Speaking in tongues, or better still, singing in tongues.
I have a confession to make, being an analytical mind I do not understand tongues or know what I am saying,..........................
Then what you are doing is neither from God nor His spirit. Paul said tongues must be interpreted for edifying, and he then said let all things be done unto edifying. What you are doing is not bible. God is not the author of confusion. If God isn't writing your material, who else do you think it comes from?
I say this, hopefully, last thing. This whole deal sickens me. If you hear tongues outside of bible instruction and qualification you are hearing satan causing more confusion in the church.
This passage is quoted frequently by those that practice "tongues"....
Mark 16:15-28 "And he said unto them,
Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name
shall they cast out devils;
they shall speak with new tongues;
They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them;
they shall lay hands on the sick, and
they shall recover."
They shall. That is an order. That means it is going to happen. If you believe Christ was talking about you, that you shall speak tongues, then you
must heal people, they
must recover, you
must pick up snakes, and you
must go to the whole world and preach to all creatures.
If you haven't done those things you aren't doing tongues right. You can't say, "well only part of it was meant for me".
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All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness."
You are bottle suckers, choking on meat because you aren't able to chew and digest it. Rightly dividing the word of truth.....you claim to understand a scripture clearly that says you must speak tongues, and then you are mysteriously confused by the next one that just as plainly tells you to heal people.
Here is one of those very clear scriptures that you feign ignorance of.
But if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to God.
Here Paul spells out gifts and what we should desire: "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?
But
covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way."
He lays them out in order of significance with tongues last. I doubt seriously that any of you that defend tongues today are healers, apostles, teachers, miracle workers or interpreters.
Yet Paul tells you they are better and the better ones are the ones to covet. Simply means you aren't doing what God wants by practicing "tongues". There is no mystery here. It isn't hard to understand. It is all about being front and center of attention. It is the old man, your sinful flesh, that is compelling you to do something that God does not tell you to.
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