What's having the gift of tongues like?
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Leilaii are you mocking the gift of tongues? I dont have the gift, but it doesnt mean I question that others do? Perhaps you were serious & this is how you speak in tongues? not sure what to make of this post, it seems to me you are mocking anothers gifting of the Holy Spirit? no?? Perhaps it was just a joke & I should lighten up. 
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Leilaii are you mocking the gift of tongues? I dont have the gift, but it doesnt mean I question that others do? Perhaps you were serious & this is how you speak in tongues? not sure what to make of this post, it seems to me you are mocking anothers gifting of the Holy Spirit? no?? Perhaps it was just a joke & I should lighten up.
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haha..sorry, but that's funny!...... when you have the Holy Spirit it's not as if it takes "control" of your body that you your self cannot control it....in your language I would say yes, it is like a tap that you can turn on or off if you want (referring to speaking in tongues), HOWEVER...if while during worship the Spirit decides to come upon you with annointing then all I can say is enjoy the ride!
Don't worry about what your parents may think, speaking in tongues is also a sign to the unbeliever.
Mar 16:17 And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues;
1Co 14:22 Therefore tongues are for a sign, not to those who believe but to unbelievers; but prophesying is not for unbelievers but for those who believe.
...... when you have the Holy Spirit it's not as if it takes "control" of your body that you your self cannot control it....in your language I would say yes, it is like a tap that you can turn on or off if you want (referring to speaking in tongues), HOWEVER...if while during worship the Spirit decides to come upon you with annointing then all I can say is enjoy the ride!Don't worry about what your parents may think, speaking in tongues is also a sign to the unbeliever.
Mar 16:17 And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues;
1Co 14:22 Therefore tongues are for a sign, not to those who believe but to unbelievers; but prophesying is not for unbelievers but for those who believe.
haha..sorry, but that's funny!...... when you have the Holy Spirit it's not as if it takes "control" of your body that you your self cannot control it....in your language I would say yes, it is like a tap that you can turn on or off if you want (referring to speaking in tongues), HOWEVER...if while during worship the Spirit decides to come upon you with annointing then all I can say is enjoy the ride!
Don't worry about what your parents may think, speaking in tongues is also a sign to the unbeliever.
Mar 16:17 And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues;
1Co 14:22 Therefore tongues are for a sign, not to those who believe but to unbelievers; but prophesying is not for unbelievers but for those who believe.
...... when you have the Holy Spirit it's not as if it takes "control" of your body that you your self cannot control it....in your language I would say yes, it is like a tap that you can turn on or off if you want (referring to speaking in tongues), HOWEVER...if while during worship the Spirit decides to come upon you with annointing then all I can say is enjoy the ride!Don't worry about what your parents may think, speaking in tongues is also a sign to the unbeliever.
Mar 16:17 And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues;
1Co 14:22 Therefore tongues are for a sign, not to those who believe but to unbelievers; but prophesying is not for unbelievers but for those who believe.
J
Speaking in tongues is a controversy because of the abuse of them in Pentecostal and Charasmatic churches. You cannot "teach" a person to pray in tongues like I have sadly witnessed. The goo goo ga ga thing is only babble. I have changed my views on it as way in the past, coming out of a very legalistic Pentecostal denomination, tongues were a sign of salvation. It is not. I do not believe tongues are for everybody. If God has laid it upon your heart to desire it, then it is for you and between you and the Lord and you will receive the genuine authentic thing. I have witnessed in many churches the "shaunda-la-shaunda-lah" babble that is parroted in many of the AOG because some people are so desperate to have them that they will pretend to have them. I have heard testimonies of people confessing that they pretended to speak in tongues and they fooled the whole congregation. The Lord can really give you true discernment of the real and the fake. Discernment is mistaken for being judgemental. Discernment is one of the most important gifts. One sister in the Lord wrote concerning tongues on this thread that it is a catalyst to open the door for other gifts. I believe that in my heart to be true. The Lord has blessed me with tongues that are Asian. If I had a choice, I wouild not pick Asian tongues but God will give you what he wants you to have. I did not know in the future that one of my daughters would marry into an Asian culture. I do not believe that tongues are evidence of a person that is filled with the spirit, though, when a person is filled, they will definitely mannifest a gift or gifts. I believe the fruit of the spirit is the evidence of the infilling. It is sad that in organized religeon in the Pentecostal and Charasmatic, people who have not received the tongues are made to feel that they are inferior and missing out. This leads to the counterfeit. We should all be content with what God has given us and if you ask him for a egg, he is not going to hand you a scorpion and if you ask him for bread, he is not going to hand you a stone. Also, do not be in fear that you will receive the counterfeit because if you are truthful and genuine with the Lord, you will always get the real and not the fake.
B
The Gift of tongue is a gift. God is giving it to anybody who wants it and there is no limit as to the number of people because this gift will not run out from God. But the gift of tongue is to be received by faith. Faith is the substance of things hope for and without faith we can not please God. But this "speaking in tongue" gift of God can be faked. If anybody want to have this gift just for personal motive, it would be better not to get it. God is giving this gift for a purpose and not just to show to others as if you are filled by the Holy Spirit.
It is very easy to show others how very Christian a person is. Stay in the church daily when open, tell everybody you're giving a million dollar check, drink one bottle of red wine and a loaf of bread during communion, construct a church building and put your big name as the one who donate it, always carry a big one ton Bible, well, I am just exagerating, but the truth is a Christian is living also in the spiritual realm of life. Meaning, a Christian do things in the spirit and not just to be seen by other people. And the gift of tongue is not for a show but for a purpose in the spiritual world or the kingdom of God!
Apostle Paul is an example for all who is interested on the gift of tongue. He said he speak in tongue more than all the believers during his time. There are two places where the gift of tongue can be applied. If used inthe church, somebody who has a wisdom of interpretation must interprete or it is useless and this is one source of problem regarding the gift of tongue.It then becomes a show of disturbance in the on-going service. Another is praying in tongue or praying in the spirit which is done in secret or inside a room. This more important for Christians and I do not believe this can be faked by anyone.
Then you can study some books that teach the subject in gift of tongue. Leave any subject regarding applying the gift of tongue in the congregation during meetings. Concentrate first on the area of praying in tongue or in the spirit. The gift of tongue is practiced with the presence of concious mind and the person knows very well what he does. Of course nobody understand what is spoken out even the person himself or even the demons around.
The Bible says, he speaks mysteries. But the Bible also says he speak to God! This is the most important part of the gift of tongue. You speak directly to God and the Holy Spirit guides you on what to release in your tongue. Remember, this is done by FAITH in God's word. This is the area where Satan and the demons deceived many so called Christians. They do not want Christians to pray in tongue or pray in the spirit because it is a direct communication to God with the Holy Spirit. Satan and demonic spirits can not understand them and therefore can not hinder the answer from God.
That is why Apotle Paul taught not to forbid speaking in tongue. I therefore recommend not to lose heart but study more about the gift of tongue and time will come your faith will be develop and this gift will be yours!
It is very easy to show others how very Christian a person is. Stay in the church daily when open, tell everybody you're giving a million dollar check, drink one bottle of red wine and a loaf of bread during communion, construct a church building and put your big name as the one who donate it, always carry a big one ton Bible, well, I am just exagerating, but the truth is a Christian is living also in the spiritual realm of life. Meaning, a Christian do things in the spirit and not just to be seen by other people. And the gift of tongue is not for a show but for a purpose in the spiritual world or the kingdom of God!
Apostle Paul is an example for all who is interested on the gift of tongue. He said he speak in tongue more than all the believers during his time. There are two places where the gift of tongue can be applied. If used inthe church, somebody who has a wisdom of interpretation must interprete or it is useless and this is one source of problem regarding the gift of tongue.It then becomes a show of disturbance in the on-going service. Another is praying in tongue or praying in the spirit which is done in secret or inside a room. This more important for Christians and I do not believe this can be faked by anyone.
Then you can study some books that teach the subject in gift of tongue. Leave any subject regarding applying the gift of tongue in the congregation during meetings. Concentrate first on the area of praying in tongue or in the spirit. The gift of tongue is practiced with the presence of concious mind and the person knows very well what he does. Of course nobody understand what is spoken out even the person himself or even the demons around.
The Bible says, he speaks mysteries. But the Bible also says he speak to God! This is the most important part of the gift of tongue. You speak directly to God and the Holy Spirit guides you on what to release in your tongue. Remember, this is done by FAITH in God's word. This is the area where Satan and the demons deceived many so called Christians. They do not want Christians to pray in tongue or pray in the spirit because it is a direct communication to God with the Holy Spirit. Satan and demonic spirits can not understand them and therefore can not hinder the answer from God.
That is why Apotle Paul taught not to forbid speaking in tongue. I therefore recommend not to lose heart but study more about the gift of tongue and time will come your faith will be develop and this gift will be yours!
J
All I know is that I can tell when the holy spirit is ushering me to speak in tongues. I will be praying in my regular tongue and then I cannot speak English anymore because it is nearly impossible and then I slide into the other language. I can actually feel my mouth and tongue being moved not by my own power.
W
I can tell that a lot of people on here say they speak in tongues and it is brought on by the Holy Spirit but I can't help to have my doubts. I know that God can use the Holy Spirit to do anything but I have a difficult time accepting that He still gives the gift today.
It seems as though the gift of tongues in the Bible was used primarily as a sign to unbelievers as well as a sign sometimes of those were saved. No where does it indicate that it will bring you closer to God.
I think that after the founding of the church and the death of the Apostles that the gift of tongues was no longer given.
This is something that is obviously hard to validate and I may be wrong but I have strong doubts.
Also, does anyone who speak in tongues have a translator or has anyone witnessed a tongue speakers speech translated?
It seems as though the gift of tongues in the Bible was used primarily as a sign to unbelievers as well as a sign sometimes of those were saved. No where does it indicate that it will bring you closer to God.
I think that after the founding of the church and the death of the Apostles that the gift of tongues was no longer given.
This is something that is obviously hard to validate and I may be wrong but I have strong doubts.
Also, does anyone who speak in tongues have a translator or has anyone witnessed a tongue speakers speech translated?
I am not a spiritual authority by any means. So please feel free to ignore what I say. But to me Biblically the Holy Spirit should be as easy to receive as salvation, going by the Acts of the Apostles.
For years as a teenager I yearned for the gift. We went to Christian camps and went out to be prayed with. I braced myself continually for this great surge of power that we had been taught would come upon us at our pentecostal church, alas nothing ever happened. I believed I wasn't good enough to receive it.(that is totally unbiblical by the way, but I didn't know that then)
I went away from God for a while, but when I was nineteen returned to him. I read a book about a methodist minister and his friend who went to a retreat for the weekend to learn more of God, neither of them had been baptised in the Holy Spirit. While they were there a woman asked them if she could pray for them to receive the Baptism, they agreed.
They knelt on the floor and she prayed for them to receive it, nothing happened. The minister was getting sceptical about the whole thing. She stopped praying for them, and asked them if they felt any differant, they both shook their heads.
Then she asked them if any strange words that didn't make sense had come into their minds. The minster thought for a minute and realised there were some jumbled non-sensical words in his head. But he thought he was just imagining things, that he had made them up himself. The woman persisted and he admitted that words that made no sense were in his mind.
She asked him if he would be a fool for Christ and say them out loud. He thought for a minute, it sounded daft, but he didn't mind being a fool for Jesus. And so they said these words that sounded jibberish out loud.
Nothing happened for a few minutes, he felt no differant at all, then all of a sudden the words flowed and he felt such peace, and the tears flowed down his cheeks. His friend had the same experiance at the same time.
He felt the woman tap on his shoulder, they needed to leave for some other engagement, two hours had flown by while they spoke in tongues.
And so I knelt by my bed and asked God to baptise me in the Holy Spirit, and I said out loud any jumbled up words that came into my head, I persevered and in the end I too received the baptism and spoke in tongues.
Why is it not always dramatic when we receive the Baptism? Well I believe God wanted to teach me faith, and therefore not to go by feelings and emotion.
Now I am not saying God can be put in a corner, but I know Biblically that faith has to get a response. And Paul was clear. The Galation church did not receive the Spirit by obeying the law, but by believing what they heard. Gal3:3
I hope that may help. A loving God wants us to exercise faith, and someone once said. 'Faith begins where logic ends.'
God Bless
For years as a teenager I yearned for the gift. We went to Christian camps and went out to be prayed with. I braced myself continually for this great surge of power that we had been taught would come upon us at our pentecostal church, alas nothing ever happened. I believed I wasn't good enough to receive it.(that is totally unbiblical by the way, but I didn't know that then)
I went away from God for a while, but when I was nineteen returned to him. I read a book about a methodist minister and his friend who went to a retreat for the weekend to learn more of God, neither of them had been baptised in the Holy Spirit. While they were there a woman asked them if she could pray for them to receive the Baptism, they agreed.
They knelt on the floor and she prayed for them to receive it, nothing happened. The minister was getting sceptical about the whole thing. She stopped praying for them, and asked them if they felt any differant, they both shook their heads.
Then she asked them if any strange words that didn't make sense had come into their minds. The minster thought for a minute and realised there were some jumbled non-sensical words in his head. But he thought he was just imagining things, that he had made them up himself. The woman persisted and he admitted that words that made no sense were in his mind.
She asked him if he would be a fool for Christ and say them out loud. He thought for a minute, it sounded daft, but he didn't mind being a fool for Jesus. And so they said these words that sounded jibberish out loud.
Nothing happened for a few minutes, he felt no differant at all, then all of a sudden the words flowed and he felt such peace, and the tears flowed down his cheeks. His friend had the same experiance at the same time.
He felt the woman tap on his shoulder, they needed to leave for some other engagement, two hours had flown by while they spoke in tongues.
And so I knelt by my bed and asked God to baptise me in the Holy Spirit, and I said out loud any jumbled up words that came into my head, I persevered and in the end I too received the baptism and spoke in tongues.
Why is it not always dramatic when we receive the Baptism? Well I believe God wanted to teach me faith, and therefore not to go by feelings and emotion.
Now I am not saying God can be put in a corner, but I know Biblically that faith has to get a response. And Paul was clear. The Galation church did not receive the Spirit by obeying the law, but by believing what they heard. Gal3:3
I hope that may help. A loving God wants us to exercise faith, and someone once said. 'Faith begins where logic ends.'
God Bless