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It is virtually impossible to argue that the Bible does not support speaking in tongues. The phenomenon may be vastly over-rated Cheap Jerseys China , and wrongly equated with spiritual superiority (or even touted as a necessity for salvation), but there can be no denying that it is a valid gift from God, and that it was widely practised by early Christians. So rather than condemn it, let's try to get it into perspective with other New Testament truths.


One argument is over whether or not speaking in tongues was only the miraculous ability to speak in another known language Cheap Authentic Jerseys , or whether it could also be an experience of totally unintelligible gibberish... a "heavenly language" known only by God. It sounds like a serious point of disagreement. But when you think about it -- if you were to speak fluent Swahili for the first time in your life (never having heard it before), it would still be "unintelligible gibberish" to you when you first started doing it. It would take much the same faith for you to speak that gibberish as it takes to speak what some call a "heavenly language". The real test in either case would be whether or not you were willing to risk making a fool of yourself in obedience to the promptings of God's Spirit.


The desire to have all that we say and do firmly under the control of our conscious mind often overlooks the possibility that God may have a different picture of things than what we have. "My ways are not your ways," says God. (Isaiah 55:9) And the only way to make them our ways is for us to learn to let go of what is presently "our way". Speaking in tongues is an exercise which points us in that direction. It allows God to take control of at least that one area of our lives.


We have often said that the biggest barrier to hearing from God is just our unwillingness to let go of our natural understanding -- based too often on traditions, emotions Cheap Wholesale Jerseys , and prejudices. Speaking in tongues is an exercise (whether the tongues are known languages or not) that tests our ability to let go of a certain amount of "control" and yield ourselves to the leadings of God's Spirit. It is humbling to start talking nonsense, and to trust God to direct us in something about which we have no formal education to act as our guide.


Yah-bah-woobee-doo! God doesn't care what the words are. What matters is the spirit behind the sounds. Are you expressing love to God? thanksgiving for the gift of life? grief at the death of a loved one? passion for lost souls? Anger at the injustices of a greedy selfish world? remorse at your own sinfulness? In each case, what matters is the sentiment, and not your choice of words. The Spirit itself makes intercession for us with "groanings which cannot be uttered." (Romans 8:26) Sure Cheap Jerseys , on the human level people would be shocked if we talked gibberish to them. But God, who knows the secrets of our hearts, does not need poetry and flattery. He is not impressed with our grasp of the English (or any other) language. He seeks only a humble and contrite heart, fully open and transparent before him.


To pray in tongues is to pray in the spirit. The spirit (or sentiment that you are expressing) is the important thing. Setting aside our concerns about grammatical correctness and diplomatic choice of words can help us to touch the emotions of those with whom we seek to communicate Wholesale Nike NFL Jerseys , whether it be God or our next door neighbour. And if we can learn to do this in our communion with God, it will soon affect our communication with everyone.


Speaking in tongues is an experience or baptism of the emotions. We jump in and submerge ourselves in emotional expression. Forget the words. Just express the feeling.


Yes, it has been abused. Some feelings have been less than Christian too. And some worshippers have begun to worship the feeling rather than using it to worship the Creator. But none of this disproves the need to marry emotional content with rational content in order to become more effective communicators. (And apostles, prophets Wholesale NFL Jerseys , evangelists, pastors, and teachers are all communicators.)


There are more important things than feelings, but without feelings life (and our communication) can be pretty dull. Obviously in marriage faithfulness is more important than a torrid sex life. But if you leave out sex altogether Wholesale Jerseys From China , faithfulness becomes a pretty dry duty. As long as we realise that feelings are not the most important thing, there is nothing wrong (and there is much that is right) about incorporating a lot more feeling into all that we do.


Something about the tongues experience makes people capable of communicating in a dimension unknown to the pre-tongues world. The strongest opponents of the charismatics must admit that they have had a powerful impact on the world -- that they are, on the whole, powerful communicators. Often irrational and even heretical maybe Wholesale Jerseys China , but powerful nonetheless.


Speaking in tongues is usually linked with an experience of God's Holy Spirit. The ultimate representation of God's Spirit is in the teachings of Jesus. Jesus said, "The words that I speak unto you, they are Spirit and they are Life." (John 6:63) Speaking in tongues can help us to communicate the emotional content of those words.


The Bible says that when we have received God's Spirit, we will become powerful "witnesses" for him. So what happens between you and God Wholesale Jerseys , in the secret place of prayer, will affect your ability to proclaim the truth to the general public outside the secret place. From the "heavenly language" will come greater skill in your earthly communication.


The Bible says the disciples actually preached in known languages on the day of Pentecost... languages that they had not known before. Why isn't that happening today? We don't have full answers for that. Some claim that there have been isolated incidents where known languages were miracu We Buy U. Cheap Jerseys China Cheap Jerseys Cheap Jerseys Wholesale Cheap Jerseys Wholesale Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys China Cheap NFL Jerseys China Cheap NFL Jerseys Free Shipping Cheap NFL Jerseys Wholesale Wholesale Jerseys China