How can I be sure that I've recieved the gift to pray in tongues?
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If you cannot translate what you say and share those prayers with others then its just random gibberish. Most cases of speaking in tongues are fake.
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Here is what the Adventist web site says:\n\n"18. The Gift of Prophecy:\nOne of the gifts of the Holy Spirit is prophecy. This gift is an identifying mark of the remnant church and was manifested in the ministry of Ellen. G. White . As the Lord's messenger, her writings are a continuing and authoritative source of truth which provide for the church comfort, guidance, instruction, and correction. They also make clear that the Bible is the standard by which all teaching and experience must be tested. (Joel 2:28, 29; Acts 2:14-21; Heb. 1:1-3; Rev. 12:17; 19:10.)"
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Yes !? Why do you ask ? Have you ? Need more info? Am a pastors wife-might be able to help you! Yes dude you have to be saved to speak in tongues! Have the Holy Spirit to do  that - as the spirit gives the utterance ! you are not saved you can not speak in this way to God ! Only a Holy person can do this =by the leading of the holy spirit! You can go to heaven not all Christians speak in tongues! Not right or wrong thing-YOu will go to Hell if you are not saved Read Romans 10 . What kind of church taught you that. YOu were not going to hell for that dear ! God loves you , Gave his only son that you could be saved! YOU speak in a tongue to talk to GOd-then the devil cant understand what you are saying! When you grow in Christ-the holy spirit leads you to pray, sing in tongues-As the spirit leads you you cant just speak like this dear ! DO you understand? Please get this -  you will not go to hell if you cant speak in tongues! If you want that read  the bible-pray tell God That.
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By one of the gifts from God that is called, "Discerning of Spirits"\n\n1 Cor. 12.10\n\n\nAlso, we can "Test Everything", by comparing what is being said with "The Word Of Truth", "The Bible".
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I'm approaching this question purely from a biblical perspective. If you'd like something more from a point of view and less scriptural just let me know.\n\nI would point you to 1 Corinthians 12 which gives the apostle Paul's take on the gifts of the Spirit, including speaking in tongues.\n\nHe starts off in verse 1 saying to the "brethren" that he doesn't want them to be ignorant on the matter.  Well, that's good, because apparently the folks at Corinth were very confused about the subject.  \n\nPaul in verse 7 tries to make it clear that every manifestation of the Spirit is "for the profit of all".  Then he gives a rundown of all of the gifts.  \n\nBy the time we get to 1 Corinthians 13, he's made it clear that he thinks that love is the most important gift.  In verse 1, he mentions something interesting though.  He says, "Though I speak with the tongues of men AND of angels..."  So, he draws a distinction between the two. There is an earthly language and there is a heavenly language.  \n\nNow if you take into account the first time we read about the gift of tongues in use, we'd have to go to the book of Acts (Acts 2:1-12) for the incident that occurred at Pentecost. Peter was preaching and though many people spoke different languages, each heard his sermon in his or her own "tongue." That's a practical use of the gift.  However, this was far from what was happening at the church in Corinth. No one could understand what anyone who was speaking in tongues was saying!  \n\nThis is why Paul says in 1 Corinthian 14:2: For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speakth not unto men, but unto God: for no man UNDERSTANDETH him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries.\n\nBut he also warns in verses 4 and 6-11, that if you do this you are only edifying yourself. He would rather that you prophesy or teach so that everyone can be edified.  Further, he says that if he was to come speaking to them in other languages, what would it profit them, unless they understood what is being said?\n\nIn conclusion I give you Paul's advice. Earnestly desire the BEST gifts. Those that build others up.  It does appear that the phenomenon of speaking in tongues, at least from a biblical perspective did indeed have a place in the early church, but even then the apostle to the gentiles downplayed it's importance and urged rather that we speak so that we can be understood for the edification of all. This was because Corinth, as many churches still do today, overemphasized and singled out this one manifestation of the Spirit and left the other gifts underutilized.
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are you speaking in tongues?
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When I did my confirmation I received a "Dedicated Bible". It was the coolest thing. It is a Bible where you can write anything on the back. The popular thing to wirte would he his name a small prayer or dedication and you name (the sponsor) and the date. This is a Bible he could use for a long time, or just conserve it, and he will remember you and that special day. Hope this helps!
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Some people think spiritual gifts are natural gifts given spiritual power and put into the service of God; others think spiritual gifts are separate from natural gifts.  I don't know which is true.  However, the Bible does mention spiritual gifts in several places in the New Testament: 1 Corinthians 12 and 14, for instance.\n\nYou can discover your gifts by trying several activities at church (and elsewhere) and seeing what you're good at.  You can ask God to show you.  You can practice several gifts and see if they come.  You can also take written tests that indicate what your spiritual gifts are.  You can also look at your natural talents, tendencies, and personality.\n\nPut "spiritual gifts test" in a search engine and you'll find quite a few websites!\n\nTo answer your specific questions:\n\nDo you think they are real? Yes.\nHow do people get them?  From the Holy Spirit, and developed over time through prayer, ministry, activity, and learning.\nWhen we are saved are we automatically equipped with them? I think so.  I've been told that all believers have at least one spiritual gifts.  Think of the Parable of the Talents, although that parable may not be explicitly about spiritual gifts.\nHow do you feel about the gifts of discernment or discernment of spirits? Do you think that legit or no? Yes, but be careful here.  Some people think they are discerning spirits when they're really acting out of their own preferences or biases.  For example, I heard a story a couple of decades ago that Believer A told Believer B that her household had a Spirit of Art and to get rid of her paintings (by other artists, not her own).  Believer B did so, and later regretted trashing such valuable artwork.  Apparently Believer A had a bias against art, as quite a few ultraconservative believers do.
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I'll take it to the intersessory prayer teem!...You did'nt say whether or not if they were saved!  ..when you pray\nI'm sure God will reveal to you as to what to do!...Keep Your Prayers Going Up To God Also!...I'll be praying for you!...God Bless!
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You can tell with the evidence of speaking with other tongues. "Accepting the Lord Jesus" is not a bad practice, it is only the first step. You have to believe before you receive. I personally believed and then received the holy ghost at a later time. I spoke in other tongues when I received the holy ghost. It is a sign given to unbelievers around you as well as a sign to yourself. Acts 2:38 says "Repent and be baptized, everyone of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins and you SHALL receive the gift of the Holy Ghost." Every time someone received the holy ghost in the Bible, they spoke in an another tongue. The reason this is only mentioned in the Book of Acts is because this is the only book that shows people actually receiving the holy ghost. In every book written before this, the spirit was not given to anyone. The books after were written to those who had received the holy ghost, in other words, the churches.
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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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yes it is, and is described in the book of Acts....\n\nToday it is still scriptural.  How people use this gift of the Holy spirit is up to them.  It should be done with reverence, as it is the holy spirit speaking through the person, presenting their prayer needs to God. It is a gift that helps us pray when we do not know what to say or do not have the proper words to express our feelings....If people abuse this gift (for example, for attracting attention to oneself), then this will grieve the holy spirit, and the prayer will not have any value or positive response from God.
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Talking and praying in "Tounges" is a gift of the Holy Spirit. It is a gift that the Apostles recieved at Pentecost after Jesus ascended into heaven to sit at God's right hand. They recieved this gift from God when they recieved His Holy Spirit.\n\nThis gift is used by many Christians today as a means of communicating in the Spirit directly with God. Because we are hampered spiritually by our flesh and obstucted by our minds (the place where Satan does ALL of his real damage), God has provided us with a mean's to express those things that only our spirits know or understand but nonetheless need to be said. There is a complementry gift of "Interpretation of Tounges".\n\nMany Christians believe that these gifts were only given to those who formed part of the early church, that they were special gifts given to help the followers of Christ in the early days and effectively died off later.\n\nMy personal belief is that this gift never died off at all, that true Spirit filled believers are given the gift of Tounges when they recieve God's Holy Spirit and that they are only now begining to put it to use again.\n\nA good question would be, Why Now, Is there some special need, as was the case in begining times?\n\nAct 2:4\nAnd they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
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The day I received the gift of the Holy Spirit.\n\n5000 young people praising the Lord, learning, praying for each other. Then I started talking with words I did not know but yet they came out as if I had used them my whole life. Since that moment things have been different, when I pray for people things happen, God talks to me in ways people cannot understand, He shows me things most do not see, and when I speak the word of God comes alive to others.
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Have you tried reading it from the MESSAGE translation?\n\nPhilippians 4:4-9  \n4Celebrate God all day, every day. I mean, revel in him! 5Make it as clear as you can to all you meet that you're on their side, working with them and not against them. Help them see that the Master is about to arrive. He could show up any minute!\n\n    6Don't fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. 7Before you know it, a sense of God's wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. It's wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your life.\n\n    8Summing it all up, friends, I'd say you'll do best by filling your minds and meditating on things true, noble, reputable, authentic, compelling, gracious--the best, not the worst; the beautiful, not the ugly; things to praise, not things to curse. 9Put into practice what you learned from me, what you heard and saw and realized. Do that, and God, who makes everything work together, will work you into his most excellent harmonies.
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the holy ghost doesnt always let you speek in tongues. its a form of baptism that is given to you by the holy spirit. a gift for those who accept Jesus Christ as their lord and savior and believes that Jesus Christ died on the cross for the remitance of our sins.when god feels you are ready for this anniontment, he will pass it on to you. remember that god doesnt give you salvation to take it away. salvation is given to you by God for eternity. trust in God and keep faith in everything in life.
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Yes they can, but you want to wait until God gives you the real thing. There is a lot out there in Charis-mania and some is real and some is false you just have to discern for yourself if it is real. \n\nAs far as tongues goes, don't listen to naysayers. The Acts 2 account in my opionion was a known language BUT (God can be as diverse as he wants with what he does) I will just give you a couple of scriptures and let you decide:\n\nA second type of Biblical tongues (prayer language?)\n1 Cor 14:2 For anyone who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men but to God. Indeed, NO ONE UNDERSTANDS HIM; he utters mysteries with his spirit.\n\nA third type of Biblical Tongues (probably public)\n1 Cor 12:10 to another miraculous powers, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in different kinds of tongues, and to still another the interpretation of tongues.