No, you ask questions you have already decided the answer to in an attempt to "expose" the truth of what you already believe. You don't actually listen to answers people give to the question, just use it as an excuse to spam your answer. And it is quite annoying because you have torpedoed several conversations I was actually interested in.
Oh, I see. Now you are an expert on what conversations I'm interested in too? Hijacking spirit-filled/Charismatic conversations is funny, huh? Clearly I'm not the only one that feels this way, all anyone has to do is go back and look at the posts. You can deny it all you want the fruit speaks for itself.
I report them without hesitation because the harassment violates the forum rules.
Perhaps our focus needs to be on GOD and not "what we sound like". Otherwise what are we "praying" for at all?
The point of the OP is to seek a good, sound, practical answer to his question from those who believe in the gift of tongues and have experience in the correct use of it - to assure him that the prayer language is not fraudulent.
Tongues is an articulate and expressive language that you speak in faith, believing that God understands what you are saying. They are words that you speak and therefore are not 'babble'. When you are praying in tongues you are speaking words that express your heart. This is what is called 'praying in the Spirit'.
Faith is the key. You speak with your mouth, but the expression comes from your heart. It is your belief that no matter how strange the words sound to you, God understands what you are saying. He is the only One who matters in this. In faith, you can make up words that express your heart to Him.
It all depends on to whom you are speaking when you are praying in tongues and whether you are just sounding off from your mouth, or expressing your heart to God.
That is a very difficult false doctrine to get out of your system and does cause a mental block. Cessationism is a doctrine of demons in order to rob godly believers of a powerful enhancement to effective prayer.
Jude says that when we pray in the Spirit, which I believe is praying in tongues, we build ourselves up in our holy faith. 1 Corinthians 14:2 says that when a person prays in tongues they are praying to God, therefore He does understands what is being expressed through the language spoken.
But the Scripture says that a person praying in tongues is speaking to God. Later on in the chapter Paul says that if there is no interpreter let the person speak in tongues to himself and to God. Why would Paul say that if God doesn't understand what is being said? Come on! This is common sense comprehension 101 that a 10 year old child can understand! (I say this with all due respect
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Just a reminder that this is a protected forum for Charismatics who believe the modern use of tongues is genuine. You cannot continue writing these debating posts. You are violating the forum rules and you should cease and desist.
It is not just borderline. It is a total violation on this thread that is protected for Pentecostals and Charismatics to be able to discuss issues without this type of intrusion.
Read the forum rules. You do not have debating rights on this forum and you are not permitted to imply that the Charismatic practice of prayer in tongues is false in any way.
There are forums where you can debate on whether tongues is genuine or false to your heart's content, but not on this one because it is protected for the use of Pentecostals and Charismatics who believe in and use tongues as their prayer language.
