Is speaking in tongues scriptural?
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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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Speaking in Tongues is evidence you got the Holy Ghost..\n\n\nAct 2:38
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I agree that speaking in tongues is not just a spiritual gift, but is something that evidence of being baptized in the Holy Spirit.  Once someone is baptized in the Holy Spirit, they should be able to speak in tongues.\n\nThere is a difference between the evidence of being baptized in the Holy Spirit "tongues" and the spiritual gift of speaking in other tongues.  The Holy Spirit baptism "tongues" that anyone is capable of doing is an unknown spiritual language between you and God that cannot be translated, here's a scripture:\n\n"For he who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men but to God, for no one understands him; however, in the spirit he speaks mysteries." (1 Cor. 14:2)\n\nThe spiritual gift of speaking in other tongues is normally meant to be interpreted by someone else who has the gift of interpreting other tongues, for the purpose of instructing the Church.  Here's the scripture for this:\n\n"I wish you all spoke with tongues, but even more that you prophesied; for he who prophesies is greater than he who speaks with tongues, unless indeed he interprets, that the church may receive edification." (1 Cor. 14:5)
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The "speaking in tongues" mentioned in the Bible was the ability to speak in a real understandable language which the speaker had never studied or learned before, like if I suddenly started speaking in Russian or Arabic or something. It was one of the miraculous gifts attributed to the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, all of which ended in the 1st century.  \n\nAlso it is interesting to note that a restriction was placed on its use--only if it could be understood by the listeners or there was a translator present.\n\nWhat is practiced in the modern denominations breaks both of those rules and is therefore proven to be false. Vain babbling is no more speaking in tongues than an elephant is an insect.
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Just about any noise the one doing it wants to make...from all that I have heard. There is NO Biblical justification for what is refered to as speaking in tongues, as it is practiced to day, by many sects.\n\nThe gift of tongues was given to the Apostles on the first Petacost. It was the ability to speak in all the languages of those gathered in Jerusalem at that time for that High feast day of the jews. That is all there was to it.\n\nIf one dose begin to speak in tongues it will be in a known language. If there is no one there to interprt then the one speaking must stop and keep quiet.
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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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Did you speak in true tongues (languages) or incomprehensible\ngibberish? you would do better to obey the commandments and have charity (love)\n\n(Act 2:4)  And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.\n(Act 2:5)  And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven.\n(Act 2:6)  Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language.\n(Act 2:7)  And they were all amazed and marveled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galilaeans?\n(Act 2:8)  And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born?\n(Act 2:9)  Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia,\n(Act 2:10)  Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes,\n(Act 2:11)  Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God.\n(Act 2:12)  And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one to another, What meaneth this?\n\nThe time for tongues has ceased...\n1Co 13:8  Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away. \n\n1Co 13:1  Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
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No, speak boldly YEA or NAY.\n\nPut on the whole gospel armour of God. Always have your shield of faith Jesus Christ. Always wield the sword which is the Word of God.
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NO\n\nThe Bible does indicate how long the ‘gift of tongues’ would be a part of Christian experience. According to the record, this gift and the other gifts of the spirit were always conveyed to persons by the laying on of hands of the apostles of Jesus Christ or in their presence. (Acts 2:4, 14, 17; 10:44-46; 19:6; see also Acts 8:14-18.) Thus, after their death and when the individuals who in that way had received the gifts died, the miraculous gifts resulting from the operation of God’s spirit must have come to their end. Such a view agrees with the purpose of those gifts as stated at Hebrews 2:2-4.\n\nAmong those ‘speaking in tongues’ today are Pentecostals and Baptists, also Roman Catholics, Episcopalians, Methodists, Lutherans, and Presbyterians. Jesus said that the holy spirit would ‘guide his disciples into all the truth.’ (John 16:13) Do the members of each of these religions believe that the others who also “speak in tongues” have been guided into “all the truth”? How could that be, since they are not all in agreement? What spirit is making it possible for them to “speak in tongues”?\n\nIn the first century, when Christians ‘spoke in tongues,’ what they said had meaning to people who knew those languages. (Acts 2:4, 8) Today, is it not true that ‘speaking in tongues’ usually involves an ecstatic outburst of unintelligible sounds?\n\nIn the first century, the Bible shows, congregations were to limit the ‘speaking in tongues’ to two or three persons who might do that at any given meeting; they were to do it “each in turn,” and if there was no interpreter present they were to keep silent. (1 Cor. 14:27, 28, RS) Is that what is being done today?
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It seems that they are speaking gibberish, but that they don't know it.  They essentially trick themselves into having this religious experience.  This is not saying that someone CANNOT speak in tongues through the Holy Spirit, but only that if they did, only that the examples we see today do not appear to be actual supernatural experiences.  Every linguist who has studied various individuals speaking in tongues has stated that what is being spoken is not an actual language (not just a known language, but that it isn't language).  There are those also that believe they have the gift of interpreting these tongues.  But, when a recording of someone speaking in a tongue has been brought to several interpreters, the interpretations are not the same.  \n\nPeople can trick themselves into believing they are speaking in tongues, or that they understand these tongues, but when put to the test, these "miracles" do not seem to be miraculous at all.  These people are not bad people, just fooled.
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If you mean is it scriptural in the sense of, "Does the Bible lay out the church lectionery, Years A through C inclusive?" No, the Bible does not do that. \n\nBut keep in mind that Christianity is more than the Bible, and the Bible is not an idol. Yes, St. Basil's liturgy is not in the Bible, but then, neither are altar calls.\n\nThat said, you certainly can find a forty day fast in the Bible (Jesus' 40 days in the desert), and you certainly find a rather detailed description of one specific Passover circa 33 A.D. that had a rather powerful effect on history!\n\nLent evolved from a tradition of the earliest church - converts (catechumens) would be baptized on Pascha (Easter.) For the forty days prior, the converts were expected to fast and prepare themselves mentally and spiritually for their baptism. Later, people who were already Christians would join with the catechumens, in solidarity with their fast - the whole church would fast for their baptism at Pascha.\n\nNow - yes - this practice is strictly speaking not in the Bible. But neither are church bulletins, televangelism, Amy Grant songs, or church organs. That doesn't reflect badly on any of these things. It permits, rather, the church to continue to be innovative in finding new ways to praise God, whether these be 2nd century devotional traditions, or 21st century devotional traditions.
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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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Well, I believe that speaking and interpreting tongues is an attribute of the Holy Ghost, and I don't doubt what happened at all. ;)\n\nI do, however, believe that there is so much more to the Holy Ghost than tongue speaking.\n\nYou asked a very good question, though.
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Yes, he can. But he speaks to you in different ways, through your parents, your loved one, he may speak to you through a priest, or through the challenges he gives you, through Mother Nature and most of all, he speaks through the Bible. He understands you whatever language you speak and He'll talk to you in a language you know. He speaks to you from your heart. So listen well and pay attention. Always pray for guidance.
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Jesus spoke quite explicitly about the written Scriptures and the oral traditions. Bible students today also see a clear difference between the so-called "Torah" (the written Hebrew Scriptures, or "Old Testament") and oral works which became the Mishnah and Talmud.\n\n(Matthew 4:4) [Jesus] said: “It is written, ‘Man must live, not on bread alone, but on every utterance coming forth through Jehovah’s mouth.’”\n\n(Deuteronomy 8:3) Not by bread alone does man live but by every expression of Jehovah’s mouth does man live.\n\n\nClearly, Jesus respected the written Scriptures and taught respect for them. By comparison, note the disdain with which Jesus referred to the oral traditions:\n\n(Matthew 5:43-44) You heard that it was said, ‘You must love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ 44 However, I say to you: Continue to love you enemies and to pray for those persecuting you; \n\n(Matthew 15:6-9) . . .And so you have made the word of God invalid because of your tradition. 7 You hypocrites, Isaiah aptly prophesied about you, when he said, 8 ‘This people honors me with their lips, yet their heart is far removed from me. 9 It is in vain that they keep worshiping me, because they teach commands of men as doctrines.’” \n\nLearn more:\nhttp://watchtower.org/e/20050101a/\nhttp://watchtower.org/archives/index.htm#bible
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I miself speak in toungues so i tink baptists need to surender their doctrine and ask for the Holy Ghost. It is normal that a person thinks that someone speaking in\ntoungues is mad,just look at Corinthians 14 and Acts 2  \nspeaking in toungues is for your own belife.If you want to prouve that speaking in toungues is a key element of christianity than remember that all profets are also speaking in toungues and it is easy to realize that a profet is real after God speaks to \nyou abaut thing you have kept hidden and abaut thing that will hape ( and hapen every time).\nBTW just so that readers know next year is gowig to be much harder that this one with more  casualties and deaths. \nThis year we had earthqaqes and flods , next year the world will also experience fire!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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It is written...Yes, because it is a spiritual gift given to God's children.  When one gets touched by God strongly one gives God control of self.  When one praises God in the Spirit is out of love one feels for God at moment and the language prays and changes.into a different language at times.  \n\nRecently my Pastor prayed in the Spirit & a couple went forward for salvation because God Spoke to them in their home language (French) through my Pastor.  Pastor doesn't know French.  That was the first time that happened to Him.  Also another couple went forward for salvation that didn't know any English, but because of the Spirit led them to salvation even if they didn't understand the sermon.\n\nPraying in the Spirit builds faith.  When one needs their faith built up, just pray in the Spirit.  I feel loved by God when I feel His Spirit so much and am overcome by it.  It Also helps in prayer when you need answers.  Just pray in the Spirit and ask and receive the answer in the Spirit.\n\nI fell away for 10 years and then fell apart.  After a year of confusion,  I found a church where the pastor prayed for me.  I went forward  3 or 4 times.  The last time God poured out the Spirit on me strongly where my arms went straight up for the first time and I prayed in a different language immersed in the Spirit.  Still immersed in the Spirit, I went home and stared in my closet, pulled out a book, dropped it & the Holy Spirit directed me to toss the Mormon book out.  I pulled out another one my mother-n-law  gave me.  A Zion book.  I feared I would have to toss it.    Instead I opened to a page & directed to a verse, "It is the Spirit that you have received that will lead you into all truth and is not a liar. "   I knew that was biblical.\n\n1st John 2:27  writes:  But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you:  but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.\n\nSo, I obeyed, and slept a sound sleep for the first time in about a year.  I was delivered.\n\nSpeaking in tongues is just one of the gifts of God given to His children. Read 1st Corinthians 12.