Questions And Answers About Speaking In Tongues

Banks deal with the counterfeit by having their workers become familiar with the real. The same goes with us.

Get to know Jesus and He’ll help you to deal with the counterfeit.

Luke 11:11 "If a son asks for bread from any father among you, will he give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent instead of a fish?

Luke 11:12 "Or if he asks for an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?

Luke 11:13 "If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!"

In the protection of God’s love I can be assured that when I ask for the Holy Spirit, that’s exactly what I’ll receive.

Don’t be afraid of the Holy Spirit by the bad experiences you’ve had.

G. People Who Speak In Tongues Are Only Making The Words Up And They Have No Meaning To God Or Anyone Else.

One of the reasons this doubt stumbles so many is a basic misunderstanding of the operations or functions of the Holy Spirit.

He has been given to us as the helper and as an aid. It is God’s gift of support. But He is not the Divine Doer.

The Holy Spirit helps but does not do what God is requesting that you do. God offers assistance, but He will not do anything that removes our responsibility.

Acts 2:4 ? "They spoke in tongues." Not the Holy Spirit.

Nowhere in the Bible does it say the Holy Spirit takes over the believer while He speaks in and experiencing tongues, for then He would be a doer rather then a Helper.

Example – walking in the market and praying in my heavenly language…

A. QUESTIONS ABOUT THE HOLY SPIRIT AND TONGUES

A. "WHAT EXACTLY IS HAPPENING WHEN A PERSON SPEAKS IN TONGUES?

1- First ? according to Acts ? the first disciples who spoke in tongues were telling of the wonderful works of God.

Acts 2:5 And there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation under heaven.

Acts 2:6 And when this sound occurred, the multitude came together, and were confused, because everyone heard them speak in his own language.

Acts 2:7 Then they were all amazed and marveled, saying to one another, "Look, are not all these who speak Galileans?

Acts 2:8 "And how is it that we hear, each in our own language in which we were born?

Acts 2:9 "Parthians and Medes and Elamites, those dwelling in Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,

Acts 2:10 "Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya adjoining Cyrene, visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes,

Acts 2:11 "Cretans and Arabs; we hear them speaking in our own tongues the wonderful works of God."

Acts 2:12 So they were all amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, "Whatever could this mean?"

Acts 2:13 Others mocking said, "They are full of new wine."

They were praising the Lord in known languages. This facet on tongues is evangelistic.

Basically this is with missionary activity but is still happening in the world today.

Example – Costa Rica – “God, save my family.”

2 – Three Things That Take Place When A Person Speaks In Tongues Devotionally

I Corinthians 14:2?4 teaches 3 things are taking place when a believer exercises this gift for devotional purposes: