Hi Pickles.
Can you show me by Scripture, the different purposes of tongues? and Can you show explain the use of tongues after the first couple of Chapters in Acts, that have a definite purpose.
Thanks
Phil
Hi phil, the only place I have read of the types of tongues is in acts.
I only thought tongues was for the apostles as well when I was young. This is what I was taught.
Until I heard a child pray in tongues. I thought it was wrong and spoke to the parents about it. They told me it was a gift of the Holy Spirit and that it was given according to God's will.
They said to try and see if I could when I prayed thet night. I did and found I could pray in a language that was beautiful and I felt all came from my heart.
I wnt to bible study prayer meetings at their home , I was to shy to pray aloud myself but what I heard was heavenly music . There was often interpitation by some and I heard words spoken myself a few times. I also recieved understanding about things to come one time and all is coming true.
I cannot say if it is for all or just some, I do not think if one does not have the gift of tongues that they are not saved. I simply believe it is one of the gifts of the Holy Spirit.
I know when I pray in tongues that it is the honest prayer of the heart. I do test all as called to in scripture.
I wish I knew the scripture better as I know this is a debated issue.
I read that you have never seen an instant healing, I have, one of my children was born with a genetic issue that required surgery to correct. It is very common in my family. My child had all the symptoms and had been evaled at the hospital that day. The tests showed that the surgery would need to be done soon. That night I ask our prayer group to lay hands and pray for healing or the surgery to be done soon as the symptoms were wearing and weakening my child. After all layed hands and prayed for my infant child all symptoms stopped. When we took my child back in for additional tests the evidence of this was gone. The drs were confused and could not explain it. One said there must have been a shadow or some malfuntion of the imaging equipment.
This was a double mirical because we did not know at that time, but 4 yrs later when my child had simple toncil surgery we found out that my child had a rare reaction to the anistesia. It was a matter of minutes till death. My child survived, but we were told that if this had happened when an infant, my child would probably not survived.
I know the gifts of the Holy Spirit are questioned by some, all I know is that, that in scripture, when given in Jesus to God Our Father in faith, all is possible.
God bless, pickles