Item Upon - Speaking of Speaking in Tongues

Let me begin by stating that I'm well aware that not all subscribers to these eMail broadcasts prescribe to the belief that "tongues" are for today. The focus of this treatise is not to argue that point, one way or the other. Suffice it to say that I'm hoping we have all read (or WILL read) the Scriptures enough to recognize: (A) what "speaking in tongues" is, and (B) that many in The Body of Christ, across denominational lines, make claim that they have received this gift. In this eMinistry, I've heard from people of virtually all mainline denominations who've claimed to have received the gift of tongues, several out of concern that they would be excommunicated or disfellowshipped if they were ever found out.

TONGUES IN THE BIBLE

The gift of tongues was apparently important enough that God used this manifestation to "jump-start" the Church (Acts 2). Logicallyspeaking, why would He have stopped there? Fact is, the gift of tongues is mentioned after Pentecost as well. Once again, no logical reason why they should have ceased, humanly speaking.

Jesus made only one recorded reference to speaking in tongues. In Mark 16:17, speaking of all those who would follow as His disciples, He said, "In my name you will cast out devils, you will speak with new tongues... ." That's it? That's ALL He had to say?! And we make such a BIG deal of the issue! He spoke much more of Sonship and Discipleship than He spoke of speaking in tongues. Strange how I rarely hear people argue about the "casting out devils" part. Is it because too few are doing that ... even within the tongue-talking camps?

Just a thought.

I see no biblical evidence that the dunamis (from whence we get our word "dynamite") power of the early apostles would have been withdrawn from the Church before the King returns. I personally cannot believe there's anyone who can scripturally prove, without a doubt, that speaking in tongues is the evidence of the baptism of the Holy Spirit. Neither do I believe there's anyone who can scripturally prove that this gift (or any other) has been eliminated from the Christian arsenal. I AM certain that BOTH those Christians would argue all day about the subject. The promise, we must remember, was not "you shall receive tongues when the Holy Ghost comes upon you." It was "you shall receive POWER!" So You Were Wrong
I once worked for a boss who was never wrong, never made a mistake or a bad decision. All you had to do was ask him. To his staff he was Teflon-man. Nothing stuck to him and everything came sliding toward us.Accountability was not a concept he practiced unless things turned out well and then, he claimed the credit. But if they didn't, he immediately embarked on endeavors to identify someone responsible. Being called to his office typically meant he was looking for information and trying to decide whom to blame.Justify. Justify. Justify. Like a battle cry, he commissioned reports, graphs, charts and enhanced documentation whenever his boss questioned him. He found it easier to dig his heels into a position than admit he might have been wrong or change his mind. Working for someone I couldn't respect eventually led me to transfer departments.But it still baffles me. People do make mistakes, they do trip up sometimes and they do, on occasion, speak or act in error. And while there's nothing that says we should be happy about it when we do it ourselves, trying to act like it didn't happen, covering up our mistakes, or trying to justify inaccurate positions leads nowhere.You see, unlike that early boss of mine, people who are winning at working speak up and admit when they've made a mistake. They take accountability for fixing resulting problems. And even if they have to gather their courage and swallow hard, they acknowledge when they're wrong.I learned in twenty years in management that playing it s one way or the other. Suffice it to say that I'm hoping we have all read (or WILL read) the Scriptures enough to recognize: (A) what "speaking in tongues" is, and (B) that many in The Body of Christ, across denominational lines, make claim that they have received this gift. In this eMinistry, I've heard from people of virtually all mainline denominations who've claimed to have received the gift of tongues, several out of concern that they would be excommunicated or disfellowshipped if they were ever found out.

TONGUES IN THE BIBLE

The gift of tongues was apparently important enough that God used this manifestation to "jump-start" the Church (Acts 2). Logicallyspeaking, why would He have stopped there? Fact is, the gift of tongues is mentioned after Pentecost as well. Once again, no logical reason why they should have ceased, humanly speaking.

Jesus made only one recorded reference to speaking in tongues. In Mark 16:17, speaking of all those who would follow as His disciples, He said, "In my name you will cast out devils, you will speak with new tongues... ." That's it? That's ALL He had to say?! And we make such a BIG deal of the issue! He spoke much more of Sonship and Discipleship than He spoke of speaking in tongues. Strange how I rarely hear people argue about the "casting out devils" part. Is it because too few are doing that ... even within the tongue-talking camps?

Just a thought.

I see no biblical evidence that the dunamis (from whence we get our word "dynamite") power of the early apostles would have been withdrawn from the Church before the King returns. I personally cannot believe there's anyone who can scripturally prove, without a doubt, that speaking in tongues is the evidence of the baptism of the Holy Spirit. Neither do I believe there's anyone who can scripturally prove that this gift (or any other) has been eliminated from the Christian arsenal. I AM certain that BOTH those Christians would argue all day about the subject. The promise, we must remember, was not "you shall receive tongues when the Holy Ghost comes upon you." It was "you shall receive POWER!" How Serious is the Trade Deficit?
Should we be paying more attention to our trade deficit? Should the United States be keeping an eye on our money flow both in and out of our country? Is it important to our country’s economic engine and the wealth of our nation to constantly monitor and collect data on the flow of trade?Well yes, it goes without saying that the US ought to stay on top of money flows both leaving and coming into the country. And yes we also need to watch our economy; that goes without saying. But, realize that China has 400 million people without water, 600 million living in poverty and they are stealing our patents and bootlegging American products and innovation.They are still their manipulating currency, selling weapons of mass destruction or delivery systems capable of to our enemies or potential nation states, which are not necessarily our allies and could become our enemies tomorrow. We know that China does not have proper control of their environment and we know that their dust storms go half way around the world with particulate. Their water is polluted, their nearby seas are over fished and some say they are planning a Sun Tzu style war with their neighbor in order to insure re-unification of Taiwan. China has technology spies in our country some say as many as 3500. Look I could go on for hours.Some who study these things have been making some fairly serious comments such as: “How dare they make such a statement like that to the greatest nation in the history of mankind on the surface of the planet, how dare they chasBIBLE

The gift of tongues was apparently important enough that God used this manifestation to "jump-start" the Church (Acts 2). Logicallyspeaking, why would He have stopped there? Fact is, the gift of tongues is mentioned after Pentecost as well. Once again, no logical reason why they should have ceased, humanly speaking.

Jesus made only one recorded reference to speaking in tongues. In Mark 16:17, speaking of all those who would follow as His disciples, He said, "In my name you will cast out devils, you will speak with new tongues... ." That's it? That's ALL He had to say?! And we make such a BIG deal of the issue! He spoke much more of Sonship and Discipleship than He spoke of speaking in tongues. Strange how I rarely hear people argue about the "casting out devils" part. Is it because too few are doing that ... even within the tongue-talking camps?

Just a thought.

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Just a thought.

I see no biblical evidence that the dunamis (from whence we get our word "dynamite") power of the early apostles would have been withdrawn from the Church before the King returns. I personally cannot believe there's anyone who can scripturally prove, without a doubt, that speaking in tongues is the evidence of the baptism of the Holy Spirit. Neither do I believe there's anyone who can scripturally prove that this gift (or any other) has been eliminated from the Christian arsenal. I AM certain that BOTH those Christians would argue all day about the subject. The promise, we must remember, was not "you shall receive tongues when the Holy Ghost comes upon you." It was "you shall receive POWER!" How To Do SEO - Search Engine Optimization in a Few Easy Steps
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Not tongues of fire.

Not rushing, mighty winds.

POWER!

Question: what miracles did the apostles do AFTER Pentecost that they hadn't done BEFORE? They were already healing the sick and casting out devils prior to the Upper Room experience. Jesus said, "...you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you; and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth," (Acts 1:8).

Witnesses? In Greek, the word is martyr. In essence: "You shall receive power to lay your life down for the Kingdom's sake; for the cause of Christ!" Did the power they received enable these simple, unlearned men to raise the dead, preach with convincing eloquence, endure torturous beatings, forsake everything and everyone in which they had ever previously taken comfort, and write anointed epistles, too? Absolutely. It changed them. Any other need for power, other than what is required for Kingdom-building, focuses our attention squarely on "self" and increases the danger of humanism raising its ugly head amidst the things of God. There's already too much of that. As I've stated in the past, Christianity isn't about US.

SPIRIT OR FLESH?

Back to tongue-talking, surely we know it can be faked. Let's consider that. I had an unchurched neighbor who was mocking his Pentecostal wife one day and he sounded ... well, quite legitimate! But if we're going to appoint anyone to judge whose tongues are "of the flesh" and which are "of the Spirit," why not go all the way and have those same appointed people whip out their Flesh-O-Meters and determine who is singing, preaching, or even tithing in the church out of carnality as well?

Selah.

Not all tongues could possibly be legitimate. That's simply inconceivable. I've been exposed to enough foreign languages to know when I've heard "tongues" that had a distinct Spanish, German, African or American Indian flavor to them. I've heard those who were simply speaking a broken dialect of a second language they already possessed, having little to do with God's miraculous gift; they were merely praying in thi

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