Maybe that is why Jesus said..
John 16:12-13 (NASB)
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12 [/SUP] "I have many more things to say to you, but y
ou cannot bear them now.
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13 [/SUP] "But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak on His own initiative, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come.
Imagine trying to explain to the disciples about being able to speak supernaturally to your Father in a tongue which could be an angelic one or from a tribe from the Amazon jungle...and it gets worse..your mind will not know what you are talking about..you are speaking mysteries and praying for people you have no idea about. It would blow their mind!
Jeus told the disciples 1 times He was going to die..and yet they still didn't get it....human reasoning!
BUT the reality is that the Holy SPirit did come and people spoke in tongues to glorify God ,to be able to speak mysteries in the spirit to the Father, to give thanks and to bless the Lord, to edify the believer in Christ.
When ever we let "human reasoning" dictate what we believe...we might have a chance to be missing out on a beautiful blessing from our Lord..
just sayin'
i was pretty sure Jesus didnt but i was going by memory. so i looked it up. Jesus, the only begotten son of our almighty Father, mentions tongues one time. one time and no more.
mark 16
[SUP]15 [/SUP]He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation. [SUP]16 [/SUP]Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned. [SUP]17 [/SUP]And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues; [SUP]18 [/SUP]they will pick up snakes with their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all; they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well.”
the context of this is a new language being as they were about to go out in new places that didnt speak their language.
yet many believe tongues means a unique heavenly language that is spoken between the speaker and the Lord that no one else can understand. im sure its possible, but what makes no sense at all, in all the teachings of Jesus, the great teacher, he does not mention this tongue language one time.