STUDY
THE BIBLE 69tb (STB-69tb) PT 2 OF 3
“TONGUES
MADE REAL SIMPLE”
Many
people are confused about tongues and
whether they are for today.
BUT
AREN’T TONGUES FOR TODAY?
No. It’s
very simple.
There are
three classes of utterance – two of
which are mentioned in the King James Bible. The third is not.
Class
1: Known tongues
that were spoken at and after Pentecost up to AD70
Class
2: Unknown tongues
that were spoken after Pentecost up to AD70
Class
3: Today’s utterances called Babble which has
been burbled since AD70. Not in the Bible.
It looks
like this:
SO WHAT
IS A TONGUE?
Firstly,
there is the actual organ itself as
the rich man wanted water to “…cool my
tongue…” (Luke 16:24).
Secondly, it stands for a proper language as
Paul
“…
spake unto them in the Hebrew tongue…” (Acts
21:40).
THE
DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN THE THREE
Class 1
These were
proper languages that were known
by those present, Jews, at Pentecost and up to AD70 as “…every
man heard them speak in his own language.” (Acts 2:6)
Class 2
These were
proper languages that were not
known by anyone present at a meeting. This why God forbids them to
be
spoken at a meeting as they would not be of use to anyone and would
only be a
source of puffing up by the speaker. Go home and talk to the Lord if
you must.
“For he
that speaketh in an unknown tongue (a proper
language
but not known by anyone present)
speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him;
howbeit in
the spirit he speaketh mysteries.” (1Cor 14:2).
But if you
speak in
an unknown tongue, you are speaking to God, however, it is not
with the holy Spirit
but in your human spirit. If
the Holy Spirit was leading a man to speak, it would be recognized by
those
present.
Class 3
This
babbling is merely a series of sounds
that anyone can string together to make themselves sound spiritual.
This is
what is uttered today eg “booarababargoosheeundtagooarammarrabo” –
manufactured, artificial and fraudulent sounds abounding in many
churches
today.
This
babble is not even mentioned in 1
Corinthians and should not even be placed into the unknown category.
Never was
the saying more true than this: “It’s just too silly for words”.
|
Proper
languages |
Class 1 Tongues –
known |
Yes |
Class 2 Tongues –
unknown |
Yes |
Class 3 Today’s
babble |
No |
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Harley Hitchcock
www.
AustralianBibleMinistries
.com
STUDY
THE BIBLE PT 3 OF 3
“DON’T
GET TONGUE-TIED”
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