speaking in tongues is NOT proof you are born again. I believe in speaking in tongues but not that it is proof of salvation or it should be gibberish done publically unless an interpretor is there and it edifies the church. God sees people's hearts and condemns those who claim gifts from Him that He has NOT given them.
we should all guard our tongues for we will be held to account for every word uttered.
The only true ones that need utterance are these: (notice the heart must also believe)
Romans 10:8-11
New King James Version (NKJV)
8 But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart”[a](that is, the word of faith which we preach): 9 that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. 11 For the Scripture says, “Whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame.”[b
we should all guard our tongues for we will be held to account for every word uttered.
The only true ones that need utterance are these: (notice the heart must also believe)
Romans 10:8-11
New King James Version (NKJV)
8 But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart”[a](that is, the word of faith which we preach): 9 that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. 11 For the Scripture says, “Whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame.”[b