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Hebrews 13:13
With the speaking in tongues maybe the folks who dont know you that well were just eager to share the gift they received as well not aware you already had it.
Since the actual God's gift of tongues is manifested by the Holy Spirit, then it is really not dependent on the believer's eagerness to share the gift.
Since the gifts are to profit the body withal, then it will come with interpretation OR the Holy Spirit would just manifest the gift of prophesying which is edification in the language that I know. The Holy Spirit is not vainglorious when ministering to the saints; if the believers speaking in tongues speak in my language, then the Good Shepherd, the Son of God, would just lead the Holy Spirit in those "known tongue speakers" to prophesy ( edify ) plainly in the language that we both understand.
Since the Holy Spirit can manifest tongues to speak unto the people of another language, then the Holy Spirit can manifest edification through the same people without using tongues at all.
What the Holy Spirit will not do is: speak in tongues through that one person and then interpret that tongue through that same person, because 1 Corinthians 12th chapter says He does it severally, dividing as He wills.
If the whole point of manifesting is for our edification, then tongues will not be manifested when every one speaks the same language. That avoids the Holy Spirit looking vainglorious which He would never do that.
It is best to say that the subject of tongues has been abused, and exalted too much when the whole point of any manifestation of the Spirit is to profit the body withal in the knowledge of Him; and because there is a supernatural tongue in the world that is just babbling nonsense, it is best we test the spirits with the help of our Good Shepherd, the Lord Jesus Christ at that throne of grace and discern the words that these saved believers are saying when promoting another receiving of the Holy Spirit so other believers can get that "tongue" for this is the falling away of the faith spoken of.
They are still saved but not abiding in Him nor doing His will when allowing this tongue to interrupt them when they are praying normally or any other times when it profits no one and gives the appearance of evil as this happens even to non believers in the world..
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