What does tongues mean?

Question

Can you please tell me what tongues mean according to God's word?

Answer 1

According to the Book of Acts, at Pentecost the Holy Spirit descended upon the Apostles and all who were with them in the Upper Room. After which, these people went among the crowds of Jews from all parts of the known world who were congregating in Jerusalem for another religious festival. Each was able to speak in the language of the group being addressed, despite some of them never even having heard those languages before.

The "Gift of Tongues" therefore is the gift to speak to a person in his or her native tongue, when you yourself have never spoken and do not know, that tongue.

It is NOT gibberish that must be translated by another. That is a modern bit of fantasy brought on by hysterics who enmesh themselves in emotional frenzy thinking it brings them closer somehow to God.

Answer 2

You want a bible answer then in Acts 2:7,8,910 it says the people were amazed because eahc heard the gospel proclaime in their own native tongue from the region from which they were born.

This proves without doubt tongues is languages of men and not some exstatic utterrance. Once the bible defines something that is what it is unless it redifines it latter, but to my knowlege never happens.

If anyone tells you that Paul said there is tongues of angels and uses 1 Corinthians 13:1 as proof. Kweep in mind Paul is not teaching a different version of tongues than Peter did, he is using allogory to prove a point, and the point he is making is that even if he spoke in tongues of angels and had not love he is nothing.

Love is the point of that chapter. If you read 1 Corinthiasn chapters 12, 13, and 14 in context and keep an open mind to scripture you will find limitations to tongues and if you judge modern tongues by these chapters you will find thaey do not follow biblical guidelines.

Answer 3

Pentecostals teach that speaking in tongues are "the" evidence of the infilling of the Holy Spirit. I believe that is it "a" evidence not "the" evidence. If you read I Cor 12:30 Paul ask a question do all speak with tongues? and the answer is no. We are all given different gifts and we should use the gifts God gave to us and not try to use gifts we were not given. Also, some people teach that if you don't speak in tongues you do not have the Holy Spirit. This teaching is unbiblical. You receive the Holy Spirit when you trust in Jesus. You receive the infilling of the Holy Spirit sometimes called the second blessing to empower you for service.

Answer 4

Speaking in tongues. This is the "gibberish" that christians speak when they "filled with the holy spirit" and having a conversation with God in his own language.

Sometimes Christians say things that are supposedly translations of another persons gibberish.

Lets try a test.
Simply take two of these "translators" (Claiming they understand the "language") and let them do a double blind test with a recorded tongues speak and if they can get the same translation they pass the test. There are few religious claims that are so simple to test properly. But for some reason people tend not to be willing to take these kinds of tests, wonder why? Maybe are they afraid that their faith won't pass?


This is what Christian's say.

"Many people inaccurately define speaking in tongues as "speaking gibberish" or "talking nonsense." The truth is, speaking in tongues is the most intelligent, perfect language in the universe. It is God's language. What language do you suppose people speak in heaven? Languages are given their name based on the countries they come from. For example, English comes from England. Spanish comes from Spain. Italian comes from Italy.

Well, where does tongues come from? It comes from Heaven! Tongues is the heavenly language. It is what is spoken in heaven; the only difference is that the people in heaven understand what they are saying. Here on earth Paul says, "For anyone who speaks in tongues does not speak to men but to God. Indeed, no one understand him; he utters mysteries with his spirit"

Answer 5

Talking in tongues means talking through Satan

Answer 6

John Contrane on the Sax is much like Speaking in Tongues... they elevate your consciousness to a spiritual awakening so that you might bathe in the divine waters.

Answer 7

Tongues is language, you speak of the English tongue,...speaking in tongues means speaking in languages that you either do or don't understand... Comprenda? sorry couldn't help myself...spoke in Spanish tongue.

Answer 8

Cor.14

Answer 9

Many people inaccurately define speaking in tongues as "speaking gibberish" or "talking nonsense." The truth is, speaking in tongues is the most intelligent, perfect language in the universe. It is God's language.

What language do you suppose people speak in heaven? Languages are given their name based on the countries they come from. For example, English comes from England. Spanish comes from Spain. Italian comes from Italy.

Well, where does tongues come from? It comes from Heaven! Tongues is the heavenly language. It is what is spoken in heaven; the only difference is that the people in heaven understand what they are saying. Here on earth Paul says, "For anyone who speaks in tongues does not speak to men but to God. Indeed, no one understand him; he utters mysteries with his spirit" (v. 2).

Jesus says that those who believe in Him will "speak in new tongues" (Mark 16:17). The word "new" means appearing for the first time. No one had spoken these languages before. Contrary to bad theology tongues is not an ability given to preach the gospel in the language of foreigners. This would make tongues "old" languages. It is only appropriate that "new tongues" should be spoken by those of the "new birth." It is natural and normal to speak in the language of your birth. We are born again from above, therefore we should speak the language from above--that language is called "new tongues."

Answer 10

Speaking in tongues is a language that not many people understand. It was derived for not letting the Devil hear what you are saying.

Now on the other hand, when two people French kiss their speaking in tongues too. Now that I like.