Most Christians—charismatics included—don't understand
the true benefits of speaking in tongues, nor why this gift is
so valuable. Here are 10 reasons to prove why we need this
wonderful gift.

1. The manifestation that came with the gift of the Holy
Spirit was speaking in tongues. It wasn't the wind, fire, noise
or feeling of God's presence that was evidence of the gift
being received but a spirit language—believers began
speaking languages of the Spirit they didn't understand. It
was God's plan for the gift to function as a spirit language
for His children (Acts 2:4, 11; 1 Cor. 14:2).

2. Jesus commanded us to receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
When Jesus commissioned the disciples to wait in
Jerusalem until they received the promise of the Father, He
didn't say, "Do this if you feel led to do so, or if it fits in your
doctrinal or denominational beliefs, or if you have the time,
or if you are so inclined, or if you feel comfortable about it."
No! Jesus commanded them to wait until they received the
gift of the Holy Spirit. Since Jesus put such importance on
their receiving this gift, that's more than enough reason for
every Christian to seek God until they receive it too (Acts
1:4; 5:32; John 14:16-17; Eph. 5:18).

3. The Scriptures exhort us to be filled with the Spirit and to
pray in the new tongues of our spirit language. Our spirit
language enables us to live in the Spirit, walk in the Spirit, be
led of the Spirit, have the fruit of the Spirit, manifest the gifts
of the Spirit and go from glory to glory until we are
transformed into His same image (Gal. 5:22-25; Rom. 8:14;
1 Cor. 12:7-11; 14:15; Eph. 5:18; Acts 19:2; 2 Cor. 3:18).

4. A spirit language is the greatest gift the Holy Spirit can
give a believer. Jesus is the greatest gift God could give for
the redemption of the world, and the Holy Spirit is the
greatest gift Jesus could give to His church. Of all the
resources in heaven and the eternal universe, nothing is
more valuable, beneficial or important for the Holy Spirit to
give the individual child of God than her own spirit language
(1 Cor. 12:31; 14:4).

5. Our spirit language enables us to have spirit-to-Spirit
communication with God. Humans are spirit beings clothed
with flesh-and-bone bodies. While man's sin deadened the
spirit, Jesus brings the spirit back to life by imparting His
everlasting life into us. The Holy Spirit gives us a spirit
language so we can communicate directly with God (John
4:24; 1 Cor. 15:45; Gen. 2:7; Rom. 5:12; John 3:3-5, 16).

6. Praying in tongues builds and increases our faith. Faith is
the medium of exchange for all heavenly things, just as
money is the medium of exchange for all earthly things. A
major way to increase our faith is to pray in the tongues of
our spirit language (Rom. 12:6; Jude 1:20; Mark 9:23; Matt.
9:29).

7. Praying in tongues activates the fruit of the Spirit. It's
vital and beneficial to have each of the spiritual attributes
become active and mature in us. Praying in tongues helps us
fulfill God's predestined purpose for us to be conformed to
the image of His Son (Gal. 5:22-23; 2 Cor. 3:18; 1 Cor.
13:1-13; Rom. 8:29).

8. Praying in our spirit language is the main way we fulfill
the scriptural admonition to "pray without ceasing."
Christians can pray in tongues at any time. If we are in a
place where it isn't convenient or wise to speak out loud in
tongues, we can pray with our inner man without making an
audible sound (Eph. 6:18; 1 Thess. 5:17; Matt. 26:41; Luke
18:1; 21:36; 1 Cor. 14:15).

9. The Holy Spirit directs our spirit language to pray in
accordance with the will of God. Probably the only time we
can be assured that we are praying 100 percent in the will of
God is when we are praying in our spirit language. God
always answers requests that are made in alignment with
His will (Rom. 8:27; 1 John 5:14-15).

10. Praying in tongues quiets the mind. When Dr. Andrew
Newberg, a neuroscientist, compared brain scans of
Christians praying in tongues with Buddhist monks chanting
and Catholic nuns praying, the study showed the frontal
lobes—the brain's control center—went quiet in the brains of
Christians talking in tongues, proving that speaking in
tongues isn't a function of the natural brain but an operation
of the Spirit (1 Cor. 14:2, 14).

Bless you.

11. Praying in tongues helps in deceiving yourself that you're holier than thou.

winner01:
Most Christians—charismatics included—don't understand
the true benefits of speaking in tongues, nor why this gift is
so valuable. Here are 10 reasons to prove why we need this
wonderful gift.

1. The manifestation that came with the gift of the Holy
Spirit was speaking in tongues. It wasn't the wind, fire, noise
or feeling of God's presence that was evidence of the gift
being received but a spirit language—believers began
speaking languages of the Spirit they didn't understand. It
was God's plan for the gift to function as a spirit language
for His children (Acts 2:4, 11; 1 Cor. 14:2).

2. Jesus commanded us to receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
When Jesus commissioned the disciples to wait in
Jerusalem until they received the promise of the Father, He
didn't say, "Do this if you feel led to do so, or if it fits in your
doctrinal or denominational beliefs, or if you have the time,
or if you are so inclined, or if you feel comfortable about it."
No! Jesus commanded them to wait until they received the
gift of the Holy Spirit. Since Jesus put such importance on
their receiving this gift, that's more than enough reason for
every Christian to seek God until they receive it too (Acts
1:4; 5:32; John 14:16-17; Eph. 5:18).

3. The Scriptures exhort us to be filled with the Spirit and to
pray in the new tongues of our spirit language. Our spirit
language enables us to live in the Spirit, walk in the Spirit, be
led of the Spirit, have the fruit of the Spirit, manifest the gifts
of the Spirit and go from glory to glory until we are
transformed into His same image (Gal. 5:22-25; Rom. 8:14;
1 Cor. 12:7-11; 14:15; Eph. 5:18; Acts 19:2; 2 Cor. 3:18).

4. A spirit language is the greatest gift the Holy Spirit can
give a believer. Jesus is the greatest gift God could give for
the redemption of the world, and the Holy Spirit is the
greatest gift Jesus could give to His church. Of all the
resources in heaven and the eternal universe, nothing is
more valuable, beneficial or important for the Holy Spirit to
give the individual child of God than her own spirit language
(1 Cor. 12:31; 14:4).

5. Our spirit language enables us to have spirit-to-Spirit
communication with God. Humans are spirit beings clothed
with flesh-and-bone bodies. While man's sin deadened the
spirit, Jesus brings the spirit back to life by imparting His
everlasting life into us. The Holy Spirit gives us a spirit
language so we can communicate directly with God (John
4:24; 1 Cor. 15:45; Gen. 2:7; Rom. 5:12; John 3:3-5, 16).

6. Praying in tongues builds and increases our faith. Faith is
the medium of exchange for all heavenly things, just as
money is the medium of exchange for all earthly things. A
major way to increase our faith is to pray in the tongues of
our spirit language (Rom. 12:6; Jude 1:20; Mark 9:23; Matt.
9:29).

7. Praying in tongues activates the fruit of the Spirit. It's
vital and beneficial to have each of the spiritual attributes
become active and mature in us. Praying in tongues helps us
fulfill God's predestined purpose for us to be conformed to
the image of His Son (Gal. 5:22-23; 2 Cor. 3:18; 1 Cor.
13:1-13; Rom. 8:29).

8. Praying in our spirit language is the main way we fulfill
the scriptural admonition to "pray without ceasing."
Christians can pray in tongues at any time. If we are in a
place where it isn't convenient or wise to speak out loud in
tongues, we can pray with our inner man without making an
audible sound (Eph. 6:18; 1 Thess. 5:17; Matt. 26:41; Luke
18:1; 21:36; 1 Cor. 14:15).

9. The Holy Spirit directs our spirit language to pray in
accordance with the will of God. Probably the only time we
can be assured that we are praying 100 percent in the will of
God is when we are praying in our spirit language. God
always answers requests that are made in alignment with
His will (Rom. 8:27; 1 John 5:14-15).

10. Praying in tongues quiets the mind. When Dr. Andrew
Newberg, a neuroscientist, compared brain scans of
Christians praying in tongues with Buddhist monks chanting
and Catholic nuns praying, the study showed the frontal
lobes—the brain's control center—went quiet in the brains of
Christians talking in tongues, proving that speaking in
tongues isn't a function of the natural brain but an operation
of the Spirit (1 Cor. 14:2, 14).

Bless you.

some christians failed to understand the true meaning of speaking in tongue. Until we understand it, why we speak and kind of language we speak . All you people speaking are saying what you don't understand.

charix:
11. Praying in tongues helps in decieving yourself that you're holier than thou.

ok, so how do you suggest we dont deceive ourselves?

jcross19:
some christians failed to understand the true meaning of speaking in tongue. Until we understand it, why we speak and kind of language we speak . All you people speaking are saying what you don't understand.

what kind of language are u talking about?

God bless You OP,i Pray that you grow stronger in wisdom and revelation of Our Lord Jesus Christ

winner01:
ok, so how do you suggest we dont deceive ourselves?

Pray how you know and understand(english, pidgin, native language) and stop trying to force something you're not.

I've visited a few churches where one gets looked down on for not speaking in tongues; one visit was enough to know they were fooling themselves to impress others, not God.

charix:


Pray how you know and understand(english, pidgin, native language) and stop trying to force something you're not.

I've visited a few churches where one gets looked down on for not speaking in tongues; one visit was enough to know they were fooling themselves to impress others, not God.

Mark16:15-17:- and these signs shall follow them that believe,In my name they shall cast out demons,They shall speak with New tongues..

notice the Phrase "these signs shall follow them that believe(believers)"

Op, i' ve bn greatly blessed by ur thread. How i wish dat lots of xtians can come 2 d realisation of this great truth u just expounded here. What other better way can a xtian grow n build their spirit man if not by speaking n praying in tongues, 1 cor 14:2...for he dat speaketh in an unknown tongue speaket not unto men but unto God: 4 no man understandeth him; howbeit in d spirit he speaketh mysteries...hidden n divinely coded things not obvious 2 d understanding. Once again God bless u bro.

Cc. lalasticlala, ishilove

jcross19:
some christians failed to understand the true meaning of speaking in tongue. Until we understand it, why we speak and kind of language we speak . All you people speaking are saying what you don't understand.

1cor 14:15:-I will pray with the Spirit,i will pray with the
understanding,i will SING WITH THE SPIRIT ,and I will sing
with the understanding.

Lemme deal with language..
read line upon line,precept upon precept.read with
patience.read inbtwn lines
Acts2:4 and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost and began
to Speak with other tongues,as the spirit gave them utterance.
The word "other" used in this verse,when i checked the greek,
The word "other" is the greek word "heteros" .
"heteros" means "of uncertain affinity;strange"
Also from Isaiah's prophecy
Isaiah28:11- "for with stammering lips and another tongue
will he speak to this people"
The word stammering used here in the Hebrew means
UNINTELLIGIBLE,
while the word another means strange and different
Mark 16:17 And these signs shall follow them that believe;In
my name shall they cast out devils;they shall speak with NEW
tongues.
When i checked the word "new"in the Greek. The word is
KAINOS
"Kainos" means according to
1)Strong dictionaries
"of Uncertain affinity:new(especially in freshness)"
2)Thayer dictionaries
"fresh,unused,a new kind,unheard of"
3)Wordstudy dictionaries
"Newly made"
Note: NO ACCOUNT ever refer to tongues as some other
language belonging to another culture different from the
speak! Paul settles this with a well laid out explanation.
1cor14:2:- For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaks
not unto men,but unto God: FOR NO MAN UNDERSTANDS HIM/
b];howbeit in the spirit he speaks mysteries.
Something else to note
Acts2:13:- Other mocking said,
[b] These men are full of new wine..
lets analyse this statement.
Other said those people speaking with tongues are drunk(full
of wine)..
Lets do simple analysis.
In which of these scenarios will someone say you are drunk.
1)You are speaking another man's language fluently or
2)You are just speaking gibberish,unconstructed
statements,unintelligible words.
Obviously the answer is Option 2. Because wine cannot make
you speak another man's language with respect to the
Observers comment in this verse.
SELAH

ref: sportsmaster

charix:


Pray how you know and understand(english, pidgin, native language) and stop trying to force something you're not.

I've visited a few churches where one gets looked down on for not speaking in tongues; one visit was enough to know they were fooling themselves to impress others, not God.

God bless you my brother. I visited one Church sometimes back. They took the first timers to a room and said we should start speaking in tongues...twas like 'jez say anything' I was confused.

ebbie9ja:

God bless you my brother. I visited one Church sometimes back. They took the first timers to a room and said we should start speaking in tongues...twas like 'jez say anything' I was confused.

Jesus warned "Beware of false prophets".

Speaking in tongues connect you to Holy ghost station.

God2man.

God2man:
Speaking in tongues connect you to Holy ghost station.

God2man.

True

winner01:
Most Christians—charismatics included—don't understand
the true benefits of speaking in tongues, nor why this gift is
so valuable. Here are 10 reasons to prove why we need this
wonderful gift.
1. The manifestation that came with the gift of the Holy
Spirit was speaking in tongues. It wasn't the wind, fire, noise
or feeling of God's presence that was evidence of the gift
being received but a spirit language—believers began
speaking languages of the Spirit they didn't understand. It
was God's plan for the gift to function as a spirit language
for His children (Acts 2:4, 11; 1 Cor. 14:2).
2. Jesus commanded us to receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
When Jesus commissioned the disciples to wait in
Jerusalem until they received the promise of the Father, He
didn't say, "Do this if you feel led to do so, or if it fits in your
doctrinal or denominational beliefs, or if you have the time,
or if you are so inclined, or if you feel comfortable about it."
No! Jesus commanded them to wait until they received the
gift of the Holy Spirit. Since Jesus put such importance on
their receiving this gift, that's more than enough reason for
every Christian to seek God until they receive it too (Acts
1:4; 5:32; John 14:16-17; Eph. 5:18).
3. The Scriptures exhort us to be filled with the Spirit and to
pray in the new tongues of our spirit language. Our spirit
language enables us to live in the Spirit, walk in the Spirit, be
led of the Spirit, have the fruit of the Spirit, manifest the gifts
of the Spirit and go from glory to glory until we are
transformed into His same image (Gal. 5:22-25; Rom. 8:14;
1 Cor. 12:7-11; 14:15; Eph. 5:18; Acts 19:2; 2 Cor. 3:18).
4. A spirit language is the greatest gift the Holy Spirit can
give a believer. Jesus is the greatest gift God could give for
the redemption of the world, and the Holy Spirit is the
greatest gift Jesus could give to His church. Of all the
resources in heaven and the eternal universe, nothing is
more valuable, beneficial or important for the Holy Spirit to
give the individual child of God than her own spirit language
(1 Cor. 12:31; 14:4).
5. Our spirit language enables us to have spirit-to-Spirit
communication with God. Humans are spirit beings clothed
with flesh-and-bone bodies. While man's sin deadened the
spirit, Jesus brings the spirit back to life by imparting His
everlasting life into us. The Holy Spirit gives us a spirit
language so we can communicate directly with God (John
4:24; 1 Cor. 15:45; Gen. 2:7; Rom. 5:12; John 3:3-5, 16).
6. Praying in tongues builds and increases our faith. Faith is
the medium of exchange for all heavenly things, just as
money is the medium of exchange for all earthly things. A
major way to increase our faith is to pray in the tongues of
our spirit language (Rom. 12:6; Jude 1:20; Mark 9:23; Matt.
9:29).
7. Praying in tongues activates the fruit of the Spirit. It's
vital and beneficial to have each of the spiritual attributes
become active and mature in us. Praying in tongues helps us
fulfill God's predestined purpose for us to be conformed to
the image of His Son (Gal. 5:22-23; 2 Cor. 3:18; 1 Cor.
13:1-13; Rom. 8:29).
8. Praying in our spirit language is the main way we fulfill
the scriptural admonition to "pray without ceasing."
Christians can pray in tongues at any time. If we are in a
place where it isn't convenient or wise to speak out loud in
tongues, we can pray with our inner man without making an
audible sound (Eph. 6:18; 1 Thess. 5:17; Matt. 26:41; Luke
18:1; 21:36; 1 Cor. 14:15).
9. The Holy Spirit directs our spirit language to pray in
accordance with the will of God. Probably the only time we
can be assured that we are pray
ing 100 percent in the will of
God is when we are praying in our spirit language. God
always answers requests that are made in alignment with
His will (Rom. 8:27; 1 John 5:14-15).
10. Praying in tongues quiets the mind. When Dr. Andrew
Newberg, a neuroscientist, compared brain scans of
Christians praying in tongues with Buddhist monks chanting
and Catholic nuns praying, the study showed the frontal
lobes—the brain's control center—went quiet in the brains of
Christians talking in tongues, proving that speaking in
tongues isn't a function of the natural brain but an operation
of the Spirit (1 Cor. 14:2, 14).
Bless you.

charix:
11. Praying in tongues helps in deceiving yourself that you're holier than thou.

keep it up