joey_downunder
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Speaking in tongues is an area where many Christians will debate over.Seems all over the place, to be honest, JR. Some say you HAVE TO, while other say you don't. So I don't know.
If you want a good link giving for/against speaking in tongues here is a library on the topic! Speaking in Tongues Overall it is against it for reasons clearly explained.
Personally I don't think speaking in tongues is especially common these days. By that I mean real foreign languages spoken around the world in the 21st century, not heavenly tongues that Charismatics believe they are communicating with God while doing so. I try to keep a fairly open mind about the topic.
What I object to the most where it comes to teachings about speaking in tongues is when it is claimed that people are proved to be saved IF they speak in tongues. That contradicts scripture. The apostles were always very careful not to leave anything important doctrinally unsaid.
Romans 10:9because, if you confess with your mouth* that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved.
*Not confesses in different tongues not known by that individual beforehand. That sounds like a conscious and fully aware thinking decision made by someone of their own free will. For that to happen a person would having to be thinking and speaking those words in a language already known to them.
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