“BIBLICAL TONGUES”

                                                                           “BIBLICAL TONGUES”

A. Six Biblical Rules For Tongue Speaking ( I Corinthians 14)

1. Prophesying/Speaking was Preferred instead of Tongues by Paul for Edifying the Church (v.19, 22, 31)

2. Only Two or Three People Speaking in Tongues in Each Service/Gathering (v.27)

3. Only One at a Time (v.27)

4. Interpreter Must Always be Present (v.28)

5. Must be Orderly, No Confusion (v.33)

6. No Women Speaking Tongues in the Church (v.34, 35)

B. Five Reasons Why Tongue Speaking Was Not Suited for Public Worship (I Corinthians 14)

1. Not Generally Understood & Required Interpretation (v.2)

2. Not Edifying to Believers (v.4)

3. Hinders Evangelism & Edification in the Church (v.19)

4. Repelled Unbelievers (v.23)

5. God is not the Author of Confusion (v.33)

C. Three Reasons Why Tongue Speaking is NOT an Indication of the Filling of the Holy Spirit

1. Scriptures Do Not Teach It (Ephesians 5:18, 19)

2. Witnessing & Speaking the Word with Boldness are the result of the Spirit's Filling (Acts 1:8, 4:31)

3. Those in the Scripture Who Were Filled With the Holy Spirit Did Not Speak in Tongues

a. The Lord Jesus Christ (Luke 3:21,22)

b. John the Baptist (Luke 1:15, 16)

c. Stephen (Acts 7:55)

d. Paul (Acts 9:17)

D. God's Intended Purposes for Tongue Speaking (I Corinthians 14)

1. A Miraculous Sign to that Wicked Generation of Jews (v.22)

2. A Miraculous Sign Gift not an Edification Gift (v.22)

3. A Miraculous Sign to Unbelievers (v.22)

4. A Miraculous Sign Exercised in Public not Private (v.5, 12, 19, 23, 28)

5. A Miraculous Sign from God of Judgment on Jews for Rejecting God's Message & Messiah (v.21; Isaiah 28:11)

6. A Miraculous Sign from God Exercised by the Apostles ONLY During that Era for Authentication of the Men, Message & Method of God which is the Church (Acts 2:43; II Corinthians 12:12; Hebrews 2:3, 4)

7. Tongues ceased with the passing of the Apostles/Apostolic Era (I Corinthians 13:8) [Affirmed by 1900 years of history]

In summary, this information on tongues does not say that the people in the present-day tongues movement are not saved. But unless they explicitly follow the Word of God, they are clearly involved in dangerous and deceitful error.

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