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CHARLYX9:
am i doubting you?no of course have watched the man severally as a matter of fact is my best but am only saying that he centers on fasting,miracles than salvation even if every church has its blueprints you shouldn't make that an excuse why u wouldn't preach salvation alot.thats why u see pastors today all talk more of power like prophetic,healings,miracles cuz thats what they feel the members want to hear in that process some involve them self into diabolic powers (new generatinal churches) just to manifest what is fake why i say this is because the man lays emphasis more on fasting,powers,prophetic even at some point in time he does say if you lack power get ready for empty church but as a matter of fact the most popular churches aint miracle oriented e.g catholic,joel osteen of lake wood church in usa,t.d jakes of the potters houseww,david yongii choo the man that pastos the largest church in the world with over 760,000 members.i know he is genuine i can attest to that have seen on rare occasion people being saved in his church like a case a popular herbalist in portharcourt and a pastor who went to indian for ring being saved which we also see in T.b joshuas church alot he even accompanies the herbalist,occultic man to his with a bus driver to bring the charm to his church i mean T.b joshua so its not new but let him try preaching salvation and another is that he jokes a lot with is preachings

1) All his messages evolves around salvation as a matter of fact, if you're a muslim he will never pray for you except you first give your life to christ and he has converted more Muslims (through the manifestation of power like the early apostles) than anyone i know preaching now. As i said earlier on, there is no service that he won't speak on salvation and making of altar call. He might not start with it but he will definitely end with it.

2) Satan is looking for a church where there is no fire hence you will find sinners e.g. homosexuals sitting comfortably in some of these churches you mentioned and winning members even while the service is going on. I don't want to sound judgmental but i wouldn't advice anyone to attend those popular churches you mentioned except David Yongii Choo's church because they've watered down the gospel and they are the reasons America is the way it is today.

3) FOR THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS NOT IN WORD, BUT IN POWER" (1 Cor. 4:20)! We are in an era where servants rides on horses and princes walk as servants. Where the destinies of many are under the manipulation of wicked forces. In a world where wickedness overshadows godliness, Where revivalism has waxed cold and satanism soars, Where mammonism has overtaken spiritualism, and meekness is seen as weakness. The church of God is in dire need of apostolic fire,men and women who won't compromise their faith and sermons of salvation for juicy messages. Hence, when Joel Osteen denied Christ so that he won't lose members, i wasn't surprised but i thank God for Pastor Benny Hinn who came out to rebuked him.

4) When you have power, evangelism becomes easy. That's the strategy the early churches used they took the world by storm and the earlier the present church return back to it, the better it will be for the body of Christ.

Selah!!!

CHARLYX9:
have watched this man several times this preaching centers more on fasting the man preaches more on fasting to manifest the power of God through miracles, healings but he hardly talks of salvation cuz he thinks fasting would enable you make heaven

No sir, that's not true. There is no service that apostle won't do an altar call/delegating certain pastors to do a follow up on those that came up. Also, you need to understand that every ministry have their blueprint as divinely given to them by God. The mandate God gave him is “Wipe out tears and restore men back to their destinies; through the revelation of the Word, the manifestation of Power and the reality of the Holy Spirit.

God's servant, Apostle Johnson Suleman , a protege of Late Archbishop Benson Idahosa of Church of God Mission International Inc was mandated by God to put an end to peoples affliction with the Omega anointing he possess. He is a mighty man of Valor with fire in his bones, who God is using greatly in our generation. At the sound of his voice the deaf hears, the lame walks, the blind sees, all manners of deadly diseases and sicknesses disappears and those bound by the bands of wickedness are set free. There are living testimonies of people been restored back to life by effortless prayers by God's servant.

If you read ProfTeeUNILORIT question, you will know why i recommended him.

Cheers.

ProfTeeUNILORIT:
When one lay hand on d blind, and d eyes didn't open, what cud be d reason, even wen faith was applied?

Sorry this came late as i just saw it.

From the testimonies of great ministers of God that i've heard them saying, healing the sick, opening of the eyes, ears etc etc didn't just happen straight away in the early days of their ministry. As a matter of fact, after praying for a deaf or blind person, it was as if the deafness and blindness even increased the more. Don't be discourage when you encounter this issue because it's possible there is something God is trying to teach you.
1) Go back to your place of prayer and cry unto God and endeavour to spend more time with God (intimacy) than you are with your congregation.
2) When you pray for the blind and the deaf, the key is to take your mind off it immediately you finish praying because when you focus on it, God can't function in it rather give thanks to God and move on; tell someone to check on them while you continue with your ministration.
3) Miracle is partnership thing, You pray while God perform. So all you need to do is to keep doing your part while the father will show mercy to whom he chooses. The important thing is you've done your part.

Watch the video below and it will change your life in the power ministry.




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OYXJUkSmkQ

Ok that's for ministers, what of MDA's?

Busayorafael:
So God has an Email Address? I don't mind his email address. I've a lot of questions to ask him.

It is written, "Our Father, who art in Heaven" Matthew 6:9! There you have it, both His name and address.

Daniel058:
By divine grace of God, I have the privilege of revelation and interpretation of the word through the help of the Holy Ghost.


By this I know that we as Christians have prayed many prayers in error which are directly or indirectly affecting or have affected us negatively. The new latest fashion of prayers that is now ruling the churches sincerely have hindered us.


I quiet accept that in some occasions judgement of God comes upon the wicked which usually result result to death especially the wicked and unrepentant ones. But believe me that SOME ENEMIES must not die because they are like catalyst and must play a major role to the fulfillment of your destiny.
They are in some cases like the vehicle that drives us to our destination. See what I mean, some people were driven to the church due to the operation of the wicked. Joseph was only able to fulfill his dream and destiny because his brothers hated him. If they had loved him, he would have been a spoil or if care is not taken useless child that would have posed as a trouble for his family.


The hate became important for him to succeed. I think am also talking from experience. People like me before now who do not see reason to waste time in church service and would always come to church 35minutes to the end of service in every service from year to year and finds it difficult to drop offerings in the church but waste a lot of money outside on irrelevant things and 90% of the time do not know the topic of the day nor understand anything at all because my mind was never there and funny enough sometimes stay at home on Sunday morning to dace Michael Jackson music with my children but when occult and witch craft kingdom loosed hell against me and I came one on one with what I call indescribable attack and molestation from the dark kingdom and it got to a point I began to listen by force and that case kept me permanently in the presence of God and turned me into a prayer machine that I can go on vigil uninterrupted for one year, yes I mean one year and I have done that now for at least eight years. The devil meant it for evil but the Lord reversed it as a stepping stone for my ministry and the kind of cases I handle. If not the attack of the enemy, may be I would have become more irresponsible or may have even died. Imagined if the such enemies have died earlier, the kind of ministry that I have today would not have been birthed.


If Joseph brothers knew they were only facilitating Joseph's dream, they would not have sold him. If the devil knew they were only preparing me to become a torment in their flesh, they would have left me alone to continue with my Michael Jackson, Sakis and Kofi Olomide song and dancing on a Sunday morning. Just like satan wouldn't have killed Jesus if he knew that through HIS death our sins will be forgiven.


The oppression of some enemies gives you the opportunity seek God and find HIM and when you do, HE does not just solve your problem but rather you also become a problem solver.


I ministered in a conference and when I was done the organizers had to change the theme of the program and even their written down prayer points..Have you asked yourself why some people have prayed for a long time for certain enemies to die and they are not dying but instead keep waxing strong, the answer is simply, the LORD is not done yet with the assignment and preparation HE is using them for in your life. THINK AND PRAY WISELY.


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The post didn't say EMEMIES MUST NOT DIE but SOME ENEMIES. So you might want to edit your topic.

It is highly detrimental to be sentimental in the place of prayer, IF YOU ARE SENTIMENTALLY CASUAL, YOU CAN BECOME A CASUALTY.
In the battle field, If you don't pray, you become a prey; to pamper your enemies is to be a pamphlet.

In destiny, there are people that need to die before you can see the Lord and to see the lord is to see your breakthrough. "In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord" Isaiah 6:1 Are you more spiritual than and highly connected to God than Isaiah?

Except your king Uzziah die, you will keep on asking God questions especially the type David encountered that made him HOLLA in Psalm 22

1 My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?

2 O my God, I cry in the day time, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent.

12 Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.

starlingslimnet:
Wonderful contradictions......You said and I quote "The gift of speaking in tongues is the first gifts of the Spirit you receive at Baptism" and you cited Acts 2:1-1 but here again at the bolded you said the gift they manifest is speaking in divers tongues when you had first said the tongue in that passage is Unknown tongue.

The more you explain what your doctrine says the more you contradicts yourself

Sorry sir, there is no contradiction there at all rather you seems to have a bit of problem understanding English. Whether it's The GIFT of unknown tongues or divers tongues, is it not an act OF SPEAKING IN TONGUES? Hence, the first gift of the Holy spirit out of the 9 that you receive after baptism is the gift of Speaking in tongues and as you grow in the spirit, other gifts of the Holy Spirit will be added/activated in you.

It doesn't matter whether it's divers tongues that you receive first or other tongues, the important thing i want you to understand is that THEY SPOKE IN TONGUES.
In Acts 2:1-11, it was Divers kinds of tongues which is the supernatural ability to speak in an earthly language by the power of the Spirit of God that was first activated

In Acts 8:14-17, 10:44,45 and 19:1-6 it was Unknown tongues which is the supernatural ability to speak in an heavenly language by the power of the Spirit of God that the disciples received first.

Iceflox:
clap for yourself,
now what is this?
Acts 2:6 Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude(comprising people that came from different nations who lived in the land of Israel at that time ) came together, and were confounded, because that every man(every foreigner ) heard them(Disciples ) speak in his own(these foreigners ) language.
2:7 And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galilaeans(refering to the disciples )? 2:8 And how hear we(how is it that we hear ) every man(every disciples of Jesus ) in our own tongue(speaking our own language) , wherein we were born?
2:9(people from different nations who lived in israel such as ) Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judaea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia,
2:11 Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them (we do hear the disciples) speak in our tongues(speak in our languages ) the wonderful works of God.
Now, leave your greek meaning or what ever, and explain this

Two Types of Tongues
The language of unknown tongues is often confused with the language of divers kinds of tongues. Notwithstanding, they are not one and the same thing.

Unknown tongues is the supernatural ability to speak in an heavenly language by the power of the Spirit of God. We see this gift in demonstration in Acts 8:14-17, 10:44,45 and 19:1-6.

Divers kinds of tongues is the supernatural ability to speak in an earthly language by the power of the Spirit of God. We see this gift in demonstration in Acts 2:1-11.

Both types of tongues come up under the description called "other tongues."

starlingslimnet:
No prevarication bro just answer the question.

A false prophet will tell the people what they want to hear but a true prophet will tell the people the mind of God.

starlingslimnet:
.Apostle Paul did not speak in tongues when he was baptized and received the Holy Spirit.....but he prophesied...... Now what is prophecy? The testimony of Jesus is the Spirit of Prophecy...... So the Paul testify Christ is the Son Of God.....He declared God message. The 3000 who believes Peter message was baptized immediately with the Holy Spirit but they didn't speak in tongues.....The Gentiles receive the Holy Spirit before water baptism while the 3000 after water baptism should we now say you can't receive the Holy Spirit unless you do water baptism.The Spirit came down in form of tongue of fire can we now say for you to receive the Holy Spirit a tongue of fire must rest on your head before we can believe you receive the Holy Spirit? neither can an absence of shiroboborabomarae shows you lack the Holy Spirit. For the disciples were called Christains not on the basis of the gifts of the Spirit but on the basis of their life conduct which is dependent on the Fruit of the Spirit.

To know if someone have the Holy Spirit you look at his fruit.Bad tree cannot put forth good fruit.

Note:The comment of those present at the scene is "We hear them telling in our own tongue(Language) the mighty work of God" Apparently this is not shiroboborabomarae cos they understand what the Apostle is saying.

Let me ask you this question that will summarize the whole discussion "How do you differentiate between a false prophet and a true prophet? Is it by shiroboborabomarae? Is it by The gifts he have or the fruit he bring forth?

Before i answer your question, i want to ask

Do you know that even true prophet gives false prophecy?

starlingslimnet:
Meaning the Gift of the Spirit and not the gifts of the Spirit. The Scripture attested the early church have one thing in common which is the Gift of the Spirit(The Holy Spirit) and not the Gifts of the Spirit for their are variety of gifts.

The early Church have the Holy Spirit in common but never the gifts of the Spirit in common. Not all were healers(Even though it's signs that accompany believers) not all prophesy (Even when the promise says they shall prophecy) not all speak in tongues(Even though it's part of the sign that accompany the believers) but all have the Holy Spirit.


The emphasis Thus is on the Holy Spirit and not gifts that is given.

And the first gift a person receives out of the inheritance is the gift of speaking in tongues as it is written, And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance." Acts 2:4

There is noway you will have the Holy Ghost without speaking in tongues, "For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call" (Acts 2:38).

The promise of the Father to gift everyone of His children with the ability to speak in an heavenly language (i.e. unknown tongues) by the power of the Spirit of God was made to the people who lived in the Apostolic Age.

And not only to them but also to their children.

And not only to their children but also to "all that are afar off."

You and I are those "that are afar off" to whom this promise also pertains being that we are now afar off in time from the day the apostle, Peter, spoke these words almost 2,000 years ago on the day of Pentecost.

Some years ago, at the close of praise and worship, an elderly woman in her 70s sitting on a front pew of the church stood up in the congregation and spoke in tongues.

No interpretation followed.

But later in that same service, when the pastor extended an altar call for people to receive Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, a Jewish teenager sitting in the crowd (who had been invited to church that Sunday by one of his Christian schoolmates) walked down the aisle and gave his heart to the Lord.

At the end of the service, after being introduced to the pastor of the church, the Jewish adolescent asked the pastor how it was that the woman sitting in the front row knew who he was. After the pastor asked what he meant, the teenager went on to say that, when the woman stood up and spoke out at the end of praise and worship, she spoke the teenager's name aloud in perfect Hebrew, told him some personal things about his life, and told him that Jesus was the real Messiah and that God wanted him to give his life to Jesus that day. He went on to say that was the precise reason why he came up to the front of the church to be born again during the altar call. To which the pastor replied, "Why, son, that woman doesn't know any Hebrew. She only has a 4th grade education."

That was the gift of divers kinds of tongues in operation!

Not all have this gift. However, all Christians are offered by God the gift to speak in unknown tongues, which is a supernatural means by which you can communicate from your spirit with your heavenly Father (who is a Spirit) on a daily basis.

That is why the Word says, "I would that ye all spake with tongues" (1 Cor. 14:5). Are you now wiser than apostle Paul? Humble yourself and ask the father to give it unto you.

starlingslimnet:
He didn't.... or I didn't see it....you might post it here for me to see... or in case you mistook the question for another here it is again.

What Promise did Apostle Peter say is an inheritance for the people? The Gift of the Spirit or the Gifts of the Spirit?

The promise was the Holy Spirit as it is written, "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." Luke 24:49 And the first gift a person receives out of the inheritance is the gift of speaking in tongues as it is written, And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance." Acts 2:4

starlingslimnet:
Speak with new tongues and pray in the Spirit you have misconstrued. I do not speak in tongue because am yet to minister to people of other language.... surely when I do I shall speak in a new tongue they understand.

Praying in the Spirit is not saying shiroboborabomarae but submitting and praying in Faith to God knowing you are heard and asking in the will of God.

Here again, You are wrong because praying in the spirit is to speak in tongues and not submitting and praying in faith to God knowing

you are heard and asking in the will of God. As it is written, "BUT LET HIM ASK IN FAITH, NOTHING WAVERING" (James. 1: 6 )! The miracle

that you prayed for some time ago was just about to show up at your doorstep--but you wavered. And the moment you wavered, you sabotaged

your blessing. It's not enough to ASK in faith; indeed, you must REMAIN in faith until the day your miracle arrives. And the way you remain in

faith is simply by giving God thanks each day for the answer to your prayer.

Indeed, "submitting and praying in Faith to God knowing you are heard and asking in the will of God" is to remain in faith by simply by

giving God thanks each day for the answer to your prayer until the day your miracle arrives.

KNOW THE DIFFERENCE!!!

starlingslimnet:
I asked you a question but you kept quiet on it.

"And the Holy Spirit whom God has given to all who obey him" Now I obeyed God by believing Christ is my Saviour.And from the above I have the Holy Spirit. Moreover the Holy Spirit is given at Salvation.

Do I despise speaking in tongue? what will you say of Apostle Paul when he said "If there is no one who can interprete his tongue then Let him shut up" Doesn't it seems to contradicts his words when he said "Do not forbid speaking in tongues"?

Christ was reported filled with the Holy Spirit yet he didn't speak in tongues.....Stephen was reported being filled with the Holy Spirit before he gazed up to heaven yet he didn't speak in tongues.....the Disciples were reported filled with the Spirit after praying for boldness yet they didn't speak in tongues...Peter was reported filled with the Spirit before the Pharisees yet we did not hear him speaking in tongues .Can you see scriptures that contradicts your. claims in the post above that "You speak in tongues when filled with the Spirit"? For I have given you 4 cases out of countless of places where people were filled with the Spirit and yet did not speak in tongues.

Now who contradicts himself you or I? Who lacks elementary understanding of Christ you or I?

You avoid my question on the Promise God made because your answer will simply contradicts all you have written from the beginning of this topic.But it gives me no joy to expose fellow Christain ignorance.. So I will say Go and Study.

Sportsmaster already dealt with it hence there was no point me answering it.

starlingslimnet:
I have my Spiritual gifts which I received from the Holy Spirit and you have yours...make use of it and Stop futile argument.

TO DISAGREE WITH THE WORD IS TO DISAGREE WITH GOD, for God and His Word are one! Wherefore, to disagree with the Word on any issue is

to set yourself up for inevitable destruction. As it is written, "Whoso despiseth the Word shall be destroyed" (Prov. 13:13). To despise speaking in

tongues is to despise the Holy Spirit; to despise the Holy Spirit is to reject him and to sing songs without the dwelling of the Holy spirit makes one

a Lil Wayne and to be a Lil Wayne is for your songs to be dropping at Illuminati's altar instead of sanctum sanctorum.

So brother, Have the wisdom to simply agree with the Word of God at all times.

starlingslimnet:
My God given inheritance according to Christ,the Apostles and the Prophets is "The Gift of the Holy Spirit who is the gaurantee of my inheritance till I acquire the possession of it". God has given me the Holy Spirit as a gift at Salvation and the Holy Spirit distribute Gifts according to his own will.So who am I to protest if I do not speak shiroboborabomarae? Because The Holy Spirit has given me the greatest gift of all "The Gift of Worshipping his Majesty" A gift the angels have and they never need.

You as a chorister should know by now that to WORSHIP God is a privilege....... Anyway, that's a topic for another day, if God willing, i'll deal on that subject matter

Am sorry to say but you don't have the gift(s) of Holy spirit and so therefore, you don't have the Holy spirit in you because to despise speaking in tongues is to despise the Holy Spirit for the proved that you are filled with the Holy Spirit is that you speak with other tongues as it is written, And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance." Acts 2:4

Also, HOW CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THE "HIGHER LEVEL OF SPIRITUAL UNDERSTANDING when you have not yet mastered or understands "the elementary doctrines of Christ? That's like saying a doctor should go and carry out surgery when he is not yet qualified to be a surgeon, death is inevitable.

starlingslimnet:
You know sometimes ago....I met this Christain sister she speaks in tongue so much you had wonder what a gift she has....but she had four bf.... She still speaks in tongue... she told me about her spiritual life I advice and counsel her....and what do I get? she fell in love with me and ask if I can be his boyfriend...... she still speaks in tongue...... I told her No and what happened? she declared she hates me......she is still speaking in tongue.

You see my brother she speaks shiroboborabomarae after hating and being in malice with a being Christ died for. If praying in tongue is speaking in a language no one understand... if it is the Spirit explaining and supplicating on our behalf to God then she won't be hating one who Christ died for.

She speaks shiroboborabomarae and still hate me.....don't you think by saying shiroboborabomarae she should be restored to Spiritual line according to you?

Satan has deceived many with fake gifts. he can make a counterfeit of the gifts of the Spirit but he cannot make a counterfeit of the Fruits of the Fruits.

Christ speaks of the Fruit and has not in any time speak of the gifts as a prerequisite of you having the Holy Spirit.The Apostles laid emphasis on the gifts.

But in any case my brother what is important is whatever your gifts are use in building the Church of God.

This shouldn't surprise you or make you to forfeit your God given inheritance as you were warned ahead of time that you should be careful of "wolves in sheep's clothing" Matthew 7:15

starlingslimnet:
Speak with new tongues and pray in the Spirit you have misconstrued. I do not speak in tongue because am yet to minister to people of other language.... surely when I do I shall speak in a new tongue they understand.

Praying in the Spirit is not saying shiroboborabomarae but submitting and praying in Faith to God knowing you are heard and asking in the will of God.

Apostle Paul Ask the church a question which I will ask you now...Are all preachers? Do all speak in tongues?

And I will tell you my brother God give me a gift and my spiritual gift is "The Gift of Worship" after that order of Don moen.

You can see my answer to OP for more understanding .

Let me answer your question:-

It is commonly believed among some Christians that the ability to speak in tongues is a gift given by God only to a select group of individuals, and

that not all of God's people have equal access to this ability. They base this belief on the scripture where the apostles asks the rhetorical question,

"Do all speak with tongues?" (1 Cor. 12:30). Of course, the answer is "No."

Notwithstanding, their belief holds no water whatsoever because the apostle is not referring to the gift of unknown tongues (1 Cor. 14:2,4). He's

referring to the gift of divers kinds of tongues.

Not all of God's people are gifted to speak in divers kinds of tongues, which is the supernatural ability to speak in an earthly

language by the power of the Spirit of God.

To All Afar Off
However, God invites all of His people to receive the gift of unknown tongues, which is the supernatural ability to speak in an heavenly language

by the power of the Spirit of God.

For this purpose, the apostle to the circumcision said, "For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call" (Acts 2:38).

The promise of the Father to gift everyone of His children with the ability to speak in an heavenly language (i.e. unknown tongues) by the power

of the Spirit of God was made to the people who lived in the Apostolic Age.

And not only to them but also to their children.

And not only to their children but also to "all that are afar off."

You and I are those "that are afar off" to whom this promise also pertains being that we are now afar off in time from the day the apostle, Peter,

spoke these words almost 2,000 years ago on the day of Pentecost.

It is your inheritance, embrace it.

sportsmaster:
after the whole allegories and discussions about tongues,Paul finalizes it by saying,

1Cor 14:39 Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues.

Indeed, because THE MOMENT YOU RECEIVE THE HOLY GHOST YOU BECOME LINKED WITH OMNIPOTENCE! From that day forward, each time you pray in tongues you draw on the reservoir of that omnipotence within you. And your entire life thereby becomes one continuous parade of miracles!

Blessings!!!

Iceflox:
when you here christians speaking
reggogoskododosh!
brugggadaaskulodedos!.
yesuskudededeeshas!
You begin to wonder.
what the hell are they talking?
actually, if you analyze this thing from the
Scripture it make no sense at all.
Paul describe it as sounding brass or symbal,
no sense
1 Corinthians 13:1 says Though I speak with
the tongues of men and of angels, and have
not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or
a tinkling cymbal.
If you read that chapter, Paul talk about
prophecy.
a prophecy always come after tongues. In
those says when prophets speak in tongues It's
a sign that they want to prophesy
so, when they hear a message from God to
pass to the people, the message most times,
come as a shock depending on the weight of
the message
As a result of the shock, they will ulter a sound
like grugugugushdiduzzz! the people will then
ask, what did you hear?
if the prophet love the people he pass the
message to them.
Today, that tongues has evolved to what we
used to do swag in Christianity by speaking
randomly, gugugrigugugizzu
dezulugridididush
when we do these things we don't interprete
what we are saying.
where is the love there?
All Pentecostal churches are guilty of this

By your above write ups, you're just fulfilling the scripture (1Cor. 14:2). Praying in tongues is the act whereby a Christian communicates with

Almighty God in a language that is not of this world, a language that cannot be comprehended by the human intellect . As it is written, "For he

that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him" (1 Cor. 14:2).

Indeed, "no man understandeth him" because unknown tongues is the common language spoken among the angelic populace of Heaven. That is

why speaking in tongues is called the tongue "of angels" (1 Cor. 13:1).

It is not a language that can be learned through study but one that is instantly (and permanently) imparted by the power of the Spirit of God.

That is why the apostle called it "praying in the Holy Ghost" (Jude 20).

Praying in tongues is when your spirit, by the power of the Holy Spirit within you, speaks directly to God in an heavenly language.

As it is written, "For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful" (1Cor.

14:14).

Jesus said "God is a Spirit" (Jn. 4:24). Consequently, praying in tongues is a spirit-to-Spirit interaction---it is your spirit elegantly interacting with

the Almighty Spirit.

Peace!!!

kayce911:
Crowed of on lookers gathered at mben hospital,Ebem Ohafia in Abia state as women of master vessel church mourn their women leader who passed on as she prayed for a member.
I was shocked when I came closer and heard the ordeal. This left me with one question is the devil now that powerful or was the lady not spiritually fortified ?

To answer your question, refresh your mind back to this event of Acts 19:13-16
Some Jews who went around driving out evil spirits tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those who were demon-possessed. They would say, “In the name of the Jesus whom Paul preaches, I command you to come out.” Seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this. One day the evil spirit answered them, “Jesus I know, and Paul I know about, but who are you?” Then the man who had the evil spirit jumped on them and overpowered them all. He gave them such a beating that they ran out of the house naked and bleeding.

Now the question is, does the devil the lady was trying to cast out know the lady? The answer is simply NO and the result of not knowing her is what you saw.

starlingslimnet:
You know brother I don't have time to be disputing with doctrinated Christains who only believe and teach what Pentecostal doctrines says without seeing what the Scripture really say.

Well that's what you believe only do not force your unscriptural belief on those who are weak in Faith.

I don't speak in tongues as you will call it (I mean shiroboborabomarae) Yet I pray to God and he answers without delay.

My advice to you bro is "Know what the will of the Lord is" and "Test everything and hold on to that which is Truth" . See you in the new heaven and earth.

Am happy for you brother but i besiege thee not to be ignorant but take advantage of the benefits that is wrap in the glory of tongues.

The apostle said, "Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant" (1 Cor. 12:1).

And what are today's Christians the most ignorant about? Spiritual gifts, especially the gift to unknown tongues!

"Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices" (2 Cor. 2:11), I will take the time to delineate to you from the Word of the Lord the manifold benefits of praying in unknown tongues.

Supercharger
It is written, "He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself" (1 Cor. 14:4).

To "edify" means to recharge. Praying in tongues is to your spiritual life what a jump start is to a dead car battery.

Like many others, you may awaken some mornings feeling somewhat "dead," thinking you need to reach for a cup of coffee. But praying in tongues for five or ten minutes will supercharge your spirit with the energy of God without having to deal with the negative side effects of caffeine!

Relying on caffeine for energy to get your day started when you have within you the very Source of energy Himself (i.e. the Spirit of God) is like relying on a rowboat to get you across the Atlantic Ocean when instead you could fly in a Boeing 747 jet!

By divine design, your spirit functions exactly like a battery whose energy needs to be recharged from time to time.

Praying in tongues literally jump starts your day, spiritually and physically, enabling you throughout the rest of the day to "ride upon the high places of the Earth" (Isa. 58:14).

Praying in tongues causes you to soar in the Spirit by helping you to draw on the energy of the Spirit of God within you, empowering you to rise above the petty trifles of the day that often agitate and preoccupy the average person.

To be sure, praying in your native language can recharge your spirit but it pales in comparison to the power of praying in your heavenly language.

It's like the difference between DC and AC wattage.

Just as AC wattage is far superior to DC wattage in the domain of electricity, in the realm of prayer the recharging of your spirit through praying in unknown tongues is far greater than that which comes through praying in your native language.

Peace!!!

Iceflox:
All these things are not necessary,
you don't need to be superspiritual
Just be yourself that's what God want.
if you are a sinner just be your sinner

I beg to differ again sir. If it was not necessary, why then why did the apostle said, "Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant" (1 Cor. 12:1).

Although the Bible is very clear about (1) what praying in tongues is, (2) the benefits of praying in tongues, and (3) the fact that praying in tongues will continue as a viable gift among God's people until the second coming of Jesus Christ, somehow people have allowed the devil to deceive them in this area.

The apostle said, "Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant" (1 Cor. 12:1).

And what are today's Christians the most ignorant about? Spiritual gifts, especially the gift to unknown tongues!

Now why would something as beautiful as praying in an heavenly language spark such animosity and debate throughout the Church world?

It is because the Adversary of our souls knows the power of praying in unknown tongues.

Satan is deathly afraid of any person who spends quality time alone, each day, praying in unknown tongues because he knows the benefits that come with praying in tongues, incredibly astounding benefits that praying in one's own earthly language cannot possibly afford. That is why the devil devoted himself long ago to the obscuring of these manifold benefits in the minds of well-meaning but biblically illiterate Christians.

Iceflox:
op, you comit a serious fallacy here.
2 Timothy 1: 6 did not talk about tongue speaking. stir up your gift means hold on to your faith, not tongues speaking.
therefore, your statement, the more. you pray in tongues the more supernatural you are, is a big lie.
no place in the Bible mentioned anything like that

No sir, i never said "the more supernatural you are" but the more supernatural experience you will have. Having said that, PRAYING IN

TONGUES IS THE HIGHEST ALCHEMY! As you yield your tongue a few minutes each day to the Spirit of the living God, you will find yourself over

time undergoing a mighty transformation at the core level of your soul. Weakness will be displaced by strength, and whining by the spirit of

boldness. An interior upwafting will suck you into the vortex of a euphoric odyssey. And then you'll know the glory of tongues!