prayeth- not the Holy Spirit as some claim, it's Paul's spirit talking to God. 4. My understanding- Paul's understanding of what he is saying. 5. Is unfruitful- not productive or beneficial (edifying) to his audience because they don't understand him. Conclusion 1. The speaker here who is Paul understands what he is saying but his speech is unknown to his audience. 2. Unknown tongues in the Bible are not some syllabic combination of funny words that ultimately equals gibberish. E.g lababa yabamaraba mayakaba tayajabayaba. It's a language spoken that is unknown to some but known to others depending on your audience. E.g If A Chinese man speaks Mandarin to a Yoruba audience, Mandarin will be said to be "unknown" to the audience but not to the speaker. To show that the Speaker understands what he is saying,he is required to interpret to his audience in the verses below. 1. 1 Corinthians 14:5 "...for greater is he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues, EXCEPT HE INTERPRET,that the church may receive edifying." Notice- "except He interpret" 2. 1 Corinthians 14: 28 "But if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the Church; and let HIM SPEAK TO HIMSELF, and TO GOD." Question to Think Do you speak to yourself a language you don't understand? What will be the benefit of speaking to God a language you don't understand? Note- Every language has it's semantics. Take any language you will find parts of speech in it. However, if you take today's so called tongues, it's full of repetition. Don't be deceived. God is not the author of confusion.