Why is it that only people of the Pentacostal religion speak in tounges?

Question

Am I right? I have never heard of any other denomination say that they do this or believe in it. If some one of a different denomination is truely spiritual and close to God shouldn't they speak in it too? Your thoughtful answers please?

Answer 1

My father was once a part of a non-denominational church taht did the same thing. But they missed the point of the story. At the time of Pentecost 33 c.e. (when Jesus was going around after his death spreading holy spirit) all of his apostles/disciples were Jewish (they were the only ones who had heard the message at the time). So all spoke Hebrew. The Holy Spirit gave them the power to speak other languages so that they could spread the message throughout the world to all languages (another word for tongues).

But now there are Christians of all languages. There are Christians who speak Hebrew, English, Spanish, German, Japanese, etc. and we no longer need to speak in tongues because there are those who know the message and speak the other languages, so the speaking in tongues thing doesn't happen anymore.

Answer 2

Many different groups speak in tongues. Back in the 1970s, I remember the Charismatic movement (which included speaking in tongues) becoming increasingly popular among Roman Catholics (and a few months ago, in my state, there was a convention for Charismatic Catholics, so I'm assuming that it's still happening in some areas). I've met a few (but not many) Baptists who believe in it. Some Nazarenes, too, as well as some non-denominational people. But for the most part, it's an identifying trait of the Pentecostal groups. But not all Pentecostals speak in tongues. I've met a few Pentecostals, mostly Assembly of God people, who found the whole thing very embarrassing, although they realized that their opinion was in the minority in their church.

Answer 3

at 1 corinthians 13 verse 8 says that speaking in tongues will be done away with, what you should ask yourself is is speaking in tongues acceptable today . Do you think it is necessary?
and what do the scriptures really say? Don't you think you can be truely spiritual by praying to God through his son Jesus and you may get the answer.

Answer 4

those are questions you need to have requested your pastor. i'm surely going to handle determination 2, because no longer all Apostolic church homes have an analogous gown codes. Tongues in scripture have more desirable than one kind or type. even as one receives the Holy Ghost, one will communicate in tongues. this isn't the present of tongues, yet basically the initial evidence. We see this in Acts chapters 2, 10 and 19. In each case, all spoke in tongues concurrently, and no one interpreted. The present of Tongues, which no longer each person will get carry of, has 2 makes use of. this kind of is for own edification: It helps us to wish in yet another language. we are conversing to God, no longer to adult men, and no interpretation is mandatory. finally, the present is used to provide a message to the church. the rules in a million Corinthians deal with this kind of tongues: surely 2 or 3 in line with assembly, one after the other, and it would want for use on the part of the present of Interpretation of tongues. If those rules are said, then all issues are executed decently and so as. Ask your pastor to bigger totally clarify this to you. there is not any excuse for Apostolic people to no longer know the basics of our beliefs. Ask your pastor to coach a bible study on it.

Answer 5

I could never figure that out myself. During my college days studying religion, I visited a few store front churches down in Richmond, VA. And there I experienced seeing worshipers suddenly going into some kind of trance-like state and begin speaking a strange language--or what sounded like it. Blew me away big time!

Answer 6

I believe it's those who seek to be baptized in the Holy Spirit that receive it, again it is faith and what some follow in the bible. Some people believe they are saved by their works and being a good person, but the bible says we are saved through Jesus our Lord and savior and no one can go the Father except through Jesus. And to be baptized in the Holy Spirit and speak in tongues is a gift, not everyone even in a pentecostal church has the gift of speaking in tongues.

Answer 7

Pentecostals promote it above any other gift in the church but it is not the only gift God gives
speaking in toungs is not souly a penticostal thing but generaly it is a private pray with God and not to be done publically. I know both my perants spoke in toungs my pastor does but not in the services and other friends do I have once it is a spiritualy gift not a sign of being suprior

Answer 8

i have seen this first hand, and i really think it is just the power of suggestion. especially when like two ladies start up, next thing you know 10 peole are in the isles dancing, convulsing,and speaking in tounges. i think it is for show, i believe that your relationship with God is personal so if that is how you honor Him, go ahead.

Answer 9

I knew someone who had that gift and she was in another bunch. Guess God made it that way Not everyone has that gift. There might be a couple of other ones but shes the only one Ive ever known with that gift Its rare..

Answer 10

There is a difference between speaking in "other tongues" such as occurred at Pentecost, and ecstatic utterance in Pentecostalism. Ecstatic utterance is a phenomenon of non-Christian religions as well. Note that Acts chapter 2 is referring to people speaking in other languges that hose from the countries wher those languages were spoken clearly understood:

Acts 2:1And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. 2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. 3 And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. 4 And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. 5 And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven. 6 Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language. 7 And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galilaeans? 8 And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born? 9 Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judaea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia, 10 Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes, 11 Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God. 12 And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one to another, What meaneth this?

Those who "speak in tongues" in a Pentecostal service claim to speak in "angelic language" not spoken on earth by any nation or people, but at Pentecost known languages were spoken and heard by the people who speak it and understood without the need for any one to "give an interpretation." So whatever is occuring in a Pentecostal church, it is not what was happening at Pentecost.

I believe it is emtionalism and those who pretend to interpret are not really doing so. What the Pentecostals do, called glossolalia (from the Greek glossai , "tongues, languages," and lalein , "to speak"), was thought by psychologists to be caused by mental illnesses such as hysteria or schizophrenia, and having been to the Vineyard Churches in their full swing, I can vouch for the hysteria part personally. I think these are just highly suggestible people who have simply acquired and maintained the practice as they've learned it by watching and hearing. It's just a reduction and simplification of sounds from folk's native language, which shows up based on what that native language is, so it's something that anyone with normal speech capacities can produce given the proper training, set, and setting.

The centrality of this practice in Pentecostalism as a mark of conversion encourages people to fake the experience. Converts are told to just start making noises and it will come out on its own and to accept the authenticity of whatever comes out. So it's most likely just babbling under suggestion and pressure at first, then self-deception later.