Some people say that miracles and tongues ceased. Or Is it a Gift from God that still happens today? What does the bible say?Watch this Video!



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Hello Della,
The gift of tongues is still in full swing amongst many believers. It is only foreign to those who have never spoke or witnessed the gift. Many oppose tongues and call you crazy if you do it. I have the gift of praying in tongues as do many others. Two of my husband's brothers are in the Ministry, one a Pastor and another an assistant pastor. They are both baptist and they both think that speaking in tongues is foolishness and of the Devil. I had one Pastor tell me that this only happened 2,000 years ago and this is not in operation today.

Of course it has not ceased. Praise the Lord.
I do know some Baptist believe in tongues. My aunt is Baptist and the Holy Ghost is definitely in her church. It is however, unfortunate that two of my Baptist Brother's in-law think it's a sham. There is a Baptist church around the corner from us and they too think that tongues, shouting and all of it is a sham so I think every congregation is different even within the same denomination.
We are talking about Salvation Acts 2:38 Act 2:1-6 Here Rev,Anthony not Church Order in 1Cor. Two different topics.The Spirit Of God was being POURED OUT Just like on the Day Of Pentecost! It was the Power of God.

Sister Ew I too pray in tongues like the bible says in 1 Corinthians 14:2 (King James Version)

2For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries.

Some People Think it's wrong to hear someone speak in tongues when they hear them,But They are talking to God directly.
Praise Lord For His precious Gift!! Love Sister Morton
I used to be baptist until I didn't show SO CALLED Church Order,My going through THEIR Standard Of Church ORDER Like raising my hands and speaking in tongues as the spirit filled me up ,They Considered that OUT OF ORDER I didn't feel I Fit In Anymore and some even joked I was Bapticostal! But I was Hungry for More Of God And Left The Church in Search for Others who experienced what I had Experienced. Don't get me wrong Baptists are good people,I still have a lot of Baptist Friends. I just Wanted More of GOD IN MY LIFE and searched for More Truth. For I was raised a Baptist and wanted to know more about my experience. To Find Out 6 months later I visited an apostolic Pentecostal church a friend of mine invited me to,That what I experienced like Millions of others today experienced was found in the book of Acts on the Day Of Pentecost in Acts 2!
Praise The Lord! Jesus is So Awesome!!!
ok When addressing Tongues There are three different kinds of tongues biblically to be in line with the Word Of God.



(1) It is the initial evidence when someone is baptized with the Holy Ghost

Acts 2:4 (KJV) And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

Acts 10:44-46 (KJV) While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word. 45 And they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost. 46 For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Peter,

Acts 19:6 (KJV) And when Paul had laid His hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.



2. Speaking to God in personnel prayer

1 Corinthians 14:2 (KJV) For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth Him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries.

1 Corinthians 14:14-15 (KJV) For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful. 15 What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.

1 Corinthians 14:4 (KJV) He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth Himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church.



(3)Addressing the church, coupled with interpretation

1 Corinthians 14:13-27 (KJV) Wherefore let Him that speaketh in an unknown tongue pray that he may interpret. 14 For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful. 15 What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also. 16 Else when thou shalt bless with the spirit, how shall he that occupieth the room of the unlearned say Amen at thy giving of thanks, seeing he understandeth not what thou sayest? 17 For thou verily givest thanks well, but the other is not edified. 18 I thank my God, I speak with tongues more than ye all: 19 Yet in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that by my voice I might teach others also, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue. 20 Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men. 21 In the law it is written, With men of other tongues and other lips will I speak unto this people; and yet for all that will they not hear me, saith the Lord. 22 Wherefore tongues are for a sign, not to them that believe, but to them that believe not: but prophesying serveth not for them that believe not, but for them which believe. 23 If therefore the whole church be come together into one place, and all speak with tongues, and there come in those that are unlearned, or unbelievers, will they not say that ye are mad? 24 But if all prophesy, and there come in one that believeth not, or one unlearned, he is convinced of all, he is judged of all: 25 And thus are the secrets of His heart made manifest; and so falling down on His face he will worship God, and report that God is in you of a truth. 26 How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying. 27 If any man speak in an unknown tongue, let it be by two, or at the most by three, and that by course; and let one interpret. 85. 1 Corinthians 14:13-27 (KJV) Wherefore let Him that speaketh in an unknown tongue pray that he may interpret. 14 For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful. 15 What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also. 16 Else when thou shalt bless with the spirit, how shall he that occupieth the room of the unlearned say Amen at thy giving of thanks, seeing he understandeth not what thou sayest? 17 For thou verily givest thanks well, but the other is not edified. 18 I thank my God, I speak with tongues more than ye all: 19 Yet in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that by my voice I might teach others also, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue. 20 Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men. 21 In the law it is written, With men of other tongues and other lips will I speak unto this people; and yet for all that will they not hear me, saith the Lord. 22 Wherefore tongues are for a sign, not to them that believe, but to them that believe not: but prophesying serveth not for them that believe not, but for them which believe. 23 If therefore the whole church be come together into one place, and all speak with tongues, and there come in those that are unlearned, or unbelievers, will they not say that ye are mad? 24 But if all prophesy, and there come in one that believeth not, or one unlearned, he is convinced of all, he is judged of all: 25 And thus are the secrets of His heart made manifest; and so falling down on His face he will worship God, and report that God is in you of a truth. 26 How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying. 27 If any man speak in an unknown tongue, let it be by two, or at the most by three, and that by course; and let one interpret.

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Praise the Lord Della,

I saw this a view months back. It's quite amazing isn't it!!!
In the Church that I grew up in, we had a policy set by the Pastor: often people may speak in tongues, but there may be one speaking in tongues that stands out. It was when we heard this one, that the entire Church went silent. NO ON MOVED OR SPOKE! Why? Because we fully believed that if GOD used that person to speak out openly in such a manner, we sat expecting interpretation from either the same person or someone else. I not only believe in tongues, but I also expect interpretation to follow because GOD is speaking through the person.

I do NOT however believe that speaking in tongues is the evidence of the HOLY GHOST present within a person. The Apostles never taught that at all. No scripture gives this indication that the Apostles taught this. Quite the opposite, the Apostles believed that GOD's gifts will manifest in various ways. People try to use those three scriptures that Ms Della used to validate the doctrine. People also try to use Paul as an example. Yes Paul spoke in tongues, but he didn't start speaking in tongues when he was filled! This is proven by simply reading the scriptures:

Acts 9:17-22 "And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house; and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost. And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales: and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized. And when he had received meat, he was strengthened. Then was Saul certain days with the disciples which were at Damascus. And straightway he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God. But all that heard him were amazed, and said; Is not this he that destroyed them which called on this name in Jerusalem, and came hither for that intent, that he might bring them bound unto the chief priests? But Saul increased the more in strength, and confounded the Jews which dwelt at Damascus, proving that this is very Christ."

The TRUE evidence that the HOLY SPIRIT rests within a person is the Fruit of the Spirit not the Gifts of the Spirit. What did JESUS say? "You shall know them by the fruit they bare". The only difference between a real and false Apostle Prophet, Evangelist, Pastor or Teacher is who they truly serve. There are PLENTY of false Ministers that do signs and wonders. If one says speaking in tongues is the evidence of the presence of GOD, then they can EASILY be fooled.

Matthew 7:22-23 "Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity."

2 Corinthians 11:13-15 "For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works."

So yes, I do wholeheartedly believe that tongues are for today, as well as all the other ministry gifts. I do not, however, believe that tongues is the evidence of the HOLY SPIRIT within a person. You should know that a person has GOD living within them even before they start talking in tongues, or if they DO NOT talk in tongues at all.
Very true. Fortunately, the Pastor (who is now Bishop) was the type to rebuke devils and cast out demons present.

Training in the Prophetic comes much with experience. Its not just book work and a Teacher talking and you taking notes. Its OJT.
Bro Watson, I agree with almost everything that you said. The portions that I disagree with I will respond to.

You said: "One cannot speak in tongues without evidence of the indwelling Holy Spirit."

and

"Since the Holy Spirit gives Spiritual gifts to those that He sees fit to give them to, it doesn't make sense that He would give someone a Spiritual gift(s) who is none if His. This is why believers must try the spirits to see if they are of God. Those who speak in tongues edifies themselves (1 Cor. 14:4-5)."

My response: This couldn't be any further from the truth! False Prophets are ID'd not just by their prophesies not coming to pass. There are highly accurate Prophets who would lead one to worship a false god. This is a false Prophet as well. The gift and calling are without repentance (Romans 11:29). GOD has given these gifts and callings to serve Him with and HE won't just take them back, but its up to you to decide if you are going to serve GOD with them or Satan.

Therefore, if a person can heal by such gifts yet give GOD no glory, or do miracles and even raise the dead without GOD being present within it (necromancy still happens), why on Earth would tongues be impossible seeing that tongues rank LAST among those gifts? True He gives these gifts or us to serve Him, however you as well as many others forget that GOD forbade fire sacrifice, or divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch, a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer in Deuteronomy 18. If HE forbade it then IT CAN BE DONE BY SOMEONE WITHOUT HIS CONSENT!! ALL these things are actually gifts that were originally used for GOD, yet were perverted.

Are tongues that special that they too can't be duplicated, but raising the dead can? Think again. Recent studies have indicated that glossolalia is not a uniquely Christian practice. "Glossolalia" is practiced by a large number of native non-Christian living religions around the world. Glossolalia is found amoung the "Inuit (Eskimos), The Saami (Lapps), in Japanese seances in Hokkaido, in a small cult led by Genji Yanagide of Moji City, the shamans in Ethiopia in the zar cult and various spirits in Haitian Voodoo. L. Carlyle May shows that glossolalia in non-Christian religions is present in Malaysia, Indonesia, Siberia, Arctic regions, China, Japan, Korea, Arabia, and Burma, among other places. It is also present extensively in African tribal religions.



You said:

"Acts 2:4 states, "And they were all filled with the -----------> Holy Ghost, ---------> and began to speak with other tongues as the -----------> Spirit gave them utterance." Trevor, this is concrete proof that speaking in tongues IS the evidence of the HOLY SPIRIT. Speaking in tongues is the physical, Biblical evidence that one is baptized in the Holy Spirit. Just in case that you are thinking about countering me with 1 Corinthians 12:30, in that passage, Paul is talking about public ministry gifts that are manifested in the church. He is NOT talking about tongues as the initial sign of the baptism of the Holy Spirit, nor is he talking about tongues as a private, devotional prayer language. I hope this is clear to you."

My Response: I wasn't going to use 1st Corinthians as my only piece of evidence, but rest assured I was going to use it. And guess what, I STILL AM GOING TO USE IT! But first, we must go in order. Lets get to the core of Apostle Paul's teachings: his experience with GOD! Did Paul speak in tongues when he was filled with the HOLY SPIRIT? Lets check to see:

Acts 9:17 "And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house; and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost. And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales: and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized. And when he had received meat, he was strengthened. Then was Saul certain days with the disciples which were at Damascus."

Bro. Watson, it was you that said "This baptism takes place at the moment of salvation", correct? Well, Paul believed, was saved, was baptized, and received the HOLY SPIRIT. WHERE ARE THE TONGUES???? Did Luke Th.D., D.D., M.D. miss something? Was it edited from the original text? The fact of the matter is that Paul spoke in tongues, but tongues was NOT the evidence that the HOLY SPIRIT now rested in him. The evidence was his fruit. The GREATEST of all gifts is love, and it just so happened to be the fruit of the Spirit as well. Paul received the love of CHRIST as evidence.

Saints have to ask this question: WHO exactly is the evidence for??? Who is the HOLY SPIRIT proving this too? In Acts 2, tongues was used for one reason and one reason only: to grab the attention of the other Jews who didn't speak Hebrew and who didn't believe in CHRIST!! This is the SAME thing that happened at Azuza, except for the fact that everyone spoke English there. The believers in the upper room spoke in tongues that the travelers understood in their language, and this is what caught their attention. This is the same tongues that Paul spoke of in 1st Corinthians 14:18-25.

"I thank my God, I speak with tongues more than ye all: yet in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that by my voice I might teach others also, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue. Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men. In the law it is written, With men of other tongues and other lips will I speak unto this people; and yet for all that will they not hear me, saith the Lord. Wherefore tongues are for a sign, not to them that believe, but to them that believe not: but prophesying serveth not for them that believe not, but for them which believe. If therefore the whole church be come together into one place, and all speak with tongues, and there come in those that are unlearned, or unbelievers, will they not say that ye are mad? But if all prophesy, and there come in one that believeth not, or one unlearned, he is convinced of all, he is judged of all: and thus are the secrets of his heart made manifest; and so falling down on his face he will worship God, and report that God is in you of a truth."

One "evidence" that is often ignored is that many that were filled spoke prophesy. Why is that not promoted in Pentecostal Churches as an evidence? So, now that I placed all that up there, lets dance back over to what Apostle Paul had to say in about tongues. I will break up the verses so that attention will be properly paid to significant portions of scripture:

1st Corinthians 14:4 "He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church."

1st Corinthians 12:4-7 "Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord. And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all. But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal."

1st Corinthians 12:8-10 "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:"

1st Corinthians 12:11-21 "But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as He will. For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ. For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit. For the body is not one member, but many. If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body? And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body? If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling? But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him. And if they were all one member, where were the body? But now are they many members, yet but one body. And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you."

1st Corinthians 12:28-30 "And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues. 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? But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way."

How about answering these questions truthfully:
Are all apostles? No
are all prophets? No
are all teachers? No
are all workers of miracles? No
Have all the gifts of healing? No
do all speak with tongues? _________
do all interpret? No

I left the last one for you to answer. Keep in mind that there is no evidence anywhere that there are different catergory of tongues.
Unknown tongues go under "tongues of Angels", if you want to be picky and categorize them. Other than that, its tongues of men. Those are the only two. It is the tongues of Angels that you are simply praying and speaking to GOD with, what most call "your prayer language".

This still doesn't really account for the other statements, which I'm sure will be addressed tomorrow.
No they are very much alive.

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