Can Christians Speak With Tongues

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Can Christians Speak with Tongues?

Part 1

Definitions


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Old Testament

There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when you see

Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the

kingdom of God, and yourselves thrust out(Luke 13:28)

New Testament


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The Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my

name, he will teach you all things, and bring to your

remembrance all things that I said to you(John 14:26).

Accurate Recall


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Authenticating Signs

These signs will followthose who believe: In my name they

will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; they

will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will

by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and

they will recover ... And they went out and preached

everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the

word through the accompanying signs(Mark 16:17-18,20).


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You shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon

you; and you shall be witnesses to me in Jerusalem, and in all

Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth(1:8).

Part 2

In this examination of Bible teaching David Willey explores

the Biblical text to see what speaking in tongues really

means, and whether it was merely a first century

phenomenon or something that was meant to endure for all

believers.


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Pentecost

They cast their lots, and the lot fell on Matthias. And he was

numbered with the eleven apostles. Now when the Day of

Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in

one place...(Acts 1:26-2:1).


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In those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples

(altogether the number of names was about a hundred and

twenty).

Filled with the Holy Spirit

These signs will follow those who believe: In my name they

will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; they

will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will

by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and

they will recover(Mark 16:17,18).

began to speak with other

tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance


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Speaking with Tongues

Look, are not all these who speak Galileans? And how is it

that we hear, each in our own language in which we were

born? Parthians and Medes and Elamites, those dwelling in

Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,

Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya adjoining

Cyrene, visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes,

Cretans and Arabs we hear them speaking in our own

tongues the wonderful works of God(Acts 2:7-11).


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Huge Advantage


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Part 3

In this examination of First Century experience, David Willey

has shown that the gift of the Spirit conferred upon the

apostles in Acts chapter 2 meant that they could speak in

other languages without having to go to a language school.

That proved to be a huge help with their preaching, but what

other purposes did this Spirit gift confer?


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The Conversion of Cornelius

A devout man and one who feared God with all his

household, who gave alms generously to the people, and

prayed to God always(Acts 10:2).

Not Enough!


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Peters Visit


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Divine Assurance

While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit

fell upon al those who heard the word. 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. For they heard them speak

with tongues and magnify God(Acts 10:44-46).

Can anyone forbid water, that these should not be baptized

who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have? (Acts

10:47).


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Unusual

Proof Required


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And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them, as

upon us at the beginning.

Authenticity


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Part 4

In this series, David Willey has shown that the First Century

Holy Spirit gift of tongues conferred the ability to speak in

other languages without having first to learn that language.

But what does that mean for believers today, when no such

ability appears to be conferred? This is what he now considers


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Many Different Gifts

Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. There

are differences of ministries, but the same Lord. And there

are diversities of activities, but it is the same God who works

all in all(1 Corinthians 12:4-6).


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For to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, to

another the word of knowledge through the same Spirit, to

another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healingsby the same Spirit, to another the working of miracles, to

another prophecy, to another discerning of spirits, to another

different kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of

tongues.

Not for Ever


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Love never fails. But whether there are prophecies, they will

fail; whether there are tongues, they will cease; whether

there is knowledge, it will vanish away(13:8).

For we know in part and we prophesy in part. But when that

which is perfect has come, then that which is in part will be

done away. When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I

understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I

became a man, I put away childish things. For now we see in

a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but

then I shall know just as I also am known. And now abide

faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is

love(1 Corinthians 13:9-13).


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Confirmation


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Conclusion

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