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1 | When will I speak/pray in tongues? | Acts 2:6 | Reformer Joe | 27746 | ||
Ashestobeauty: What I would love to hear is biblical support for your points of view, as I have said before. As far as Mark 16 goes, we have two problems. The first is that the verse you cited doesn't appear in many of the earliest manuscripts, suggesting that is may be a later addition. Secondly, if these are the marks of ALL believers, have you cast out demons? Have you handled snakes? Ever drink poison? Why do you elevate the speaking of tongues over all of these other marks of the believer? My biggest problem with the seeking of the more "sensational" gifts is the complete loss of focus of WHY spiritual gifts are given to believers in the first place. Scripture shows clearly that the gifts we have are not for ourselves, but rather for the CHURCH (Ephesians 4:12-16, 2 Corinthians 10:8; 2 Corinthians 13:10). There is absolutely NO evidence for a special, private prayer language in Scripture as a gift from God. In fact, every instruction regarding speaking in tongues warns against elevating it to a level at which it does not belong, as well as instructing interpreters to be present. Private "speaking in tongues" edifies no one, makes sense to no human being (including the one doing the praying), and is not done in the context of the communion of saints. It is so important to stick to Scripture. Man-made doctrines are tearing down American evangelicalism, and what is needed more than a nation speaking in tongues is God's people returning to the truth of God's Word. And that means THEOLOGY, not sensational experientialism. Sola Scriptura. --Joe! |
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2 | When will I speak/pray in tongues? | Acts 2:6 | ashestobeauty | 27751 | ||
Yes I have come up against demonic forces and stood my ground, and overcame ... I have not handled snakes and drinking poison (I’ve come close to it with some humans I've encountered and had to work with) but I do believe that if I ever had to, God's power would sustain me as it did in the bible. I did not mean to elevate the speaking of tongues over all of these other marks of the believer, I simply gave you the verse you asked for and it happened to include the other subjects. By the way what does Sola Scrptura mean? |
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3 | When will I speak/pray in tongues? | Acts 2:6 | Reformer Joe | 27775 | ||
Sola Scriptura is Latin for "Scripture alone." During the Protestant Reformation, Luther and Calvin and the other Reformers stood their ground on this issue. While Rome adhered to man-made traditions that contradicted the Holy Scriptures, and let official church pronouncements carry the same weight as Scripture; the Reformers stood their ground and said that the Bible alone is the sole and ultimate authority for our faith and practice. Today I fear that we have regressed so far from the spiritual accomplishments of the Protestant Reformation. We elevate our own modern traditions ("altar calls," for example, are utilized quite similarly to the Catholic sacrament of penance in many congregations) above the simple preaching and studying of God's Word; and we have placed our own, subjective experiences on par with God's revelation in the Bible. There are plenty of false religions out there, including the New Age-leaning ones, which declare that truth and knowledge take a back seat to feeling and experience. In other words, the mentality as long as it brings peace and happiness and a sense of fulfillment, how can it be wrong? The fact is, however, if it violates or offers any special "revelation" that isn't already present in Scripture, then it is not of God. This is what I mean by the sufficiency of Scripture. Yes, God the Holy Spirit speaks to us. He speaks to us through His Word, not in addition to it. It is this "looking for something more" that saddens me so much. People all over are living a defeated life, not because they are oppressed by demons or not speaking in tongues, but because they neglect the fruitful life that comes from careful study of God's written revelation of Himself to us. They look at their Bibles and say, "There MUST be something more." There isn't; the problem is that they are looking AT their Bibles rather than digging into them and learning everything they can about who God is, who we are, all Christ has done for us, and how we as God's children fit into the grand narrative of redemption of His creation. You say in your profile that you do not know that much about theology. Granted, one does not need a seminary degree to be a fruitful Christian. I don't have one myself. But in a literate society where there are dozens of modern English Bible translations, there is really no excuse for the level of neglect that we see of the Bible in favor of that elusive and non-existant "something more." --Joe! |
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4 | When will I speak/pray in tongues? | Acts 2:6 | ashestobeauty | 27779 | ||
I agree with you, as Christians we tend to look to a pastor, tape, book, or Christian TV show to find our answers to "something more" when all we need is to get with God and find out what His Word instructs us to do. And even when some of us go there we don't like the answer (to honest and requires us to do something we don't want to) The bible is TRUTH and I have found that "The truth does set you free" but sometimes it also hurts in the process. So we avoid it. We try to get in every healing line and prayer line to solve our problems therefore all the "alter calls". Problem is the alter should be a place of repentance and recommitment to go back finding out what the word of God says and then living it. I will be out of the office for the holidays and be out of town in Jan. So I ask that you give me some time to respond to the following with scripture: My biggest problem with the seeking of the more "sensational" gifts is the complete loss of focus of WHY spiritual gifts are given to believers in the first place. Scripture shows clearly that the gifts we have are not for ourselves, but rather for the CHURCH (Ephesians 4:12-16, 2 Corinthians 10:8; 2 Corinthians 13:10). There is absolutely NO evidence for a special, private prayer language in Scripture as a gift from God. In fact, every instruction regarding speaking in tongues warns against elevating it to a level at which it does not belong, as well as instructing interpreters to be present. Private "speaking in tongues" edifies no one, makes sense to no human being (including the one doing the praying), and is not done in the context of the communion of saints. |
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5 | Is private speaking in tongues Biblical? | Acts 2:6 | Searcher56 | 27804 | ||
Scripture support please ... ashestobeauty, Where is "private 'speaking in tongues' mentioned in the Bible? S |
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6 | Is private speaking in tongues Biblical? | Acts 2:6 | retxar | 27830 | ||
1Co 14:14 For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my understanding is unfruitful. 1Co 14:15 What is the conclusion then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will also pray with the understanding. I will sing with the spirit, and I will also sing with the understanding. 1Co 14:28 But if there is no interpreter, let him keep silent in church, and let him speak to himself and to God. ....let him speak to himself and to God. That sounds pretty private to me, how abot you? retxar |
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7 | Is private speaking in tongues Biblical? | Acts 2:6 | Searcher56 | 27902 | ||
The context is chapter 14, which is dealing with being in public. |
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8 | Is private speaking in tongues Biblical? | Acts 2:6 | retxar | 27926 | ||
Hi Seacher, I agree, the context of 1Cor 14 is guidelines for use of tongues in a public worship, not private worship. Verse 28 speaks of proper use of un-interpreted tongues; silent in public worship only, and between himself and God, which would be private. Regardless, the only place in scripture tongues were EVER interpreted was Acts 2, NEVER anywhere else. The ONLY place tongues MUST be interpreted is in public worship. The reason for that is obvious; it’s for the protection of the uninformed and unbelievers (1Cor14:23). They would see the manifestation of the Holy Spirit as a joke and the Holy Spirit would be mocked (Acts 2:13). Merry Christmas bro, retxar |
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