Tongues

Bob Carabbio said:

"Since we are in the Charismatic, non-Word of Faith category, what are your thoughts about speaking in tongues?"

""Obviously, then, I'm not OPPOSED to "tongues", but don't particularly care for the DOCTRINE of "Initial evidence" which tends to be vigorously defended by Historic Pentecostals, but not so much by Charismatics - most of whom still see it as a "Normative component" of the "Baptism in the Holy Spirit"."" (Bob Barabbio)

This is a good point. The initial evidence factor can add a lot of pressure to people in a social setting, which (I've noticed) can be counter productive in helping them with the gift. If someone doesn't initially speak in tounges, I don't doubt that they were filled with the Holy Spirit. I have witnessed a lot of people who were filled with the Spirit get (or initiate) their prayer language at a much later date.

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