Bible Question: thank you very much for your recommendation :) i appreciate it, but i have already read parts of that. and i disagree with alot of it, because, i suppose, charismatics may do that, but i know other people who speak in tongues by the Holy Spirit. i really just need some help knowing if speaking in tongues is the initial evidence of the infilling of the Holy Spirit, because, in the Bible,out of the 3 (i think) times it said what people did when they got the Holy Spirit, at least one of the mentioned things was speaking in tongues. But, it doesnt say outright "when you get the Holy Spirit you will speak in tongues" or anything such as that. And i know that the living evidences are the Fruits of the Spirit, and the Gifts of the Spirit. But, what i am wondering is this; are there 2 different aspects to speaking in tongues? one, as the initial "sign" of the Holy Spirit, and the other; the "gift" of tongues and interpretation? in Joel it profesies about how God would speak to His people in another tongue and stammering lips. i'm not at all believing the charismatic thing where they 'teach' people to do this, i know the real thing is from God. i just dont know how it works. please help me, if you can...anyone |
Bible Answer: Yes it is the evidence of the infilling of the Holy Spirit. Yes there is different aspects of speaking in tongues, one as the initial sign of the Holy Spirit and the other is tongues and interpretation also there is our prayer language where you just pray in tongues when your mind doesn't know what to pray, so the spirit prays for you and its the perfect prayer. Also praying in tongues can build up your spirit man. |