At the church I currently attend we are always asked to pray in tounges during services. The prayer service is mostly done in tounges. But I've read in the Bible that tounges that are spoken in church should always be interpreted. I've never heard anything being interpreted in our church.
It is also being taught that every Christian must speak in tounges. Is this true? I thought is was one of the gifts?
Any thoughts on this? I feel confused.
The teaching that the apostle Paul gives is that there is a difference between public tongues and private tongues.
When the pastor invites those who do to pray in tongues during services, it is prayer.
Personal prayer that is not meant to be made public even as praying in your learned language is not meant to be made public, because you are praying to God.
What should be interpreted is public tongues that is raised in volume for all to hear. That sort is indicating that it is a message for the entire assembly from God.
Heard but not necessarily loud=believers unto God. Loud=God unto believers.
In Luke 11:9-13, verse 13 in particular states, If you then being evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him?
Acts 2:38-39 states also that believers are to receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
1Cor.12:1 Concerning spiritual gifts, verse 4 Varieties of gifts but the same Holy Spirit.
The church cannot receive gifts of the Holy Spirit without the Holy Spirit being given and received as a gift.
The gift of the Holy Spirit, which includes speaking in tongues according to Acts 2:4 Who gives the spiritual gifts, are to all the church, body of Christ. But not all operate in every gift listed in 1Cor.12:4-10 because they are ministry gifts.
However, speaking in tongues Acts 2:4 is primarily for personal devotional prayer unto God, to be personally edified and built up in the love of God 1Cor.14:2; Jd.1:20-21; 1Cor.8:1., and, to pray and intercede for others when you don't otherwise know what to pray Rom.8:26-28.
Worship in tongues, singing melodies unto the LORD is a blessing unto God Jn.4:24; 1Cor.14:15-17; Eph.5:18-20; Col.3:16.
Speaking in tongues, to be filled with the Holy Spirit and thereby know what to do or say in a situation, Mat.10:19-20; Acts 4:8; Acts 13:9.