When in the bible it is clearly said that it is a human language not native to the speaker. Modern day tongue speakers fool themselves thinking they are when it is just unintelligible utterances. Acts 2 and Corintians 14. There are clear guidelines to speak which are not followed in churches today. it is now known that modern day tongues is not any known language, but people trying to get a spiritual high. They are fooling people into a false doctrine with a man made tradition. Other false religions such as ancient Greek also had the same phenomena.
2007-03-15 17:48:23 · 7 answers · asked by gary l 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The same reason Christians (I am one) fake other Spiritual qualities. Sometimes we want people to be impressed by how Spiritual we are. We would probably all be better off being a little more honest with God and each other.
2007-03-15 17:52:45 · answer #1 · answered by hutmikttmuk 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think a lot of people who grow up in Pentecostal/AG churches feel like crap when they can't speak in tongues. Those types of churches basically make you feel like crap about it if you can't speak in tongues. This really bothers me, because I go to an AG church. I now know, after studying the Bible, that not EVERYONE has that gift. This verse makes that pretty obvious. I hate it that people are blind to this: “Now you are the body of Christ, and members individually. And God has appointed these in the church: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations, varieties of tongues. Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Are all workers of miracles? Do all have gifts of healings? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret? But earnestly desire the best gifts. And yet I show you a more excellent way.”- 1 Corinthians 12:27-31
I believe there is a chance that God could still give someone the gift of tongues today, but it's not very common...
2007-03-15 18:09:19 · answer #2 · answered by jamie68117 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nonsense. I speak in tongues everyday. It is a "prayer language." Paul taught both devotional and congregational tongues. Devotional tongues are for the building of your faith, doing warfare in the Spirit world and for worshiping God in a wider dimension. Congregational tongues is the avenue God uses to speak directly to His Church. Tongues in themselves are a language not gibberish but it can be a heavenly language not known to man on earth, or it can be an earthly language not learned by the speaker - depending on the purposes of God as He speaks through a person. There are guidelines for being used in Congregational tongues but of devotional tongues Paul said he spoke in tongues more than all of them (in the Church he was writing to). It is not just a "spiritual high" it is not "emotionalism" - it is a powerful gift given to believers by the Holy Spirit that the work of the Spirit might be accomplished on this earth in the spiritual realm. The Baptism in the Holy Spirit with the evidence of speaking in tongues is available to all believers if they seek and ask. It empowers your spiritual life like nothing else can. It is the difference between rowing a boat and putting a powerful motor on that boat. God's power can do what we cannot do in ourselves. Don't put limits on God in your life.
2007-03-15 17:59:57 · answer #3 · answered by wd 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've been through this.
I tried to speak in tongues but even though i did it never felt right.
all I can say is that some groups put a lot of pressure on people to speak in tongues and i think that is wrong. i still believe in the gift but i'm not gonna fake it.
2007-03-15 17:55:37 · answer #4 · answered by reality addict 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Those who lean unto there own understanding of scripture are leading others astray and blinded by their "pride!" But this has to occur for the Kingdom of God is coming to this earth and establish His way as the only way.
Pride is man's downfall. The End of the circle of man's self rule will be the beginning of Christ's Kingdom but that "pride" must be broken first!
2007-03-15 17:53:28 · answer #5 · answered by אידיאליסטי™ 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't know - but these people thinking or faking speaking in tongues lead me right out of church and back to reality that religion is evil
2007-03-15 17:53:21 · answer #6 · answered by mariee64 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
These people don't have the rest of society to mock them.
2007-03-15 17:52:23 · answer #7 · answered by poke 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋