Only if we separately receive the Holy Spirit, just because a person thinks they believe and get's baptised does not mean they have received the Holy Spirt - God must bare independant witness - the new tongue signifies the new heart - because "the heart is deceiitful above all things"
1st Corinthians 12:13 "For we were all baptized by one Spirit into one body-whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free-and we were all given the one Spirit to drink."
You would claim that those who have never spoken in a new tongue don't have the indwelling of the Holy Spirit? That contridicts scripture. If a new tongue, or utterance, was the sign of becoming a Christian - I suppose it would be safe to assume that Balaam's donkey was Christian.
Did Jesus not say that all those who called upon His name, and adhere to His Word, would be saved? Yes! Following your claim that a new tongue is the evidence of Holy Spirit Baptism, what of the other 6 gifts of the Spirit that are claimed? Does one who prophecy's do so in vain? Does one who 'discerns the spirits' do so in vain?
This claim doesn't hold water.
The only ones who were able to do this were Cornelius and his kinfolk (Acts 10:44-46) And those whom the apostles laid their hands on.
Did you learn that you were only Heaven-bound because that's what your Pastor said? We are to study and obey what scripture says (2 Tim 2:15, John 8:32), not take it all by what is simply heard from the mouth of man or felt with our own heart.
1. The Holy Spirit was promised to those who would be baptized for the remission of their sins ... first on the day of Pentecost. (Acts 2:38)
2. He is given to all those who will obey God. (Acts 5:32)
3. The Galatians received the Holy Spirit by the hearing of faith. (Gal 3:2,3)
4. The Holy Spirit dwells in those who make up the church. (1 Cor 3:16,17)
5. The Spirit dwells in our bodies. (1 Cor 6:19,20)
If we love one another, God dwells in us. If we will confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwells in us. (1 John 4:12-15)
The Holy Spirit is received "because ye are sons" (Gal 4:6) ... not to become sons! Amen!
The Holy Spirit leads sons by "the law of the Spirit" (Rom 8:1-14) .. producing the "fruit of the Spirit" (Gal 5:16-25).
1. "He that abideth in me, and I in him the same bringeth forth much fruit .. If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you ... ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples ..." (John 15:1-14).
2. "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit." (Gal 5:22-25).
3. "Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them." (Mat 7:20) By your fruits. Not by your 'miracles.'
Praise God.
When Paul preached at Pentecost in a new tongue, it was a tongue that could be understood for all those listening to understand. Acts 2:6-8 says that everyone present understood the message in their own language. It was by no means some emotional display of an unknown language, rather something that everyone present at Pentecost could understand for the sake of edification and understanding. What good would it have done for Paul to preach to the masses if they did not understand what he was saying? Thus, the Lord gave the Disciples the miraculous ability to preach the Gospel in a way that every person present could understand.
Acts 1:4,5 says that such gifts were promised to the Apostles. Only.
Speaking in Tongues, Hetero Glossos in the Greek, always means to speak in a strange language. Not a holy language. Not a prayer language. Scripture says that a time will come when all such miracles shall cease to be, with the death of the Apostles.
My blunt opinion: Charismania is emotionalism at it's finest. I attended a Pentecostal church for some time. I diligently began to study the Word on my own, turning directly to God for Spirit and Truth, depending on it alone to tell me God's only Word.
Don't depend on man to teach you what you need to search out for yourself. If you put your faith in man, man will fail you. If you put your faith in God's Word, you will be a workman not ashamed, rightly diving the Word of Truth[2 Tim. 2:15].
Where is the scripture claiming God must give an independent witness of all those who are saved? Did the thief on the cross speak in a new tongue once he became saved by Christ?
Acts 2:1-12 When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. 2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3 Then there appeared to them divided tongues, as of fire, and one sat upon each of them. 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, from every nation under heaven. 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? 9 Parthians and Medes and Elamites, those dwelling in Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia , Pontus and Asia, 10 Phrygia and Pamphylia , Egypt and the parts of Libya adjoining Cyrene , visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes, 11 Cretans and Arabs — we hear them speaking in our own tongues the wonderful works of God." 12 So they were all amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, "Whatever could this mean?"
God blessed the Apostles at Pentecost with the miraculous ability to speak to people from many different nations in their own language, in a manner which they could all understand.
Why would we need this today? We have the Bible in many different languages, translators, missionaries...
It's not my aim to sit here and try to discredit you as a person. It's my aim to show you the Bible's truth, as opposed to a doctrine established in the 1800's.
Is the word in the heart of unsaved people? No!
I know many atheists and agnostics who use teachings from the Bible in their everyday lives. Are they saved? No. Is the Word known to them? Of course.