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I noticed in another thread somethings being said about speaking in tongues.So i had a few qeustions on gifts and rather post them there,thought they required there own topic.
That is very good Jabez.
I beleive that speaking in tongues happens.
Yes, it does. By His grace, I do speak in tongues.
My qeustion is ive noticed some people speak in tongues when they want to as if they had control over it,which i always thought wasnt the real deal? Iam i correct in assuming this?
Sorry Jabez, your assumption is not correct. Speaking in tongues, here biblical gift of the Spirit, is also like speaking in any other human language. But as this is a gift from God, you need to receive this gift by faith. For it is written, it is is impossible to please God without faith (ref. Heb.11:6). Several people think that God the Holy Spirit, like a dentist, comes and puts this gift in their mouths. It is not so. One has to receive it by faith, for Christian living is by faith, not by site. "And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. " (Acts 2:4)
Language is also known as tongue, as in mother tongue. As you speak English language only when you want/like to speak, you can speak in tongues only when you want to speak. It is under your control. For it is written, "the spirits of prophets are subject to prophets." (1 Cor. 14:32) Once you start to speak in tongues, you will know this.
Also i have never spoke in tongues,but iam a born again christian.
Praise God that you found His grace to become a born again child of God. What you next have to do is to get baptized in water (if not yet). Read the Book of Acts and 1 Corinthians chapters 12-14 carefully and prayerfully. Remember what John the Baptist said about the Lord Jesus (Matthew 3:11 and Luke 3:16) ? Ask the Lord Jesus, the Mighty Baptizer, to baptize you in His Holy Spirit, bursting out into tongues.
Remember, the most important subject in receiving the Holy Spirit is unconditional forgiveness. Otherwise, you will never receive the Holy Spirit. So, if you think you have to forgive anyone for anything, get right with them first and go to Lord Jesus with thirst to drink. Without thirst no one can drink. He will fill you. Trust Him! " On the last day of the feast, the great day, Jesus stood up and proclaimed, "If any one thirst, let him come to me and drink. He who believes in me, as the scripture has said, 'Out of his heart shall flow rivers of living water.'" (John 7:37-38; attributes added).
For your information, there are actually 21 spiritual gifts out of which 9 are categorized as major gifts of the Holy Spirit. These 9, also known as power/demonstrating gifts, are divided into 3 groups of 3 gifts each:
A. Gifts of Revelation
1. Word of Wisdom
2. Word of Knowledge
3. Gift of Discerning spirits
B. Gifts of Communication
1. Gift of Speaking in Tongues
2. Gift of Interpretation
3. Gift of Prophesy
C. Power Gifts
1. Gift of Faith
2. Gift of Healing
3. Gift of Working Miracles.
Jabez, if you could receive by faith the most important of all, the Eternal Life, then you can receive this gift also by faith. Hope to hear glad news from you soon. Blessings!
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