speaking in tongues

[Guest Anne Marie]

Is speaking in tongues used today? What I mean, I know that speaking in tongues was done on the day of Pentecost, but did that "pass away" then? I have a friend who speaks in tongues, and I have seen others do it. I have heard some say that we do not speak in tongues today, and that today it is either "man-made" or the work of the devil. I have talked to several people about this, and they say they feel very spirtual in doing this, and believe is the work of the Lord. Others say that it serves no purpose and edifies only themselves. I am confused and would like to know what scripture backs up that we do not speak in tongues today (if that be). Please explain! Thanks!

[other one]

I personally pray in tongues every day. I have since the mid 1980's. Long story as to how it started, but it lets a person pray for someone that they don't know personally and not ask God to do something that would ultimately hurt someone long term.

SE

[Leonard]

I find no evidence in the Scripture that any of the spiritual gifts has 'passed away.'

[irishcowboy]

God has not pulled the Holy Spirit from this earth..... and Speaking in tongues is just one of the nine gifts.....

if speaking in tongues is not for today, then neither is interpretation of tongues, nor would prophecy be for today..... also we would have to do away with healing and working of miricles and discernment of the spirits........ in other words, if one was not for today, then none of them would be for today....

and if that is the case.....

why are we still praying for healings? and praying for miricles? and for that matter praying for anything??????

you see, it is a snow ball effect......

the first day of Pentacost, the first day of the Church erra, was not the only day that tongues was spoken........ there was an infilling of the Holy Spirit as People were coming to know the Lord Jesus....... there are many counts of Tongues being spoken in the new testament, not just the one day.... some were filled with the Spirit , baptised in the Spirit as soon as they "were saved" others before baptism, some during their baptism and even others afterwards.......

if the Holy Spirit is for today, then so are the Gifts of the Spirit for today.... for the Spirit is the one that gives them accordingly.......

as was previously said, I see no where that the Gifts of the Spirit have been removed from use.....

and as far as praying in the Spirit, such a wonderful thing God has allowed us to do, even when we dont know what to say, the Spirit interceeds for us......

mike

[Fr Chuck]

I wish, like the other person, I could say I pray in tongues everyday, but I have gotten out of the practice doing it everyday.

But I do it often and with great joy. In private yes, it is of great uplifting of myself and fills me with such love and joy. In a group, it should be done with interpertation as Paul specified, so that all can be uplifted.

Now as with any gift from God, it has been abused by some. there are some groups that will say you are not saved or you have not been truely filled with the spirit unless you speak in tongues, that is not true. It is only one of many gifts, and there are much better gifts that one should strive for.

Sadly not all want the gifts that God has for us, and prefer to deny them. It is sad, they have God's love and grace, but deny the power that can go along with that.

[irishcowboy]

That is so true Fr Chuck, there are some that do abuse the Gifts of the Spirit, and abuse the power of the Spirit..... as Simon the Sorcerer was wanting..... Simon had a spirit of control, or some say the spirit of python about him....

there are also those that say if you have never spoken you are not saved.... that also is not true, for it does not take speaking in tongues to be save, only the Grace of God thru the Blood of Jesus Christ..... we are to believe on Jesus, and follow Jesus as our Lord and Savior.... after that is extra......

however....

why would anyone accept a gift and not open it? we have received the Gift of salvation, but yet we don't use much of it at all, and it is all at our disposal....

there are many people that have accepted the Gift of Salvation and then place the rest of the package on a top closet shelf, out of view of everyone, and pretty soon they forget it is even there....

some of the reason for this is that people are afraid.... they fear getting too close to God, very simular to when Moses had been in the presence of the Lord God Almighty, and the Glory shining on his face was just a fading light of what just a slight view of God can do, and the people could not even stand to be around Moses.... he had to cover his face when he spoke to the people of israel.... they were afraid to get too close.... they wanted Moses to do all the work for them....

others don't understand it so don't want any part of it.... some may not disbelieve, but because a handful of people have misused/abused the power of the Spirit, the Gifts, they would rather not have them then to bask in the Glory of God and have the Gifts for use as needed for the Glory of God.....

mike

[Guest clay]

That is so true Fr Chuck,  there are some that do abuse the Gifts of the Spirit, and abuse the power of the Spirit..... as Simon the Sorcerer  was wanting..... Simon had a spirit of control, or some say the spirit of python about him....

there are also those that say if you have never spoken you are not saved.... that also is not true, for it does not take speaking in tongues to be save, only the Grace of God thru the Blood of Jesus Christ..... we are to believe on Jesus, and follow Jesus as our Lord and Savior.... after that  is extra......

however....

why would anyone accept a gift and not open it?  we have received the Gift of salvation, but yet we don't use much of it at all, and it is all at our disposal....

there are many people that have accepted the Gift of Salvation and then place the rest of the package on a top closet shelf, out of view of everyone, and pretty soon they forget it is even there....

some of the reason for this is that people are afraid.... they fear getting too close to God, very simular to when Moses had been in the presence of the Lord God Almighty, and the Glory shining on his face was just a fading light of what just a slight view of God can do, and the people could not even stand to be around Moses.... he had to cover his face when he spoke to the people of israel.... they were afraid to get too close.... they wanted Moses to do all the work for them....

others don't understand it so don't want any part of it.... some may not disbelieve, but because a handful of people have misused/abused the power of the Spirit, the Gifts, they would rather not have them then to bask in the Glory of God and have the Gifts for use as needed for the Glory of God.....

mike

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[dwinkjr]

I donot question that the HS is still here and his gifts are still active today. However what I do question is whether the "modern" Tongues is the scriptural tongues.

At pentacost everyone heard in there own Language. I see 2 forms of tongues biblically. The first use of the word tongues in the Bible is referring to speaking different languages, the second use of tongues is a Godly language that when spoken ALL hear in there own language.

God Bless,

Dave

[Trinity]

I donot question that the HS is still here and his gifts are still active today. However what I do question is whether the "modern" Tongues is the scriptural tongues.

At pentacost everyone heard in there own Language. I see 2 forms of tongues biblically. The first use of the word tongues in the Bible is referring to speaking different languages, the second use of tongues is a Godly language that when spoken ALL hear in there own language.

God Bless,

Dave

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Yep, i agree

[nebula]

I donot question that the HS is still here and his gifts are still active today. However what I do question is whether the "modern" Tongues is the scriptural tongues.

At pentacost everyone heard in there own Language. I see 2 forms of tongues biblically. The first use of the word tongues in the Bible is referring to speaking different languages, the second use of tongues is a Godly language that when spoken ALL hear in there own language.

God Bless,

Dave

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I can appreciate your sentiments.

However, I know I have heard other languages that sound exactly like the "tongue" I have heard coming from the mouths of others.

Unfortuanately, I was never able to discover what that language was. But it was so aggrevating that I could not do so because I recognized it!