Sideny you are beautiful. I love when we have science, history, out sided documentation, etc. to back up what we know is true, which is the salvation though Jesus Christ.
John 14:6
6 Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
Honestly, the thing about scientific literature is one article will supposedly prove one thing and another will be the anithesis. Science can be very biased AT TIMES. What if there was a scientific article disproving speaking in tonguese? Would you believe that source? Or is your mind already made up REGARDLESS of what scientific data proposes?
Whole heartedly agree with this. Kudos that we have scientific evidence, but as far as we believers are concerned it makes no difference - once God says it (i.e the Bible) then that's that.
Whole heartedly agree with this. Kudos that we have scientific evidence, but as far as we believers are concerned it makes no difference - once God says it (i.e the Bible) then that's that.
I don't think any of us literally mean "yay now this proves what we believe". We are excited because this is evidence that we can show non-believers. They want science to back-up what we already know is true, so here it is.
The Bible also states that God does no have respect of person. So if this gift is available to some, why is it that I have never had it. I hear people say the Lord has actually told them things and in all these years I have never had any of this happen to me. I was baptized at the age of 10 and have been faithful all my life. Sunday school teacher, youth group counselor, all areas of the church so why is it that I have never experienced any of these things? It's not as if I'm a heathen.
Hey lady, so yes the spirit makes utterance "for" us but that utterance is still made through us. Acts 2:1-4 says And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
began to speak with other tongues
1 corinthians 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.
Mark 16:17
Jesus says that those who believe in Him will speak in "new" tongues. This means that a new language will be spoken.
Yes, they are a language. But an unknown language, that only God can understand or an interpreter if God has gifted a person to do so. Yes, the person speaking in tongues does not know what they are saying, you are right! But the point is not so the person 'knows' what the holy spirit has said, the point is that the holy spirit has made a prayer to God for the person as they spoke in the unknown language. Isn't that fantastic?! It's like God is praying for you, so you know his prayer will go through because the holy spirit will only pray God's will. We don't know what is uttered, but according to scripture the holy spirit prays for the things we don't know to ask for. That scripture in I Corinthians discourages praying in tongues in public, but you can do so privately at home so the spirit edifies you.