Another Tongues question.

[nebula]

I assume the languages would only be current ones in use otherwise who would they benefit ?

My tongues benefit me. (1 Cor. 14:4 - "One who speaks in a tongue edifies himself....")

I'm not following your train of thought.

[OneLight]

Some believers think tongues are always earthly languages. For this group has anyone checked and verified their tongues are an earthly language ?

Is it even possible to do this? One would have to record every incident of speaking in tongues and then have a means to filter it through all the known tongues that ever existed. This seems to be an impossible task.

I assume the languages would only be current ones in use otherwise who would they benefit ? Once again I am only speaking about people who believe tongues are only earthly languages.

Yes it would be a very difficult task but not impossible. A linguist might have a fair idea where to start.

Since you have set a parameter upon your replies, I will bow out because I believe there are also heavenly tongues. Good luck with your question.

[Guest agua]

I assume the languages would only be current ones in use otherwise who would they benefit ?

My tongues benefit me. (1 Cor. 14:4 - "One who speaks in a tongue edifies himself....")

I'm not following your train of thought.

I am not trying to create debate about the types/uses of tongues.

Some people believe tongues are earthly languages and they are for use as witness to people who speak a different language. In this case it is only logical that the language is currently in use.

Would you agree ?

This doesn't line up well with speaking tongues and interpretation in church though.

[Guest agua]

I was born in the middle east and then moved to canada when I was still young but I know a little bit of arabic.. yesteday when I was in church we were praying for someone who was leaving on a missions trip and this one girl next to me (who is Ethiopian) bursted out in tounges in Arabic! True story!

Someone has actually went to a professor of language study and gave them a recording of themselves speaking in tounges to analyze where and when their language was spoken, you can watch it here...

as someone else said too tounges are not always earthly langues as written in the scripture in 1 Corinthians 13:1

Excellent,

Thanks.

[Blien]

I speak in tounges but i don't know what language it is.. I imagine it is some sort of east european language or african language but i now clue what it is. I also can't speak long sentences like that woman in the video but i just recently started speaking in tounges (aprox. january of this year) so i imagine that will come in time. If you noticed though on the video that woman found out her tounges was an ancient form of french from the previous century which is not spoken anymore. So although it may sound like gibberish to some they are all real languages.

Creflo-dollar the tv evangelist said once in his program that at one time when a friend from nigeria was visiting his family they heard him speak in tounges and leaned over tohis wife taffy and said to her "i didn't know your husband could speak our language"... However creflo said that all those years he spoke it he did not know what it was and he just spoke it in faith.

[nebula]

I am not trying to create debate about the types/uses of tongues.

Some people believe tongues are earthly languages and they are for use as witness to people who speak a different language. In this case it is only logical that the language is currently in use.

Would you agree ?

This doesn't line up well with speaking tongues and interpretation in church though.

I believe that tongues can be used for witnessing, as it did at Pentecost. However, 1 Cor. 14 expresses other uses for tongues. So, no, I don't believe witnessing is the only purpose of tongues.

[nebula]

I speak in tounges but i don't know what language it is..

I'm not an expert at languages, but I believe I have spoken in more than one language. At least, the sounds are different. I have no idea why it changes.

[stacey c]

I speak in tounges but i don't know what language it is..

I'm not an expert at languages, but I believe I have spoken in more than one language. At least, the sounds are different. I have no idea why it changes.

Mine also has changed several times over the last 25 yrs I've been Holy Ghost filled. I only know with mysekf the changes came at a time of strong spiritual growth. I dont know if its signifigant or not.

[stacey c]

I was born in the middle east and then moved to canada when I was still young but I know a little bit of arabic.. yesteday when I was in church we were praying for someone who was leaving on a missions trip and this one girl next to me (who is Ethiopian) bursted out in tounges in Arabic! True story!

Someone has actually went to a professor of language study and gave them a recording of themselves speaking in tounges to analyze where and when their language was spoken, you can watch it here...

as someone else said too tounges are not always earthly langues as written in the scripture in 1 Corinthians 13:1

Excellent,

Thanks.

The video was quite interesting, but I dont believe all tongues are only earthy languages.

And also, how do you "teach" someone to speak in tongues? I also saw something similar about people "teaching" others to prophesy. IMO it just seems wrong, your either blessed with the gift or your not.

[nebula]

And also, how do you "teach" someone to speak in tongues? I also saw something similar about people "teaching" others to prophesy. IMO it just seems wrong, your either blessed with the gift or your not.

Well, the prophecy thing is a whole other ball of wax, because one has to learn to discern their own thoughts and impressions from what the Holy Spirit actually gave.

The only teaching for how to speak in tongues that I know of is how to express the faith to get started. Not everyone starts spontaneously - most of us have our rational minds in the way that needs to be overcome.