Born2LoveYou

Hey all.

I found a couple of verses regarding speaking in tounges.

Romans 8:26-27
Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. [27] Now He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He makes intercession for the saints according to the will of God.

1 Corinthians 14:2
For he who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men but to God, for no one understands him; however, in the spirit he speaks mysteries.

1 Corinthians 14:5
I wish you all spoke with tongues, but even more that you prophesied; for he who prophesies is greater than he who speaks with tongues, unless indeed he interprets, that the church may receive edification.

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thesuperjag

I Corinthians 12:28-30 - And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues. Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all workers of miracles? Have all the gifts of healing? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret?

Jag

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violet

Dusty

Mark 16:17
And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues;



Acts 2:3
They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them

Acts 2:4
All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.

Acts 19:6
When Paul placed his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied.

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I was just going to make a thread on this. I don't speak in tongues, i have been prayed for by others to recieve it. In fact this is what happend in church for me today. Maybe i will speak in them later in life, but it doesn't seem to be a necessity, though it is a good blessing.

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CD27

there's alot of confusion on speaking in tongues. there are alot of people who have a very wrong idea of what speaking in tongues really is. i once had an article written on it, i'll do a google search and see if i can't find it. if i can't, then i'll repost a new one here and try to see if i can't give u guys some information. till then, i don't think i'll comment here because i don't have all the info i need.

God Bless and In him,

Eric Wright

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Galatians 2:20-21

Boanerges

There are more than one type of tongues in scripture.

violet

Rumely

In my youth I spent quite a bit of time in pentecostal circles. I was even a deacon in an Assemblies of God church for five years. I never received the gift of speaking in tongues. For many years I felt like there was something wrong with me, especially given the emphasis placed on tongues by the pentecostals I knew. I thought it meant I was running bone-stock in the unlimited class (tractor pulls) or running the family sedan against top-fuel dragsters, in racing terms.

As I studied Scripture, however, my mind has been set at ease. One of the key points for me* is the phrase "with the evidence of speaking in tongues.." The scripture doesn't point to that as the defining evidence of being filled with the Holy Spirit. For the evidence of being filled with the Holy Spirit I go to Galatians 5:16-23 where it talks about the fruit of the Spirit. I could find no correlation in the tongue-talkers I knew between their speaking in tongues and their displaying the characteristics of the Holy Spirit. The pentecostal church in which I was a deacon had some of the most rebellious, gossipping, backbiting, envious, angry, disputing, striving, dissensous (is that a word?), factious people I've ever met. They were always prophseying how they were going to be a beacon of Christ's light in the community. What they didn't realize is that the community regarded them with disdain because of their behavior. Having said that, some of the finest Christians I have ever met were tongue-talkers, so I'm not deriding the gift.

For now, I have left the matter in God's hands. I have prayed that if it's something He wants me to have, something that will make me more effective, then lay it on me. If not, so be it. Either way, I am content.

*I won't go into all the points or scriptures I considered, I know others have already put together studies on the subject and will doubtless post, so I defer to them.

Boanerges

Speaking in tounges is not necessary for salvation- each has gifts, each grows and blossoms in different areas. Is ones giting and calling better than another- no each part of the body is both precious and necessary.

Below are links to a web site ( in no particular order) that seems to have done an indepth study on the subject from what appears to be a fair and balanced view point. Here is an interesting part of that study:

They found decreased activity in the brain's frontal lobes, an area associated with self-control. One of the researchers, Andrew Newberg, said: "It’s fascinating because these subjects truly believe that the spirit of God is moving through them and controlling them to speak." The data partly confirms the subjects' beliefs. In fact, the subjects are not in control of their usual language centers as they spoke in tongues.
Newberg, who is Principal Investigator in the study, was later interviewed about his team's article in the journal Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging. Hestated:

"We noticed a number of changes that occurred functionally in the brain. Our finding of decreased activity in the frontal lobes during the practice of speaking in tongues is fascinating because these subjects truly believe that the spirit of God is moving through them and controlling them to speak. Our brain imaging research shows us that these subjects are not in control of the usual language centers during this activity, which is consistent with their description of a lack of intentional control while speaking in tongues."

Newberg went on to explain,

"These findings could be interpreted as the subject's sense of self being taken over by something else. We, scientifically, assume it's being taken over by another part of the brain, but we couldn't see, in this imaging study, where this took place. We believe this is the first scientific imaging study evaluating changes in cerebral activity -- looking at what actually happens to the brain -- when someone is speaking in tongues. This study also showed a number of other changes in the brain, including those areas involved in emotions and establishing our sense of self."

The study also compared the brain activity in the same subjects as they sang gospel music. Newbert said: "We noticed a number of changes" including in brain regions tied to emotions and the sense of self. 12,13
This is a SPECT scan of a person speaking in tongues:


http://www.religioustolerance.org/tongues5.htm

http://www.religioustolerance.org/tongues3.htm

http://www.religioustolerance.org/tongues2.htm

http://www.religioustolerance.org/tongues4.htm