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21 | Is speaking in tongues a necessity ? | Acts 2:4 | mitchm0521 | 166087 | ||
I notice the date on this Question is not recent, however I can answer the question, so I will in hopes it can help the one who asked. Your Question on whether speaking in tongues is a necessity. Lets look at scripture for a moment. Luke 24:45 says Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures, At this point, since the Word is saying Jesus opened their understanding, they were born again, and able to understand the mystery of God. This would have to be the point in their life where they were born again, just as you and I were the moment we confessed the Lordship of Jesus Christ. So with that said, lets see the next few verses. And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day: Luk 24:47 And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. Luk 24:48 And ye are witnesses of these things. Luk 24:49 And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high. So Jesus told them that they could not go out and be a witness for him, untill they were endued with power from on high. Now lets go to the book of Acts. It starts off in Chapter 1 by saying that Jesus was with them, and taught them for fourty days and taught them of things pertaining to the kingdom of God. Luke goes on to write what those things are that Jesus was teaching. He tells them in verse 4 of chapter 1 that they are not to leave Jerusalem untill they had recieved the promise of the Father, which is the Holy Ghost. So this shows us, that these born again men, are still to wait for something else, before they go out and become a witness for Jesus. Jesus goes on to tell them of the power they will recieve when this happens. And remmber, he said in the Gospels that people who believe on him would speak with new tongues. So what I'm getting at, is that since speaking in tongues is the evidence of the Baptism of the Holy Spirit, (Acts 2:4 ) then you need to be filled with the Holy Ghost, which will lead to speaking in other tongues, in order to be a witness for Jesus. If a person doesn't want to be a witness for the Lord, and lead others to the saving grace of God, then I suppose, you don't need to recieve the Baptism in the Holy Ghost and speak in other tongues. God Bless! Mitch |
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