Tag: Speaking in Tongues

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    Speaking in Tongues (Part 1)

    The miracle of speaking in tongues was not utterances only understood by God, but languages that people could understand—what we call foreign languages.  Acts 2:4 says, "And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance." Those who heard the apostles speaking in tongues were amazed. They evaluated what they heard. They said to each other, "Behold, are not all these which speak Galileans? And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born?" (Acts 2:7-8).

  • Speaking in Tongues

    This lesson will look at questions regarding speaking in tongues, 1) What was speaking in tongues? 2) Who could speak in tongues? 3) When and Where did they speak in tongues, and 4) Why did they speak in tongues? Each hearer should be able to explain what speaking in tongues was and their purpose. This lesson seeks to disabuse the notion that speaking in tongues is something unintelligible and contemporary.