What do you mean no can prove their Speaking in tongues? That is a big brush you paint with.
For one you are not all knowing of all languages of the world. 2. You have not seen enough evidence to settle your understand of what Biblical tongues and unknown tongues are. 3. You have no Biblical text to show that the gifts of the Holy Spirit are not for today
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and The God of the 1st century who I serve is then same yesterday today and forever. I do not need human reason or approval for anything God said HE would do.
This applies to all things we as believers take by faith as we read it in the Bible and as we allow the Holy Spirit to teach us. How can anyone "prove" faith OR the works of God to someone else? How can any one of us expect complete explanations about the working of God in another person's life? "even if someone rose from the dead some won't believe"
The Bible is clear about the gift of tongues in the Bible but I was a Christian for over 30 yrs. before even considering those verses and their meaning. Why? because we were always taught speaking in tongues and any of this other Holy Spirit stuff was of the devil and Christians who claimed to do such things were either so sadly mislead they were possessed OR they were not ever saved and were planted in the church to cause confusion by the devil.
I had to first be willing to dare to hear what the Spirit says in the Bible and not what I was always taught the Bible said by others. The Holy Spirit is our Teacher to lead us into ALL truth. But He will NOT force anyone to hear if they refuse. And we can't hear it all in one sitting or even in one lifetime. But we can hear more each day and be taught just what we need to know today. Daring to step out of the comfort flesh zone is what I have to be willing to do on a daily basis.
Fear is a big issue with us humans and when other people start messing with our set beliefs on important subjects like God and Jesus and the Holy Spirit we get very angry and lash out. When we are led to be angry and lash out that is not of the Spirit but of the flesh. Fear and anger are not of the Holy Spirit.
Excerpt from an article on this subject;
Mark 16:17-18, Jesus said all true believers would flow in the miraculous: “And these signs will 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.”
If a Christian’s life isn’t supernatural, it’s superficial.
Mark goes on to say that messages based in God’s Word would be confirmed by signs following: “So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God. And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.”
Jesus even said, “If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not” (John 10:37). That’s a strong statement. If we were to apply that standard to ministers today, most wouldn’t be believed.
The vast majority of preaching done in the name of the Lord today is without the power of the Holy Spirit manifest through the gifts of the Holy Spirit. This is not the way the Lord intended it to be.
The “main line” denominations have developed doctrines to cope with this obvious discrepancy. However, regardless of the rationale, it’s absurd to think that we can be effective without the power of the Holy Spirit confirming the preaching of God’s Word. If Jesus and the early apostles needed their preaching validated, how can we do any less?
Even the non-denominational churches have fallen away from ministering in the gifts of the Holy Spirit. The gifts that operate in most “Spirit-filled” churches are simply words of exhortation..... There is much more.
One of the most important steps to flowing in the gifts of the Holy Spirit is to earnestly desire them. Paul said in 1 Corinthians 12:31, “But covet earnestly the best gifts.” He repeated that thought in 1 Corinthians 14:1 when he said, “Desire spiritual gifts.” Another way of saying this is, as long as you can live without flowing in the gifts of the Holy Spirit, you will. You have to seek these gifts with all your heart (Jer. 29:13).
It’s also very important to understand that the gifts of the Holy Spirit are always flowing. God doesn’t turn them “on” and “off.” We are the ones who are “on” or “off.” That’s a startling statement to many people and one that verges on blasphemy to some, but it’s true. The Lord is always ready to flow through us in the gifts of the Holy Spirit. ..........."