No it isn't. A Christian can speak in tongues at will, any time he wants.
True. I've spoken in tongues since 1973, and I can certainly do it at will. I HAVE NEVER been burdened to deliver a message in tongues in a meeting, so I haven't. The Holy Spirit choreographs the gifts according to HIS will. I've only been burdened to Interpret.
Interpretation is not required unless the person speaks in tongues aloud in a group.
Also True. since otherwise the message would be useless.
Whether there's an interpretation or not is not indicative that a tongue was legit.
So explain why a message FROM GOD in tongues given in a meeting WOULD NOT BE INTERPRETED if it's genuine.
Observation: We had a fellow in Celina, Ohio AG who would blat off in tongues EVERY MEETING , and his "tongue" was always the SAME - idiot simple - same words, same order, same length.
SO I wrote him off as a phony - showing off. But in '73 I was "baptized in the Holy Spirit" (as the AG calls it), and no long after I was burdened to Interpret one of that fellow's "Tongues". And then I learned to be less judgemental - God has a sense of humor.
Interpretation of tongues is not prophecy. Tongues is speaking TO God, so the interpretation will be TO God.
FALSE!!! Tongues as a prayer language is the Holy Spirit "Speaking to God".
Tongues given in a meeting is the Holy Spirit SPEAKING TO THE CHURCH. Prophesy is Words spoken BY the Holy Spirit in the common tongue TO THE CHURCH so they can be understood. The only difference between "Prophesy and Interpretation is that there are no "Tongues" before Prophesy. Since BOTH are messages
FROM GOD to His people, they're identical in purpose. "Word of Wisdom", and "Word of Knowledge" are also subsets of Prophesy.
I'm glad we're both at least trying to do what the Bible says, Bob. That's something...
The 'ol Iron sharpening Iron trick -