Speaking in tongues

[Jesusisgood]

How do you speak in tongues? I have asked for the batism of the Holy spirit and I witnessed a cold fire burning in my heart a few years back ( i think last year of the year before).But i havent spoken in tongues still Is there something in my life that is blocking the Spirit to fill me? :/ Also I have been having a problem if someone can give me advice about too. I have been doubting my salvation and feel like I have fallen asleep. How do i come out of this? It feels like the enemy has me in darkness but I cant find the light. Im trying to get back into spending alone time with God today. Maybe that is it? Is there any ideas that I should do with the Lord to be closer to Him Let me know and thank you for reading this, God bless you brothers and sisters in the Lord Jesus Christ.

 

[OceanPoet87]

You are already saved if you believe that Jesus died and rose for your sins. Tounges is an additional gift, that is not necessary for salvation. I am in a similar boa as you. I have felt the HS's presence but I haven't been baptized in it yet. Just keep asking and praying, and I believe it will come. God's timing is totally different than ours.

 

[rturner76]

I have no experience with tongues but I believe we are all given different gifts by the Holy Spirit and yours may be something else. I know the true gift cannot be forced. You may have a gift in another area or need to just develop this gift.

God bless

 

[Arglez]

I can't speak for your denomination, but this is what Paul says about the gifts of the Spirit in 1 Corinthians 12:11 - All these are empowered by one and the same Spirit, who apportions to each one individually as he wills.

If I were you, I would go read the context (at least 1 Corinthians chapters 12-14) and ask God to help you understand what gifting he's giving you, whether tongues is for all believers, whether tongues is for you, etc.

I know your time seeking God will be fruitful--as you can hopefully see if you read the context in First Corinthians, there's no reason to doubt your salvation since Paul didn't doubt the salvation of people who didn't have certain giftings...

 

[TheCharismaticOne]

How do you speak in tongues? I have asked for the batism of the Holy spirit and I witnessed a cold fire burning in my heart a few years back ( i think last year of the year before).But i havent spoken in tongues still Is there something in my life that is blocking the Spirit to fill me? :/ Also I have been having a problem if someone can give me advice about too. I have been doubting my salvation and feel like I have fallen asleep. How do i come out of this? It feels like the enemy has me in darkness but I cant find the light. Im trying to get back into spending alone time with God today. Maybe that is it? Is there any ideas that I should do with the Lord to be closer to Him Let me know and thank you for reading this, God bless you brothers and sisters in the Lord Jesus Christ.

Not everyone gets the gift of speaking in tongues. What you should focus on is finding out which of the gifts you do have. My gift is prophecy, yet I have never spoken in tongues.

 

[tturt]

Looking at the groups of believers that received in Scripture:
1- [FONT=&quot]--[/FONT]-On the day of Pentecost in the upper room: Acts 2:4 "And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance"
2- ---Cornelius’ house filled with friends and family who were baptized. Acts 10:44 ”While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word. 45 And they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost. 46 For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God."
3- ---Disciples of Ephesus Acts 19:2 "He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost.” 6”And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied. 7 And all the men were about twelve.”

JesusIsGood, I encourage you to keep praying and believing because there's different purposes for speaking in tongues and the purposes also show that they're for every believer. I Cor. 12:28 states “And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues,”
(1) one purpose of speaking in tongues is for church edification such as I Cor 12:10 "To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues." This is about the gift of speaking in tongues and interpretation for the church which every believer isn't going to be given that gift; however,
(2) other purposes are for personal edification, a personal language between you and our Heavenly Father is shown in such Scriptures as I Cor 14:4 “He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself…” Jude 1:20 "But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost, 21 Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.” Acts 10:46 "For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. …” Ephesians 6:18 "And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests." There's also singing in the Spirit Eph 5:19 "Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;” [FONT=&quot].[/FONT][FONT=&quot]”[/FONT] I Cor 14: 15 “What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.”

Though this is like salvation in that Yahweh isn't going to make any person become a believer nor make any believer speak in tongues. Tongues are a sign of believers - Mark 16:17 "And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;”

 

[Biblicist]

Not everyone gets the gift of speaking in tongues. What you should focus on is finding out which of the gifts you do have. My gift is prophecy, yet I have never spoken in tongues.

If I can ask, why have you chosen not to be able to pray in the Spirit?

 

[tturt]

posted: Im trying to get back into spending alone time with God That's always good, isn't it?

 

[TheCharismaticOne]

If I can ask, why have you chosen not to be able to pray in the Spirit?

Tongues is not my gift, therefore when I pray I pray in regular english. Not everyone can speak in tongues. Believe me, if tongues was my gift i'd be speaking them all the time. But, my gift is prophecy.

 

[Biblicist]

Tongues is not my gift, therefore when I pray I pray in regular english. Not everyone can speak in tongues. Believe me, if tongues was my gift i'd be speaking them all the time. But, my gift is prophecy.

I wholeheartedly agree with you in that not everyone will speak in tongues during the congregational meeting but when it comes to privately praying in the Spirit this is definitely something that we all can do. Even this comes down to a personal choice but if you can prophesy during the congregational meeting this is certainly more commendable and Paul even tells us that the one who prophesies is greater than the one who speaks in tongues – at least within the context of the local congregational meeting.

Praying in the Spirit during times of personal prayer and praise is different to how tongues is used within the congregational setting and again, I agree with you that no everyone will choose to speak in tongues during the congregational meeting.

We can see just how normative praying in the Spirit was for the believers within the early church with how Paul even tells us in Eph 3:18 And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.

We are also told in Jude 1:20 And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.

 

[TheCharismaticOne]

I wholeheartedly agree with you in that not everyone will speak in tongues during the congregational meeting but when it comes to privately praying in the Spirit this is definitely something that we all can do. Even this comes down to a personal choice but if you can prophesy during the congregational meeting this is certainly more commendable and Paul even tells us that the one who prophesies is greater than the one who speaks in tongues – at least within the context of the local congregational meeting.

Praying in the Spirit during times of personal prayer and praise is different to how tongues is used within the congregational setting and again, I agree with you that no everyone will choose to speak in tongues during the congregational meeting.

We can see just how normative praying in the Spirit was for the believers within the early church with how Paul even tells us in Eph 3:18 And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.

We are also told in Jude 1:20 And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.

Praying in the spirit doesn't necessarliy mean praying in tongues. I've prayed plenty of times for the gift of tongues so that I could pray in tongues but it just hasn't happened yet. However, I prephecied over my house yesterday in a private sermon.

 

[Biblicist]

Praying in the spirit doesn't necessarliy mean praying in tongues.

It seems to me that equating praying in the Spirit with that of speaking in tongues requires more of a yes or no response; “doesn’t necessarily” seems to indicate that you are unsure as to what Paul meant in 1Co 14 and Eph 3, along with Jude as well.

I've prayed plenty of times for the gift of tongues so that I could pray in tongues but it just hasn't happened yet.

This is admittedly a bit hard to address as there can be many factors at play. In my own case I went forward so that I could be Baptised in the Spirit with the ability to speak in tongues and in spite of the best effort of the well-meaning prayers nothing happened. While I was sitting in my car about four hours later I simply decided to open up and allow the Spirit to pray through me; to my utter astonishment he did and the feelings that I went through seem almost as real to me today as they were in 1974.
I tend to suspect that our rational Western mindset may be getting in the way at times.

I prephecied over my house yesterday in a private sermon.

I may be misreading what you are saying here, but prophesy and sermons are two completely different things.

 

[TheCharismaticOne]

I may be misreading what you are saying here, but prophesy and sermons are two completely different things.

I worked my prophecy in with the sermon I wrote. God simply told me what to write down, and the sermon was about Romans 12 and my prophecy was that things were going to change soon and that my brother and his girlfriend were going to have a baby after marriage. They have been trying for over a year and can't get pregnant, but God told me that when they are married and living right, things were going to change.

 

[rayesta]

I have been around a lot of people searching for tongues, most of the ones that want the tongues want it their way, it doesn't work that way, you receive it when your humbleness takes over, it is a gift and it received that way.

 

[1Prophetess]

One thing I've seen is a person who just said, "Abba, Abba, Abba" and continued to say it could finally speak in tongues. But one of the things about tongues is that, if you're afraid of doing it, you won't ever do it. A lot of people are afraid of it, so they won't and can't and never can.

I would suggest that you look up all the scriptures about tongues in the Bible and read them. That gives me confidence in that I know the Bible speaks the truth, and when I see it repeatedly in the Bible, I know that it is real.

Also, about your "feeling" away from God--that can be remedied when you just read your Bible. So read it. I read mine day and night most days, and I need the Lord in my life.

That's what I'd do to fix those two problems.

 

[ByTheSpirit]

Something I'd like to throw in the conversation if I may. I am by no means pointing my virtual finger at anyone here with what I'm about to say, but I have started to notice a trend among most Pentecostals/AG's I have been around. They pray for the Spirit, and seek His baptism so they can speak in tongues, but what is the reason Jesus tells His disciples they will be receiving the Holy Spirit? Acts 1:8 tells us, "But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." Jesus send the Holy Spirit so we will evangelize in His power! Not speak in tongues, or prophecy, or anything like that. The gifts (and speaking in tongues is a gift) come as a result of being Spirit-filled, which only comes as a result of asking for the right reasons, so you can lead souls to the Lord! James 4:3, "When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures." God bless you all and I hope that no one is offended by my comment. Not accusing anyone, I would like to remind all though about these things.

 

[Bob Carabbio]

"How do you speak in tongues?"

When the Holy Spirit gives you (in your mind) a series of "words", then you simply SAY them. WHEN you say them, more will "flow" into your mind so that you can speak the "Tongue" continuously.

DO NOT try to "Make up" a tongue, or (as I've heard some pentecostal ministries over the years advise) speak "nonsense words", or baby talk to "Prime the pump", or "get it started". You don't have to DO ANYTHING, practice anything, or develop any "Skills". Just speak what the Holy Spirit plants in your mind. If there's nothing there, don't worry about it. There MAY be "emotion" connected with it when it happens, and there may be NOTHING except those "odd words" that weren't there before.

But the primary advice is to: Seek FIRST the kingdom of God, and HIS righteousness - and THEN "all these things" will be added unto you. Take HIS yoke upon you, and learn of HIM.

If you WERE saved at the beginning of your walk with Jesus, you KNEW IT then, but "Feelings" tend to go away, and it's important to "Look BACK" to that time when you KNEW, and realize that nothing has changed - regardless of what you feel. Sometimes I don't feel saved, but since I've been "in the way" for 50 years now, and HE's still with me even though I don't "Feel Him" 24/7/365 I know that He'll be back, and that I can just REST in Him.

That's why the Israelites kept making "rock piles" when significant stuff happened - so they could "look back" - and remember.

 

[Gaby Light]

Not all Pentecostals believe that tongues are the sign of Spirit Baptism.

Trust in God. Be happy where you are. If God wants to give you the gift of tongues he will do so in his own time. Don't cling too tightly to expectations. Give God the freedom to work how HE chooses.

Personally I am not sure that tongues is for everyone. Why don't you ask God where your gifts are...

 

[Biblicist]

Something I'd like to throw in the conversation if I may. I am by no means pointing my virtual finger at anyone here with what I'm about to say, but I have started to notice a trend among most Pentecostals/AG's I have been around. They pray for the Spirit, and seek His baptism so they can speak in tongues, ...

I would definitely take the other approach in that there appears to be far too many AOG members and attendees who think that they have no need to pray in the Spirit.

As with Paul, I can wholeheartedly say that I would wish that every one of Gods children would passionately desire to be able to pray in the Spirit – and with an unbridled zealousness!

So to all who are members/attendees of a Pentecostal congregation and who do not speak in tongues - have a strong word to the senior members of your congregation so that you can sort out why you are missing out on so much of Gods blessing.

 

[ByTheSpirit]

I would definitely take the other approach in that there appears to be far too many AOG members and attendees who think that they have no need to pray in the Spirit.

As with Paul, I can wholeheartedly say that I would wish that every one of Gods children would passionately desire to be able to pray in the Spirit – and with an unbridled zealousness!

So to all who are members/attendees of a Pentecostal congregation and who do not speak in tongues - have a strong word to the senior members of your congregation so that you can sort out why you are missing out on so much of Gods blessing.

I totally agree that praying in the Holy Spirit's power is vital to living a victorious Christian life, but if I were desiring the Baptism of the Holy Spirit just so I could speak in tongues, that is a wrong motive. Jesus sent the Holy Spirit and we receive His power to be witnesses for Christ, no other reason. All of the gifts come as a result of that Baptism and should not be the reason for seeking, I should want the Holy Spirit so I can lead souls to Christ. Jesus could not state that anymore plainly in Acts 1:8.