Tongues are given by the utterance of the Holy Spirit after one has received the
Baptism of the Holy Spirit with the initial evidence of speaking in tongues.
I would like every one of you to speak in tongues,[ 14:5
Or other languages; also in
verses 6, 18, 22, 23 and 39]
I thank God that I speak in tongues more than all of you.
(Whole Chapter: In context: )
Luke 24:48-50 (New International Version)
48 You are witnesses of these things. 49 I am going to send you what my Father has promised; but stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high."
Acts 1
Jesus Taken Up Into Heaven
"Do not leave
How did they wait
for the gift? Notice how in the
context of the passage:
Acts 1
Jesus Taken Up Into Heaven
1In my former book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began
to do and to teach 2until the day he was taken up to heaven, after
giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen. 3After
his suffering, he showed himself to these men and gave many convincing proofs
that he was alive. He appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke
about the
6So when they met together, they asked him, "Lord, are you at
this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?"
7He said to them: "It is not for you to know the times or dates
the Father has set by his own authority. 8But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in
9After he said this, he was taken up before their very eyes, and a
cloud hid him from their sight.
10They were looking intently up into the sky as he was going, when
suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them. 11"Men of
Galilee," they said, "why do you stand here looking into the sky?
This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the
same way you have seen him go into heaven."
Matthias Chosen to Replace Judas
12Then they returned to
Then they replaced
Judas, so all 12 of them were ready for the next step. The next thing the bible records is this:
Acts 2
The Holy Spirit Comes at Pentecost
1When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one
place. 2Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came
from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3They
saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each
of them. 4All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to
speak in other tongues[1]
as the Spirit enabled them.
The immediate effect
in Acts Chapter 2 of this Baptism was powerful SOZO ministry:
Acts Chapter 2
38Peter replied,
"Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ
for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy
Spirit. 39The promise is for you and your children and for all who
are far off--for all whom the Lord our God will call."
40With many other words he warned them; and he pleaded with them,
"Save yourselves from this corrupt generation." 41Those
who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand
were added to their number that day.
The Fellowship of the Believers
42They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to the
fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. 43Everyone was
filled with awe, and many wonders and miraculous signs were done by the
apostles. 44All the believers were together and had everything in
common. 45Selling their possessions and goods, they gave to anyone
as he had need. 46Every day they continued to meet together in the
temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and
sincere hearts, 47praising God and enjoying the favor of all the
people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.
As these passages show, the purpose of the Baptism
of the Holy Spirit with the evidence of other tongues is empowerment for evangelistic church
planting, with accompanying wonders and
miraculous signs.
Acts 1 records the
resurrected Christ’s last words:
4On one occasion, while
he was eating with them, he gave them this command: "Do not leave
6So when they met together, they asked him, "Lord, are you at
this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?"
7He said to them: "It is not for you to know the times or dates
the Father has set by his own authority. 8But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my
witnesses in
How did they wait?
14They all joined together constantly in prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.
Many evangelicals might say that it is a waste of time to pray and wait for the Baptism of the Holy Spirit with the evidence of other tongues. They think that you should just go out witness without it. This is the opposite of what Christ commanded above in Luke 24:48-50, and Acts 1:4-5.
Compare Peter with Peter: Before and after he spoke in tongues. He went from denying Christ (to a young girl) to boldly accusing 1000 of the same people thusly:
Acts
2:36
"Therefore let all
Acts
2:35-37 (in Context) Acts
2 (Whole Chapter)
Acts
4:10
then know this, you and all the people of
Acts
4:9-11 (in Context) Acts
4 (Whole Chapter)
Rom 8:26-27
26 In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express.
27 And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints in accordance with God's will. (NIV)
Look at the deeper meaning to
the word translated “weakness”:
769 astheneia (as-then'-i-ah); from 772;
feebleness (of mind or body); by implication, malady; morally, frailty:
KJV--
disease, infirmity, sickness, weakness.
769 astheneia-
lack of
strength, weakness, infirmity; used of the body
1) its
native weakness and frailty
2)
feebleness of health or sickness; used of the soul:
lack of
strength and capacity requisite:
a) to
understand a thing
b) to
do things great and glorious
c) to
restrain corrupt desires
d) to
bear trials and troubles
Matt 8:16-17
16 When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to him, and he drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick.
17 This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: "He took up our infirmities and carried our diseases." (NIV)
Now learn how to pray in tongues. à
I used to give interested people a little tract by Kenneth Hagin called “Why Tongues”. Those are hard to find now according to the guy at the Bible bookstore.
I just found what I think is the content of that publication online and I have pasted it here:
By Kenneth Hagin
The apostle Paul
wrote and spoke much about the subject of speaking in other tongues. He
apparently practiced what he preached for he said, "I thank my
God, I speak with tongues more than ye all."; I, too, thank God
that I speak in tongues with regularity, and would wish for every believer this
same blessing and source of power in his everyday life. The purpose of this
article is to set forth major reasons why every Christian should speak in
tongues, and to help them to see the blessings which can be theirs through
appropriating the power of the Holy Spirit daily.
Acts 2:4
4 And they were
all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the
Spirit gave them utterance.
The Word of God teaches that when we are filled with the Holy
Ghost we speak with other tongues as the Spirit of God gives utterance. It is
an initial evidence or sign of the Baptism of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, the
first reason people should speak with other tongues is that this is a
supernatural evidence of the Spirit's indwelling.
In the tenth chapter of Acts we read where the Jewish brethren who
had come with Peter to Cornelius' house were astonished when they say that the
gift of the Holy Ghost was poured out on the Gentiles. They thought it was just
for the Jews. How did these Jews know that Cornelius' household had received
the gift of the Holy Ghost?
"For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify
God"; (Acts 10:46).
Speaking in tongues was the supernatural sign that convinced them that the
Gentiles had the same gift as they.
1 Corinthians 14:4
4 He that
speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself . . . . .
In writing to the church at
Paul is saying here that God has given to the church a divine,
supernatural means of communication with Himself. In the 14th verse of this
chapter Paul stated,"For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit
prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful."; Notice that he said, "my spirit prayeth.";
The Amplified translation adds, "My
spirit (by the Holy Spirit within me) prays."; God is a Spirit. When
we pray in tongues, our spirit is in direct contact with God, who is a Spirit.
We are talking to Him in a divine, supernatural means.
Howard Carter, who was general supervisor of the Assemblies of God
in Great Britain for nineteen years and founder of the oldest Pentecostal Bible
school in the world, said that we must not forget that speaking with other
tongues is not only the initial evidence of the Holy Spirit's infilling, but is
also a continual experience for the rest of one's life. For what purpose? To
assist us in the worship of God. Speaking in tongues is a flowing stream that
should never dry up, and will enrich the life spiritually.
John 14:16-17
16 And I will
pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide
with you for ever;
17 Even the
Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not,
neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in
you.
Continuing to pray and worship God in tongues helps us to be ever
conscious of His indwelling presence. If I can be conscious of the indwelling
presence of the Holy Ghost every day, it is bound to affect the way I live.
A minister's twelve year old daughter once lost her temper and was
talking very rudely and hatefully to her mother. A visiting evangelist
overheard the scene and when the girl looked up and saw him, knowing that he
witnessed her tantrum she was embarrassed and broke into tears.
The evangelist asked her if she was filled with the Spirit. When
she replied that she was, he reminded her that the Holy Spirit was in her. They
had prayer together and she asked the Lord's forgiveness. While praying she
began to worship God in tongues. When they were finished praying the evangelist
said to her, "There is one secret that will help you curb your temper. If
you will pray and worship God every day in tongues, it will help you to be
conscious of the indwelling presence of the Holy Ghost. I you will remember
that He is in you; you won't act that way."
Some years later when that evangelist returned to preach at that
church the pastor's daughter told him, "I have never forgotten what you
said. Every day for the past few years I have prayed and worshipped God in
tongues, and I never lost my temper again."
Unfortunately, we all know people who have been filled with the
Holy Ghost, yet still lose their temper and say and do things they shouldn't.
This is only because they haven't been walking in the Spirit as they should. It
is so easy, when we are not conscious of His presence, to become irritated and
frustrated. But if we will take time to fellowship with Him, we can be
conscious of His indwelling presence.
Romans 8:26
26 Likewise the
Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as
we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which
cannot be uttered.
Speaking in tongues keeps selfishness out of our prayers. If I
pray a prayer out of my own mind and out of my own thinking, it may be
unscriptural. It may be selfish. Too many times our prayers are like the old
farmer who always prayed, "God bless me, my wife, my son John, his wife --
us four and no more."
In the scripture quoted above Paul didn't say that we didn't know
how to pray, for we do. We pray to the Father in the name of the Lord Jesus
Christ, which is the correct way to pray. But just because I know what to pray
for as I ought. Paul said, ".
. . . We know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself
maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered." P. C. Nelson said that the Greek here
literally reads, "The
Holy Ghost maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered in
articulate speech." Articulate
speech means our regular kind of speech. He went on to point out that the Greek
stresses that this not only includes groanings escaping out lips in prayer, but
also praying in other tongues. That agrees with what Paul said in 1 Corinthians
14:14, "For if I pray in
an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth . . " The Amplified New Testament says, "My spirit (by the Holy Spirit
within me) prays."
When you pray in tongues, it is your spirit praying by the Holy
Spirit within you. It is the Holy Spirit within you giving you the utterance,
and you are speaking it out of your spirit. You so the talking, He gives the
utterance. By that method the Holy Spirit is helping you to pray according to the
will of God, as things should be prayed for. This isn't something that the Holy
Ghost does apart from you. He doesn't groan or speak in tongues apart from you.
Those groanings come from inside us and escape out lips.
The Holy Ghost is not going to do our praying for us. He is sent
to dwell in us as a Helper and an Intercessor. He is not responsible for our
prayer life, He is sent to help us to pray. Speaking with other tongues is
praying as the Spirit gives utterance. It is Spirit-directed praying. It eliminates
the possibility of selfishness in out prayers.
Many times when people have prayed out of their own minds, they
have changed things that were actually not the will of God and were not best.
If God's people want things a certain way, even if it isn't best for them or
God's perfect will, He will often permit it. God did not want
Jude 20
20 But ye,
beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy
Ghost.
The fifth reason every believer should speak with tongues is that
it stimulates faith and helps us learn how to trust God more fully. If the Holy
Spirit supernaturally directs the words I speak, faith must be exercised to
speak with tongues. I don't know what the nest word will be -- I am trusting
God for that. And trusting God in one line will help me to trust Him in
another.
There was once a fine Christian woman in the church I pastored who
dearly loved the Lord. But she was afflicted in body. She had an ulcerated
stomach, and the doctors feared that it would lead to cancer. Her husband made
good money, but he had spent everything he had on doctor bills.
This woman received the Baptism of the Holy Spirit and shortly
after that I visited in their home again. I noticed that she was eating
anything, whereas before she could eat only a little baby food and milk, and
had difficulty keeping even that on her stomach. She told me, "I received
not only the Baptism of the Holy Ghost and spoke in tongues, but I received my
healing as well. I am perfectly well."
I have seen this happen many times. What is the connection? We
know that receiving th Baptism of the Holy Ghost doesn't heal us. However,
speaking with tongues helps us to learn how to trust God more fully.
1 Corinthians 14:28
28 But if there
be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to
himself, and to God.
The sixth reason ever Christian should speak in tongues is that
this is a means of keeping us free from the contamination of the ungodly and
the profane, and all the vulgar talk around us on the job or out in public.
Notice from the scripture quoted above that we can speak with
tongues to ourselves. Paul said that in the church service, "If any man speak in an
unknown tongue, let it be by two, or at the most by three, and let one
interpret. But if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church;
and let him speak to himself, and to God." If we do this in church, then we can
do it on the job. It won't disturb anyone. In the barber shop, for instance,
when the men there tell risque jokes, I just sit there and speak to myself and
to God in tongues. Riding the train, bus or airplane, we can speak to ourselves
and to God. On the job we can speak to ourselves and to God. Talking in tongues
to yourself and to God will be a means of keeping free from contamination.
The seventh reason every believer should speak in tongues is that
it provides a way to pray for things for which no one thinks for which no one
thinks to pray or is even aware. We already know that the Holy Spirit helps us
to pray for what we know not how to pray as we ought. In addition the Holy
Spirit, who knows everything, can pray through us for things about which our
natural mind knows nothing.
In 1956 when my wife and I were in
I prayed in tongues for an hour and then I began to laugh and sing
in tongues. (When praying this way, always continue praying until you have a
note of praise. Then you will know that whatever it is you are praying about
has been prayed through.)
I knew what I had been praying for had come to pass. I had the
answer, so I went back to sleep. I dreamed that I say my youngest brother
become extremely ill in
Jerking the sheet from his face to prove that he was dead, he saw
that my brother was breathing and his eyes were open. Astonished, the doctor
said, "Why, you knew something I didn't know. He is alive, isn't he?"
I saw my brother rise up well and then the dream ended. I knew then that this
was what I was praying about.
Three months later when I saw my brother he said to me, "I
nearly died while you were gone." I told him that I knew all about the
attack he had during the night and how he had been rushed to the hospital.
"How did you know?" he asked. I told him about my burden for prayer
followed by the dream. "That's exactly how it happened! They told me that
for about forty minutes there at the hospital the doctor thought I was
gone."
Praying in the Spirit provides a way for things to be prayed for
that we wouldn't know anything about in the natural. The Holy Ghost, however,
knows everything.
Isaiah 28:11-12
11 For with
stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to this people.
12 To whom he
said, This is the rest wherewith ye may cause the weary to rest; and this is
the refreshing: yet they would not hear.
What is the rest, the refreshing, that the above passage of
scripture refers to? Speaking in other tongues.
Sometimes the doctor recommends a rest cure, but I know the best
one in the world. Often when you take a vacation, you have to come home and
rest before going back to work. But isn't it wonderful that we can take this
"rest cure" every day? "This is the rest . . . this is the
refreshing." We need this spiritual refreshing in these days of turmoil,
perplexity, and anxiety.
1 Corinthians 14:15-17
15 What is it
then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also:
I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.
16 Else when thou
shalt bless with the spirit, how shall he that occupieth the room of the
unlearned say Amen at thy giving of thanks, seeing he understandeth not what
thou sayest?
17 For thou
verily givest thanks well, but the other is not edified.
When Paul said, "He
that occupieth the room of the unlearned . . . " in verse 16 above, he was referring to
those who are unlearned in spiritual things.
If you invited me to dinner and said, "Please give
thanks;" and if I prayed in tongues you wouldn't know what I said. You
wouldn't be edified. Therefore, Paul said it would be better to pray with my
understanding there. If I did pray in tongues, I should interpret it so you
would know what was said.
Notice that Paul is saying that praying in tongues provides the
most perfect way to pray and to give thanks, for he said, "Thou givest thanks
well." But in the presence of people who are unlearned, Paul said to pray
with your understanding also so that they can be edified; they will understand
what you say.
James 3:8
8 But the tongue
can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
Yielding the tongue to the Holy Spirit to speak with other tongues
is a giant step toward fully yielding all of out members to God. For if we can
yield this most unruly member, we can yield any member.
In conclusion I want to point out that, while these ten reasons
have dealt primarily with tongues in th individual believer's private life, it
is also true that there is a public side to tongues. First, when people receive
the Holy Ghost publicly they speak with other tongues as the Spirit gives
utterance. Second, the church is edified by speaking with other tongues in
public assembly with interpretation. Paul plainly stated that to prophesy is to
speak unto men "to
edification, and exhortation, and comfort" (1 Cor. 14:3). But he said, "Greater is he that
prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues, except he interpret" (1 Cor. 14:5). He is saying that
tongues with interpretation is equivalent to prophecy. If he interprets then,
the one who is prophesying is not greater. To illustrate, it takes two nickels
to make a dime. But two nickels are not a ten-cent piece. Paul is saying that
prophecy is the dime, the ten-cent piece. Naturally, it would be better to have
the dime than to have the nickel (speaking with tongues). But if interpretation
went along with it, then the two of them together would be equivalent to the
dime.
Prophesying is "speaking unto men to edification, and
exhoration, and comfort." Prophesying is not preaching. There can be an
element of prophecy in preaching sometimes, but these are supernatural gifts.
If prophesying were preaching, then you wouldn't have to make any preparation
to preach. But you have to study. Paul said "Study
to show thyself approved unto God . . . " (2 Tim. 2:15). You don't have to
study to speak with tongues or to interpret. You don't have to study to
prophesy. It comes by inspiration of the Spirit. Of course, when one is
preaching under the inspiration of the Spirit and suddenly he says things he never
thought of, that is inspiration and is an element of prophecy.
When speaking with tongues and interpretation, the church is
edified. When used in line with the Word of God, speaking with tongues with
interpretation convinces the unbeliever of the reality of the presence of God,
and often causes him to turn to God and be saved.
Jesus said, "and
these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out
devils"(Mark 16;17). That can be private or public. "They shall lay hands on the
sick, and they shall recover" (Verse
18). That can be private or public. Another sign is, "They shall speak with new
tongues"(Verse 17). Of course, we don't want prolonged praying in
tongues in the service because unless there is an interpretation, folks don't know
what is said and are not edified. It is all right to pray in the altar service
as long as you want, for you go there to get edified. If everyone is lifting
their hands and praying in the service, it is all right for you to pray in
tongues. I stand on the platform and pray that way every night. But when the
congregation ceases praying, I cease praying. The congregation wouldn't be
edified if I went on and on.
For more reasons to pray in tongues, read on from a source that I found at http://www.believers.org/believe/bel107.htm
I liked their research on tongues. I don’t recommend their view on prosperity, and I don’t know much about them. The rest of this document is just their article. I like how they numbered the reasons. It reads well.
WHY SPEAK IN TONGUES?
1. It is God's will.
1
CORINTHIANS 14:5 NKJ
5 I wish you all spoke with tongues . . . .
1
CORINTHIANS 14:37 NKJ
37 . . . the things which I write to you are the commandments of the Lord.
2. Jesus said we would.
MARK
16:17 NKJ
17 "And these signs will
follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak
with new tongues;
3. It builds you up
spiritually.
1
CORINTHIANS 14:4 NKJ
4 He who speaks in a tongue edifies himself . . . .
4. It stimulates your faith
because faith must be exercised to speak in tongues.
JUDE
1:20 NKJ
20 But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in
the Holy Spirit,
5. It enables you to pray
for things you otherwise would not even know about.
ROMANS
8:26 NKJ
26 Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we
should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us
with groanings which cannot be uttered.
6. It helps you pray
according to God's will. It eliminates unbelief and selfishness from your
praying.
ROMANS
8:27 NKJ
27 Now He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because
He makes intercession for the saints according to the will of God.
JOHN
14:16-17 NKJ
16 "And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that
He may abide with you forever,
17 "even the Spirit of truth . . . ."
7. It provides a spiritual
rest and refreshing.
ISAIAH
28:11-12 NKJ
11 For with stammering lips and another tongue He will speak to this people,
12 to whom He said, "This is the rest with which you may cause the weary
to rest," And, "This is the refreshing"; yet they would not
hear.
8. It is a supernatural
evidence of the Holy Spirit's indwelling. As you continue to speak in tongues
you stay conscious of His presence. That will affect your conduct.
ACTS
2:4 NKJ
4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other
tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
ACTS
10:45-46 NKJ
45 And those of the circumcision who believed were astonished, as many as came
with Peter, because the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out on the
Gentiles also.
46 For they heard them speak with tongues and magnify God...
9. It is a means of
releasing the wisdom and guidance of God.
1
CORINTHIANS 14:2 NKJ
2 For he who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men but to God, for no one
understands him; however, in the spirit he speaks mysteries.
1
CORINTHIANS 2:7 NKJ
7 But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery,
the hidden wisdom which God ordained before the ages for our glory,
PROVERBS
18:4 NKJ
4 The words of a man's mouth are deep waters; the wellspring of wisdom is a
flowing brook.
10. It is a supernatural
means of communication with God.
1
CORINTHIANS 14:2 NKJ
2 For he who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men but to God . . . .
11. It provides a way to
give thanks well.
1
CORINTHIANS 14:17 NKJ
17 For you indeed give thanks well . . . .
12. Yielding your tongue to
the Holy Spirit to speak in tongues is a big step toward yielding all your
members to God. If you can yield your tongue, you can yield any member.
JAMES
3:8 NKJ
8 But no man can tame the tongue. It is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
13. It allows the Holy
Spirit to help you in the most important area, speaking the right words, so the
will of God will be accomplished in your life.
ACTS
2:4 NKJ
4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other
tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
MARK
11:23 NKJ
23 ". . . but believes that those things he says will come to pass, he
will have whatever he says."
14. Gifts and power are
released in your life.
ACTS
1:8 NKJ
8 "But you shall receive power
when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in
JOHN
7:38-39 NKJ
38 "He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart
will flow rivers of living water."
39 But this He spoke concerning the Spirit, whom those believing in Him would
receive; for the Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet
glorified.
15. It helps you worship
God.
JOHN
16:13-14 NKJ
13 "However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into
all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He
will speak; and He will tell you things to come.
14 "He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it to
you.
ACTS
10:46 NKJ
46 For they heard them speak with tongues and magnify God...
There are many benefits
to speaking in tongues for the Christian believer: including spiritual
edification and help in prayer. Do not go without all these benefits any
longer. Ask right now to be filled with the Holy Spirit. Then begin to
speak in tongues today, along with millions of other believers.
For more instruction on
how to receive, read our paper, You Can Receive The Gift
Of The Holy Spirit.
To answer any objections
you may have, read our paper, Answers To Objections To
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