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Tongue Speaking
What is the gift of tongues?
What does the NT teach?
Acts 2:4-5
4 And they were all filled with the Holy
Spirit and began to speak with other
tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
5 And there were dwelling in Jerusalem
Jews, devout men,
Acts 2:6-8
6 And when this sound occurred, the
multitude came together, and were confused,
because everyone heard them speak in his
own language. 7 Then they were all amazed
and marveled, saying to one another, "Look,
are not all these who speak Galileans? 8 And
how is it that we hear, each in our own
language in which we were born?
Definition :
In the NT – tongues was an identifiable
language
“heard them speaking in his own language”
Other claims today – New language, Prayer
language, Language of Adam, Unintelligible
jargon, Inarticulate jargon, Meaningless
sylables, Devotional language
Definition :
“Glossolalia is a phenomenon of abnormal
psychology found in most world religions,
both ancient and modern, and often
completely outside of religious context. It has
no rational meaning but consists of mere
ecstatic utterances.”
Glossolilia, Jimmy Jividen, page 23
Tongues in NT
Acts 2:1-13
Who spoke in tongues ?
Only the 12 apostles
All were Galileans (2:7)
Mathias with 11 (1:26)
Peter with the 11 (2:14)
Peter and rest of apostles (2:37)
Tongues in NT
Acts 2:1-13
Who spoke in tongues ?
What was the nature of tongues ?
Common, known language
Language not known or studied by the
speaker
Able to speak as if it were their native
language
Tongues in NT
Acts 2:1-13
Who spoke in tongues ?
What was the nature of tongues ?
How was this power received ?
Holy Spirit – directly on them
Endued with power (Luke 24:49)
Without any human intervention
As was promised by Jesus
Tongues in NT
Acts 2:1-13
Who spoke in tongues ?
What was the nature of tongues ?
How was this power received ?
What was the purpose ?
Fulfilled Joel 2:28-32
Visible demonsatration of God's approval
of their preaching
Able to communicat the gospel in the
native language of hearers
Tongues in NT
Acts 10:44-48
It was a “like gift” - tongues
It came in a similar manner – direct from God
Purpose – convince Jews that the gospel is for
ALL men
Tongues are not related to salvation –
Cornelius spoke in tongues before his
baptism
Tongues in NT
Acts 19:1-6
Tongues came through the “laying on of
apostles hands”
Problem – their faith was looking the wrong
direction
They were baptized in the name of the Lord
Jesus
Tongues in NT
1 Corinthians 12, 13, 14
Brief Summary
12 – List of 9 spiritual gifts, we are a body of
different parts, we need all the parts, must
work together
13 – Love is greater, Love lasts, gifts are
temporary
14 – Prophecy is more useful than tongues,
rules for how they are used in worship
Tongues in NT
1 Corinthians 12, 13, 14
Comments on “unknown tongue”
“Unknown” is in italics – added by translators
to clarify meaning
Not unknown to mankind
But unknown to the speaker
We can not say “Amen” unless we understand
the language (14:16)
Tongues in NT
Tongues was a gift given to NT Christians
The purpose was to aid in the rapid spread of
the gospel
It was one of 9 temporary gifts
That gift ceased, faded away
Church was well established
Inspiration was complete
Copies of NT were available
Need for tongues ended