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I understand full well that speaking in tongues is an actual spiritual gift, and am in no way implying that it didn't (or even doesn't still) happen. However, there seem to be a lot of people who are just fakers at this gift that do it for attention or as an emotional outburst, but not from God.
In fact, I have never met a Christian in my life yet who had the ability to (as far as I can tell) really speak in tongues. Maybe they were and just needed an interpreter, so I don't know. But every time I've actually heard somebody speak in "tongues" I can tell that these people are struggling with trying to make up words that sound like language or are talking just plain gibberish.
At any rate, not having an interpreter around to translate and make edification of the other worshipers (including myself) possible is really not ideal, practically speaking. I believe there are actually scriptures concerning that point. How can the other Christians that do not understand what the speaker is saying receive admonishment and encouragement from what is being said if there is no one to interpret?
That said, I do not believe I have ever met a person in my life who has spoken in real tongues. Nor have I met anyone who claims to have met such a person. Those who have "used the gift" in front of me were obviously posers, so I'm really beginning to think this whole speaking in tongues thing is really just not that prominent anymore.
And what's the use? I just look at the speakers who apparently "have the gift" like they're insane most of the time anyway!
Seriously, is there anybody out there who really speaks in tongues anymore, and where could I find an interpreter for such people? The "tongue speakers" are rare to be sure, but the "interpreter people" seem to be practically non-existant.
How can I learn spiritual truth from someone whom I can't understand? And how can I tell they are actually saying anything (or what they are saying) without an interpreter? Plus, any unbeliever that comes in and here's these people just thinks that they're high on drugs anyway! To me, this whole tongues thing seems to be getting counterproductive to the Cause of Christ unless we start getting some interpreters.
In fact, I have never met a Christian in my life yet who had the ability to (as far as I can tell) really speak in tongues. Maybe they were and just needed an interpreter, so I don't know. But every time I've actually heard somebody speak in "tongues" I can tell that these people are struggling with trying to make up words that sound like language or are talking just plain gibberish.
At any rate, not having an interpreter around to translate and make edification of the other worshipers (including myself) possible is really not ideal, practically speaking. I believe there are actually scriptures concerning that point. How can the other Christians that do not understand what the speaker is saying receive admonishment and encouragement from what is being said if there is no one to interpret?
That said, I do not believe I have ever met a person in my life who has spoken in real tongues. Nor have I met anyone who claims to have met such a person. Those who have "used the gift" in front of me were obviously posers, so I'm really beginning to think this whole speaking in tongues thing is really just not that prominent anymore.
And what's the use? I just look at the speakers who apparently "have the gift" like they're insane most of the time anyway!
Seriously, is there anybody out there who really speaks in tongues anymore, and where could I find an interpreter for such people? The "tongue speakers" are rare to be sure, but the "interpreter people" seem to be practically non-existant.
How can I learn spiritual truth from someone whom I can't understand? And how can I tell they are actually saying anything (or what they are saying) without an interpreter? Plus, any unbeliever that comes in and here's these people just thinks that they're high on drugs anyway! To me, this whole tongues thing seems to be getting counterproductive to the Cause of Christ unless we start getting some interpreters.
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