The gifts did not cease...why should the church today be any different or have any less power than the early church? Church History shows us that the gifts were talked about and used for centuries--remember Martin Luther? "The spirit and the gifts are ours through him who with us sideth." This isn't something we should fight about, though. Some will believe and some will not.

I know they exist today because I've experienced them, and I cannot deny the power of God. My father also experienced them, and they changed his life. Many other Christians can testify to this, so...sorry, I strongly disagree with the very weak argument that we have no need of the gifts today. As for interpreting tongues, yes, it is true that many have interpreted a foreign language that they never learned--but there is also the verse that says, "If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels..." so there you go--Paul said it was possible to speak in the language of the angels, too. Why? Think on that one for a bit.

Jean, you might also want to pray about the last part of that verse, "and have not love, I am nothing." Love does not mock other people's thoughts or feelings. "Love is patient and kind..."
1 Corinthians 13