Talking in Tongues.. please explain this..?
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Yes you are correct.\nThe Bible account tells us it was 33CE and a new covenant was to replace the ancient jewish law covernant.\nIn Jesus'day printing and broadcasting did not exist,and written records were not common among the ordinary people.\nWorshipers of Jehovah had come to the Festival of Pentecost in Jerusalem from over a dozen lands in Africa,Asia and Europe and they spoke several different languages.About 120 of Jesus' disciples also assembled in Jerusalem.Empowered with God's holy spirit,the disciples started to speak with differenct tongues.What a banquet of good news was served to a multitude of worshipers!These were able to "hear them speaking in their own tongues about the magnificent things of God"-Acts2:5-11\nToday many feel that they are assisted by God's holy spirit to speak in tongues.How can we reconcile this with Scriptural evidence that the gift of tongues has passed away?\nSpeaking in tongues usually amounts to highly emotional outbursts of sound that no one understands.So it cannot be from God.Jesus said that religious hypocrites would try to attach his name to such "powerful works"but he rejected these "workers of lawlessness"(Mat.7:21-23).And Paul prophetically warned of a future time when there would be fraudulent miracles or "lying signs and portents".Thus "every unrighteous deception"is a speciality of the archdeceiver,Satan the Devil-2Thess.2:8-10.
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It is the same.\n\nSpeaking in tongues was just one of the gifts of the Holy Spirit. But bare in mind that when they spoke in tongues everyone heard it in their own language since it was the day of Pentecost and you had Jews from other countries who spoke different tongues. It is not the false speaking in tongues being practiced in some Church's' today.\n\nThere are only three actual examples of speaking in tongues recorded in the Bible (Acts chapters 2, 10, and 19). If we look at these three cases, we should find a clearer picture of this controversial gift. \n\n"When the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them cloven [divided] tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance." Acts 2:1-4.  \n\n \nFire is a symbol for power. God sent this gift in the form of tongues of fire so they would know that He would empower their feeble tongues in the same way He strengthened Moses to go before Pharaoh (Exodus 4:10-12) and touched Isaiah's lips with a coal from the heavenly altar (Isaiah 6:6, 7).
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I raise my eyebrow at the whole idea. Now if I was suddenly filled with the Holly Spirit and was so overjoyed that I couldn't form words in English and spoke something like Latin or Italian.. then yeah.. but jabbering on in a "language so ancient" that no one understands it.. then no.. they are not speaking in tongues.. they just can't express themselves in words.. so they make sounds.
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Yes I have.  I can tell you exactly the first time and where I was at.  I was going through a messy divorce and I was in the shower singing praises to the Lord and all of the sudden it was as though angels had taken over the singing what a beautiful sound it was.  Tongues is Gods way of communicating with us when we don't know how and we are losr for words.  Why are you asking such a question?
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Actually, speaking in tongues is supposed to be a special gift that is only given to some people according to the Bible. Not every Christian can speak in tongues. According to the basic Christian faith, one has to actually want to speak in tongues to be able to do so. No certain type of Christian is given such an ability. \n\nAlso, speaking in tongues can also be dangerous because it can result in the work of the devil because there is no sure way to establish what the speaker is actually saying. It could be a innocent prayer, or it could be an utterance of the devil. Thus, speaking in tongues is not necessarily always good.
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A "tongue fast" is usually called a "vow of silence."  There are many religious societies (orders) of both men's and women's religious societies (orders) who take a vow of silence... and they talk only in emergency situations... or during the daily recreation time when it is allowed... most of these orders are called cloistered orders... \nDuring a christian retreat, it is common to have silence... as to allow everyone privacy in their prayers and times of meditation... to "listen" to God. Retreats can last one day, three days... even a week.  Most of these religious societies (Monasteries or Convents) have open retreats for the public to come and stay...for a conservative fee of course...to give people the opportunity to have time to get closer to God.
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You receive the holy spirit when you ask for it ...you know you have it when you speak in tongues while praising God
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No. \nSource 1:\n    * 1 Cor. 12:7-11, "But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal. For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit; To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues. But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will."\n\n    * 1 Cor. 12:29-30, "Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all workers of miracles? Have all the gifts of healing? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret?"\n\nNot all speak in tongues because God doesn't give the gift to everyone.  Speaking in tongues is not THE sign of salvation, but A sign.  If anything, the fruit of the indwelling Spirit of God is listed in Gal. 5:22-23 is the sign of salvation.  \n\n    "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law" (Gal. 5:22-23).\n\nSource 2: Was there a point in time when you surrendered your life to Christ? Was there a moment of brokenness when you recognized that you are indeed ungodly and cannot become righteous by your deeds? Have you invited Jesus into your heart and made Him Lord? Has there been a change so that you are no longer living for the world, but living for Christ. Walking in obedience out of love for God is evidence of salvation. Speaking in tongues is not.
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yes, i have. a lot. so if i listed all the circumstances we'd be here a while. so i'll give you the situation with a good friend of mine. well, my best friend really. she's dead now (this past march...semi collided with her friend's car). when she speaks in tongues all the time i don't know WHAT she's saying obviously. i've heard that people who speak in tongues know what the subject is that they're talking about but not what they're saying. it's a spirit to God thing that they're not fully aware of. when my friend spoke in tongues the time that stands out the most was while i was trying to do something that was right and it was VERY hard for me. so she was praying for me in the "spirit language" as tongues is also called.
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It's odd because i am always helping people understand wicca by explaining that spell casting is essentially the same process as prayer.  Different words for the same spiritual process imho.  But words are the only way we have to communicate here so we have to talk about what they mean and come to some agreement.  But it's not productive to argue over what words mean too much.  Better to try to really UNDERSTAND others.
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yes\nThere is a lot spoken about tongues all in Corinthians. \nRemember tongues is speaking in another language such as if I spoke in Spanish right now comprenda. It is not babbling.\n\n1 Corinthians 12:8For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom;  to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; 9 To another faith by the same Spirit;  to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit; 10 To another the working of miracles;  to another prophecy;  to another discerning of spirits;  to another divers kinds of tongues;  to another the interpretation of tongues: 11But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.
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My first guess would be that this person is engaging in the practice known as "speaking in tongues."  Charismatic churches teach that the Holy Spirit will move a Christian at times to speak in a "Heavenly" language which can only be understood by someone else who has been likewise blessed by the Holy Spirit to interpret it.
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"Slain in the Spirit" is when the Holy Spirit comes upon you and not only do you fall out but you start talking in tongues.  I, personally, do not believe in the people that do this as being truthful, I think that they desire a spiritual connection so much their mind allows them to become convinced that this so called "spiritual" experience is happening when it's just a mind trick. If you believe in something enough your mind can make anything happen... doesn't mean it's real
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1 Corinthians 12:7-11\nBut the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all: for to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another the word of knowledge through the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healings by the same Spirit, to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another the discerning of spirits, to another different kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues.  But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually as He wills.\n\nYes.  I most definitely believe them.  I have witnessed them.  I have the gift of speaking in tongues.  And you can have more than one by the way.  I wish you the best on your path to God.  I will  be praying for you.  Merry Christmas. :)
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tongues and tongues for interperetation are two very different things.  anyone who is a child of God can recieve the gift of speaking in tongues.  its basically a way to communicate to God straight from our spirit, getting our mind out of the way.  we can also pray about things that we dont know about using the gift of tongues.  it is the Holy spirit inside of us that gives us this unique language.\n\ntongues for interperetation are a whole different story.  while speaking/praying in tongues is  talking to God, tongues for interperetation are spoken to men (women, too)  \nthis is one of the gifts of the spirit, and not available to everyone.  its for those that saturate themselves with God to the point that He speaks throught them directly.  \n\nthe whole thing for either of them is getting your carnal mind out of the way, so that God can be asked to do things he wouldn't be asked to otherwise.  since He is all-knowing and all-powerful, he knows what we need to pray for when we dont.  this is why the Holy Spirit (still God) gives us the unction to pray in tongues, since God can do nothing on earth without being asked.  \n\nif you want some more info, read "why tongues" by Kenneth Hagin or "not drunk as you suppose" by Vickie Shearin.  both cover mainly the topic of tongues as a prayer language, and are very good
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I always was told that speaking in tongues was the evidence, but it was not until I had an experience like described in the bible.  It says in the bible that fire rested on the follower's heads.  My experience was similar, but the flame rested in my heart.  After that I began to change.  I could like, see people through God's eyes, feel his love for them.  All this was with my heart.  It still amazes me how God loves people, all people.  My behavior changed.  My desires changed.  I often have states of bliss where I feel engulfed in love.  I can see why the holy spirit is referred to as the "comforter".  To me this was the baptism of the holy spirit.
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It is my understanding that speaking in tongues is the language spoken in Heaven.  It is mentioned numerous times in the New Testament.  Jesus told us He would send a "Comforter" (the Holy Spirit).  Evidence of being baptized by the Holy Spirit is the speaking in tongues.  Someone reading the New Testament will see this.  Speaking in tongues is suppose to "edify" the speaker.