What is the Real and Counterfeit Gift of Tongues?
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What is the Real and Counterfeit Gift of Tongues?
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Doug Bachelor is an apostate
I would like every one of you to speak in tongues, [3] but I would rather have you prophesy. He who prophesies is greater than one who speaks in tongues, [4] unless he interprets, so that the church may be edified. 1 Corinthians 14:1. There are at least 4 types of tongues. Yes, one of them is: existing lenguage = we can say for mission. But there are others=non existing lenguages. Because than why we need interpretation of them. Not translation, but interpretation! Why? Becuase the Holy Spirit prays in us, which id for people who don't have this gift need to be interpreted! With all the love of God I'm saying Mr. Bachelor is limiting this gift! The work of the Holy Spirit. I started to pray in tongues however I didn't know it is in the Bible, but the Holy Spirit felt on me one morning (hard to describe, was a powerful moment) and I started to pray in tongues and I see a huge benefit of it. Many people in my church do so. No, we are not those radical charismatics, who force people to pray in tongues. A gift can't be forced! But we see it biblical. Please, study more the Bible and diferentiate of which type of lenguage is Paul talking in the Bible to not misunderstand this gift!
There's is a big discrepancy in the Adventist argument for tongues. 1Cor14 dismantles this. Why did they need an interpreter if like the gift in Acts the languages were supernaturally interpreted? Why does the gift of interpretation exist? Why was Paul asking them to "get and interpreter" or shut up. Why should ordinary languages be classed as a "spiritual gift" when it needs to be learned in schools but paul says "pray to interpret". How many adventist prayed to learn a foreign language and new it instantly without years of schooling? In Acts they began to speak in togues as soon as the spirit fell, not after years of Rosetta stone.
So we need to consider these things:
1. The gift has to be something supernatural and not learned because almost every account where people received the spirit they spoke in tongues immediately. Also Paul says to "pray for it".
2. Paul said the person edifies himself and not others but communicates to God ONLY and NOT TO MAN.
3. The gift is considered to be a mystery. Languages are not mysteries. Yes they are foreign but not "mysterious".
4. Paul said he did speak in tongues more than them all meaning he never discredited it but practiced it himself.
For anyone who speaks in a tongue does not speak to people but to God. Indeed, no one understands them; they utter mysteries by the Spirit.
If someone does not speak to people but to God, isn't that the definition of prayer? If so, is 1 Cor 14:2 supporting the practice of praying in tongues to God in a private setting (e.g. alone in a prayer closet, etc.)?
Bible says it's an unknown tongue. I speak in tongues.