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NASB | Acts 2:6 And when this sound occurred, the crowd came together, and were bewildered because each one of them was hearing them speak in his own language. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Acts 2:6 And when this sound was heard, a crowd gathered, and they were bewildered because each one was hearing those in the upper room speaking in his own language or dialect. |
Bible Question:
ashestobeauty, You still haven't annwered Joe's question. You skirted it. Where does the Bible mention "heavenly prayer language"? Tongues of angels (1 Cor 13:1) is not the answer. What language did they speak on earth, to men? S |
Bible Answer: If you read well the text, you'll notice that Paul is speaking concerning a "problem" that was existing in the church of Corinth concerning the gifts of the Spirit and the goal was edification. That is the principal foundation to understand all his argument to explain the "tongues phenomenon". Now as I see, your question is this: "Is there a passage in the N.T. where the expression "heavenly prayer" "language" or something of the kind? To be honest, the only reference we have in the Bible to defend that postion is in 1 Cor. 13, (as a passage written black on white) but, unfortunately, many christians forget that the real issue is treated more in details in the chapters 12-14. To be honest, yes there is a "kind of passage" where the Bible makes an allusion to a special language in praying, but, at the same time, what matters in that is not to "find a passage" to be assured about our questions, but to understand what the Bible says about the passages that are in. Never forget that principle: The "understanding" of a passage is more important than the "finding" of a passage. If you want just to "find", you will be probably able to find everything you are looking for to explain what you want and many are good in that, but if you want to understand what you find, now you'll be on the target. Let me a brief message if you want to know more. Just to give you a clue, I can say that I don't believe in the kind of "heavenly speaking or praying" that we hear in many places today, because, by a right interpretation of the many texts it is very easy to demolish all the arguments of those who believe the contrary. But, again, we must have a certain training in hermeneutics and exegesis to be able to do that and it is my speciality in theology. God bless you in your reflexion dear friend. |