TONGUES

Sign Of Receiving Holy Spirit

  • All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them. Acts 2:4 NIV
  • When Paul placed his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied. Acts 19:6 NIV

When Do You Receive Tongues?

After Water Baptism

  • Peter answered them, “Every one of you must repent and be baptized in the name of Jesus the Messiah for the forgiveness of your sins. Then you will receive the Holy Spirit as a gift. Acts 2:38 ISV

How Do You Get Tongues?

Asking GOD

  • 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!” Luke 11:13 NKJV
  • If you, then, being evil [that is, sinful by nature], know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask and continue to ask Him!” Luke 11:13 AMP

Laying on of hands

  • And when Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied. Acts 19:6 BSB
  • Then Peter and John laid their hands on them [one by one], and they received the Holy Spirit. Acts 8:17 AMP

Wonderfulness of Tongues

COMMENT: To summarise, he who speaks in a tongue speaks to God! How wonderful is that? When we pray in words we may wonder whether God has heard us or not. With tongues we never have to doubt that as we are speaking directly to God. Read: Prayer transforms us

Benefits

13618 οἰκοδομέω [OI)KODOME/W] {oikodoméō} \oy-kod-om-eh’-o\
from the same as 3619; to be a house-builder, i.e. construct or (figuratively) 2confirm:–(be in) build(-er, -ing, up), edify, 3embolden.

2confirm: Are you wavering? Speak in tongues.
3embolden: Do you lack boldness? Speak in tongues.

 

Frequency Of Use

COMMENTS:

1Possibly the secret of Paul’s spirituality and fruitfulness. If GOD uses others more than you, could it not be that they did something more than you that caught His attention? Read: No Favouritism

Pray with Words & Tongues

  • I will pray with the spirit [by the Holy Spirit that is within me] and I will pray with the mind [using words I understand]; I will sing with the spirit [by the Holy Spirit that is within me] and I will sing with the mind [using words I understand]. 1 Corinthians 14:15 AMP

COMMENT: Pray in your language followed by tongues.  

Next Steps

Notes

External Websites

Read about Others who prayed in Tongues

2 thoughts on “TONGUES”

  1. I will pray with the spirit [by the Holy Spirit that is within me] and I will pray with the mind [using words I understand]; I will sing with the spirit [by the Holy Spirit that is within me] and I will sing with the mind [using words I understand].

    1 Corinthians 14:15 AMP

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