Many people are
confused about
tongues and whether they are for today. Let us “Study to show
thyself
approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly
dividing
the word of truth.” (2 Tim 2:15)
BUT AREN’T TONGUES
FOR
TODAY?
No. It’s very simple.
There are
three classes – two of which are mentioned in the King James
Bible.
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: Babble – this is what is uttered today.
This is not mentioned
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 Jews at Pentecost and up to AD70, as “…every
man
heard them speak in his own language.”
(Acts
2:6). These were not prayer
languages.
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
puff up the speaker. Paul says “Go home and talk to the Lord if you
must, but
even then you won’t be praying to God.”
“For he that
speaketh in an
unknown tongue SPEAKETH not unto men, but unto God: for no man
understandeth
him; howbeit in the spirit he SPEAKETH mysteries.” (1 Cor 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. These were not prayer
languages.
What is uttered
today is not
even Class 2!!
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 ie
“booarababargoosheeundtagooarammarrabo” – the manufactured, artificial
and
fraudulent sounds abounding in many churches today.
This babble is not
mentioned
in 1st Corinthians.
It is not a prayer
language
and you are not even speaking to God.
Never was the saying more true than this:
“It’s just too silly for words”.
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