Speaking in tongues

Introduction: One of the most beneficial gifts of the Holy Spirit is to speak in tongues. This gift appears to precede other gifts in many instances and was/is the initial manifestation of the baptism of the Holy Ghost. However, there appears to be muddled up understanding of the usefulness of this gift by some believers. So many people in compromise, who had this manifestation, are reluctant to use it; while others think it is the privilege of a few “approved Men of God”. We shall delve more into this phenomenon in today’s study…
Texts: Isa. 28:9-11, 1Cor. 14, 1
1.      When and why was the gift of speaking in tongues promised? Isa. 28:11, Mark 16:17, 1Cor.14:22
2.      What categories of speaking in tongues exist?
·         Tongues of men…1Cor. 13:1, 1Cor. 14:21
·         Tongues of angels…1Cor. 13:1
·         Tongues for prophecy…1Cor. 14:27
·         Tongues for self-edification… 1Cor. 14:4
·         Tongues for prayer… Jude 20, Eph. 6:18, 1Cor. 14:15, Rom. 8:26
·         Tongues for singing…1Cor. 14:15
3.      When must one prophesy/refrain from speaking in tongues in the church? 1Cor 14:27,28
4.      According to 1Cor. 14:39, we are warned not to forbid speaking in tongues. What is the tragedy of forbidding?
5.      How may one receive this gift? Acts 2:38, 8:15, Luke 11:11-13, 1Cor. 12:11
God knows our frames and He understands why He has privileged us to be enhanced in the area of giving us a second language of communication. It is like a code, best understood by Him and by our spirits. When we use it, our spirits become lifted and His presence becomes real to us. This way, our confidence is bolstered…an essential ingredient of faith.

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