"Noose, post: 3842991, member: 238750"]1. I never said people should not pray in private
Noose you are not a very honest person. you said this: 1 Cor 14 gives details of how to use tongues to edify others and any gift that edifies others was not to be forbidden but Paul himself in that very chapter was forbidding something- it is called self edification, there's no love in it because other people are not benefiting.
you have had the word edify explained to you multiple times now so there is no excuse for continuing and deliberate twisting the meaning...you say English is not your first language and that may be, however us first language is English people here have disagreed with your bogus interpretation and straightened you out.
do you actually think anyone is being fooled by what you do? even someone who does believe in the gifts knows the actual meaning, so your ruse serves no purpose other than to illustrate your disdain for the subject matter of the thread as well as your apparent disdain for those of us who patiently bear with your nonsense...for the sake of others reading at this point
so while you now say you never said people should not pray in private...you have stated numerous times there is no such thing as praying in tongues...YET the op is about that very thing. and your emphasis seems to be on accusing people of making a show...however praying in tongues should be done quietly and in order as per scripture
2. Speaking in tongues is not praying in the spirit - and no one said that it was so why are you? praying in tongues is praying in the spirit OR being led to pray by the Holy Spirit with an anointing you would not have if not being led
you have no idea what a spirit is and you also don't know what a prayer is.
well that is an accusation straight from the devil. you need to repent and sanctify your mouth because it is not godly and is actually harming you and will harm anyone who accepts your gibberish. both God's words and the devil's words have power and you are choosing the wrong side
The spirit is the mind and a prayer is a need.
Jesus resurrected did not present a mind with no body. consult scripture.
illustrate that from scripture if you can. I will grant you that many people will only pray when they have a need, but this girl understands there are different kinds of prayer and prayer is basically communication with God. consult your Bible . at this point you are doing God a disservice (more than usual) and it is obvious you have a very dull prayer life.
Pray in the Spirit at all times, with every kind of prayer and petition. To this end, stay alert with all perseverance in your prayers for all the saints. Ephesians 6:18
You can choose to make known your needs by speaking (using an organ called a tongue in your mouth) and this should be directed to those that have ears. A prayer to God is not necessarily spoken, God searches the heart/spirit of a man and He knows your needs before you even speak out.
here you are being slyly sarcastic, which you will deny, but as you say, God knows what is in the heart and mind you walk around with and when you create these caustic posts. He knows. He's got it.
Saying that speaking in tongues is praying in spirit (mind) is an oxymoron.
you cannot evade the truth that you are simply unlearned when it comes to things of God.
3. Anything that is in your mind is what we call understanding, even if it is falsehood. Praying in the spirit only means understanding and has nothing to do with any muscles.
you cannot evade the truth that you are simply unlearned when it comes to things of God.
There's no verse that forbids tongues but a whole chapter (1 Cor 14) forbids gibberish.
well, gibberish is your label for what God gives by His Spirit. how people use it may give a bad impression, but no worse then how little you convey the truth that you do not know nor do you understand the truth