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Mark 16:17; "These signs will accompany those who have believed: in My name they will cast out demons, they will speak with new tongues;
Acts 2:4; And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit was giving them utterance.
Acts 2:11; Cretans and Arabs—we hear them in our own tongues speaking of the mighty deeds of God."
Acts 10:46; For they were hearing them speaking with tongues and exalting God. Then Peter answered,
Acts 19:6; And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they began speaking with tongues and prophesying.
1Cor 12:10; and to another the effecting of miracles, and to another prophecy, and to another the distinguishing of spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, and to another the interpretation of tongues.
1Cor 12:28; And God has appointed in the church, first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations, various kinds of tongues.
1Cor 12:30; All do not have gifts of healings, do they? All do not speak with tongues, do they? All do not interpret, do they?
1Cor 13:1; If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but do not have love, I have become a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.
1Cor 13:8; Love never fails; but if there are gifts of prophecy, they will be done away; if there are tongues, they will cease; if there is knowledge, it will be done away.
1Cor 14:5; Now I wish that you all spoke in tongues, but even more that you would prophesy; and greater is one who prophesies than one who speaks in tongues, unless he interprets, so that the church may receive edifying.
1Cor 14:6; But now, brethren, if I come to you speaking in tongues, what will I profit you unless I speak to you either by way of revelation or of knowledge or of prophecy or of teaching?
1Cor 14:18; I thank God, I speak in tongues more than you all;
1Cor 14:21; In the Law it is written, "BY MEN OF STRANGE TONGUES AND BY THE LIPS OF STRANGERS I WILL SPEAK TO THIS PEOPLE, AND EVEN SO THEY WILL NOT LISTEN TO ME," says the Lord.
1Cor 14:22; So then tongues are for a sign, not to those who believe but to unbelievers; but prophecy is for a sign, not to unbelievers but to those who believe.
1Cor 14:23; Therefore if the whole church assembles together and all speak in tongues, and ungifted men or unbelievers enter, will they not say that you are mad?
1Cor 14:39; Therefore, my brethren, desire earnestly to prophesy, and do not forbid to speak in tongues.
1Cor 14:2; For one who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men but to God; for no one understands, but in his spirit he speaks mysteries.
1Cor 14:4; One who speaks in a tongue edifies himself; but one who prophesies edifies the church.
1Cor 14:9; So also you, unless you utter by the tongue speech that is clear, how will it be known what is spoken? For you will be speaking into the air.
1Cor 14:13; Therefore let one who speaks in a tongue pray that he may interpret.
1Cor 14:14; For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unfruitful.
1Cor 14:19; however, in the church I desire to speak five words with my mind so that I may instruct others also, rather than ten thousand words in a tongue.
1Cor 14:26; What is the outcome then, brethren? When you assemble, each one has a psalm, has a teaching, has a revelation, has a tongue, has an interpretation. Let all things be done for edification.
1Cor 14:27; If anyone speaks in a tongue, it should be by two or at the most three, and each in turn, and one must interpret;
Now whether speaking in tongues is required or not... can be debated.
Whether praying in the spirit is the same as speaking in tongues, can be debated.
Certainly praying in tongues is in the Bible ( 1Cor 14:14; )
But one is for sure, we have over two dozen verses above that say many in the church spoke in tongues, ( in fact it seems the majority spoke in tongues )
So then tongues are from God/The Holy Spirit. They are not from man. It seems to be a common place practice in the early church. It is still practiced in Pentecostal churches today, and you have wonder
why some churches don't practice it? It is a gift of the Holy Spirit 1Cor 12:10; does everyone have this gift? Maybe not, but apparently many did, and many still do.
The debate over whether tongues is good or bad, from God or from Satan shouldn't even exist.
Why tongues? I don't know, I've heard many possibilities. Perhaps it is a miraculous thing like healing or prophesying. Perhaps Satan can't understand what is said in a tongue.
Perhaps it is a way to reach people who would have otherwise never heard the gospel in their language, I don't know. But I do know it's from God.
Acts 2:4; And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit was giving them utterance.
Acts 2:11; Cretans and Arabs—we hear them in our own tongues speaking of the mighty deeds of God."
Acts 10:46; For they were hearing them speaking with tongues and exalting God. Then Peter answered,
Acts 19:6; And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they began speaking with tongues and prophesying.
1Cor 12:10; and to another the effecting of miracles, and to another prophecy, and to another the distinguishing of spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, and to another the interpretation of tongues.
1Cor 12:28; And God has appointed in the church, first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations, various kinds of tongues.
1Cor 12:30; All do not have gifts of healings, do they? All do not speak with tongues, do they? All do not interpret, do they?
1Cor 13:1; If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but do not have love, I have become a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.
1Cor 13:8; Love never fails; but if there are gifts of prophecy, they will be done away; if there are tongues, they will cease; if there is knowledge, it will be done away.
1Cor 14:5; Now I wish that you all spoke in tongues, but even more that you would prophesy; and greater is one who prophesies than one who speaks in tongues, unless he interprets, so that the church may receive edifying.
1Cor 14:6; But now, brethren, if I come to you speaking in tongues, what will I profit you unless I speak to you either by way of revelation or of knowledge or of prophecy or of teaching?
1Cor 14:18; I thank God, I speak in tongues more than you all;
1Cor 14:21; In the Law it is written, "BY MEN OF STRANGE TONGUES AND BY THE LIPS OF STRANGERS I WILL SPEAK TO THIS PEOPLE, AND EVEN SO THEY WILL NOT LISTEN TO ME," says the Lord.
1Cor 14:22; So then tongues are for a sign, not to those who believe but to unbelievers; but prophecy is for a sign, not to unbelievers but to those who believe.
1Cor 14:23; Therefore if the whole church assembles together and all speak in tongues, and ungifted men or unbelievers enter, will they not say that you are mad?
1Cor 14:39; Therefore, my brethren, desire earnestly to prophesy, and do not forbid to speak in tongues.
1Cor 14:2; For one who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men but to God; for no one understands, but in his spirit he speaks mysteries.
1Cor 14:4; One who speaks in a tongue edifies himself; but one who prophesies edifies the church.
1Cor 14:9; So also you, unless you utter by the tongue speech that is clear, how will it be known what is spoken? For you will be speaking into the air.
1Cor 14:13; Therefore let one who speaks in a tongue pray that he may interpret.
1Cor 14:14; For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unfruitful.
1Cor 14:19; however, in the church I desire to speak five words with my mind so that I may instruct others also, rather than ten thousand words in a tongue.
1Cor 14:26; What is the outcome then, brethren? When you assemble, each one has a psalm, has a teaching, has a revelation, has a tongue, has an interpretation. Let all things be done for edification.
1Cor 14:27; If anyone speaks in a tongue, it should be by two or at the most three, and each in turn, and one must interpret;
Now whether speaking in tongues is required or not... can be debated.
Whether praying in the spirit is the same as speaking in tongues, can be debated.
Certainly praying in tongues is in the Bible ( 1Cor 14:14; )
But one is for sure, we have over two dozen verses above that say many in the church spoke in tongues, ( in fact it seems the majority spoke in tongues )
So then tongues are from God/The Holy Spirit. They are not from man. It seems to be a common place practice in the early church. It is still practiced in Pentecostal churches today, and you have wonder
why some churches don't practice it? It is a gift of the Holy Spirit 1Cor 12:10; does everyone have this gift? Maybe not, but apparently many did, and many still do.
The debate over whether tongues is good or bad, from God or from Satan shouldn't even exist.
Why tongues? I don't know, I've heard many possibilities. Perhaps it is a miraculous thing like healing or prophesying. Perhaps Satan can't understand what is said in a tongue.
Perhaps it is a way to reach people who would have otherwise never heard the gospel in their language, I don't know. But I do know it's from God.
