Power From on High: Speaking in Tongues
God wants you baptized in the Holy Spirit because you need the power!
Why Tongues?
The tongue often represents the impurity that pours out of the heart.
As a Sign
The doctrine of initial physical evidence of speaking in tongues is based on…
Personal Prayer Language
1 Corinthians 14:2 | “For anyone who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men but to God. Indeed, no one understands him; he utters mysteries with his spirit.”
The Spiritual Gift
1 Corinthians 12:30 | Do all have gifts of healing? Do all speak in tongues? Do all interpret?
1 Corinthians 14:5 | I would like every one of you to speak in tongues, but I would rather have you prophesy. The one who prophesies is greater than the one who speaks in tongues, unless someone interprets, so that the church may be edified.
A Sign to nonbelievers
1 Corinthians 14:22 | 22 Tongues, then, are a sign, not for believers but for unbelievers; prophecy, however, is for believers, not for unbelievers.
1 Corinthians 14:12-13 | 12 So it is with you. Since you are eager to have spiritual gifts, try to excel in gifts that build up the church. 13 For this reason anyone who speaks in a tongue should pray that he may interpret what he says.
God wants you baptized in the Holy Spirit because you need the power!
