Praying in tongues......

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Comment by Winson Gan on April 17, 2009 at 7:08am

Hi LT,

It is great to hear you. I may not have good knowledge in Bible, but I had try to ask Jesus many times to let me speak in tongue " graciously ". Somehow I could feel the Holy Spirit is working in me and my wife.
We enjoy worship, learning His words.
This is much better than just praying and speaking in tongues that sometimes non believers get kind of strange impression. I myself did not feel easy when seeing excessively prayers in tongue and the falls of " slain by Spirit "...
I believe God has His way to communicate with us ( Hebrew 1:1 ) and fruits of the spirits are most important to us as Christians.

Comment by Leonard T on April 17, 2009 at 6:11am

Hey Mogomotsi,

There are two recent forums that addressed your question. They are at the following links:

http://www.allaboutgod.net/forum/topics/does-bible-consistently-show
http://www.allaboutgod.net/forum/topics/holy-ghost-being-saved-and

I personally do not believe tongues is a requirement, but is one of the gifts that the Holy Spirit can endow people with. I believe the Bible reveals that a person does not have to speak in tongues to prove they are filled with the Holy Spirit or to be assured of their salvation. This has been and will continue to be a very "hot topic" in church circles.

Hope this helps.

Lord Bless,
LT

Comment by Mogomotsi on April 17, 2009 at 2:00am

But the thing is people are making a big deal if one is not speaking in toungues, it seems as if one has not been baptised in the Holy Spirit. And reading the book of Acts, I don't think that everybody prayed in tongues. Thanks Felix

Blessings.

Comment by felixpadua on April 17, 2009 at 1:53am

don't worry if you are not speaking in tongues yet. it's enough for now that you can speak, you can talk and you can pray in your own languages. God bless you.

Comment by Sharon Mbatha on April 17, 2009 at 1:05am

Im so glad you asked those questions because i have the same concerns.I am saved but have not yet been able to speak in tongues.I did start questioning my faith and my spiritual gifts for a while.
Anyone out there who can maybe give insight,please let me know!!

Thanks
Blessings in our Lord!
Sharon