Do people really speak in tongues?
July 3rd, 2009 by DannyNelsonQuestion posted on Yahoo! Answers: Do people really speak in tongues? or is this an urban legend or something. And I’m not saying is it real i know its not. I’m asking do people actually try to? And Christians do you find this odd? Or holy?
July 3rd, 2009 at 1:34 PM
Why are you so sure it’s not real? It’s clearly in the bible and there’s no biblical reason to think that it’s not entirely valid. I don’t find it odd and I do speak in tongues…
July 3rd, 2009 at 1:44 PM
phunni,
Thanks for commenting. Can you expand your thoughts on the biblical basis for speaking in tongues?
July 3rd, 2009 at 1:55 PM
Sure – although only briefly at the moment. In Acts, at pentecost, they spoke in tongues. There are other examples in Acts of speaking in tongues – Cornelius for example. Also Paul (in Corinthians I think) provides teaching on how it should and should not be used. Seems a little redundant if speaking in tongues was not something he thought was genuine… He even says that he did it more than all of them…