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In unpacking New Testament teaching on tongues, Lucy Peppiatt observes how Paul combatted pride and elitism in the early Church

I don’t know what’s on your mind as you enter this new year. Alongside the terrible distress of the international crises in front of us, you may have your own personal strains. For a season of joy, Christmas is often a strangely stressful time. My work on 1 Corinthians is coming to an end and, as it does, I am struck all over again how very real the Bible is. It never sugar-coats anything. This letter gives us a window into Paul’s address to a dysfunctional (one might even say toxic) church. It names all the problems head-on, and this is so helpful to us today.