Should we Speak in Tongues in a Mixed Gathering?

A brief chat:

Him: I don't believe we should allow tongues in our church services, because Bible said if you speak in tongues and one who is unbeliever comes in, how will he cope?

Me: No! What Paul actually said is that you should interpret your tongues for him, and not that you should not speak in tongues at all

Him: And when we cannot interpret, we shut up?

Me: No! You don't shut up! You keep speaking in tongues to yourself. He never said keep shut. Let me show you

1Co 14:28  But if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to God.

Do all speak with tongues? Explained

 

Have all the gifts of healing? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret?
(1 Corinthians 12:30 KJV)
 

This is a verse that may confuse you. “But you people say all can speak with tongues. That is just sheer zeal and it’s not biblical because 1Cor 12:30 says do all peak with tongues?” No. oh sorry! Before you conclude that verse to mean that, why not let’s take it from where the talk really began.

Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular. And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues. [Are] all apostles? [are] all prophets? [are] all teachers? [are] all workers of miracles? Have all the gifts of healing? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret? But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way. (1 Corinthians 12:27-31 KJV)

God by order set in the church, apostles, prophets, teachers, after that miracles… diversities of tongues. So are all apostles? No! Are all prophets? No! Contextually, Paul is saying, administratively, all cannot be in control of the body at the same time, so God did that setting in the church that there be no schisms in the body. So Paul is only talking about ministry gifts here.

In administration, submissiveness is the key. That you are placed above me does not mean I cannot do what you are appointed to do, just that I am not called into that officially and that does not call for envy speaking or rude speech but submitting one to another in the fear of God. So we can read that verse again and answer this way. Are all apostles? No. but can any follow as a messenger in the assignment God has called him into? Yes! Are all prophets? No. Can any minister prophetically as occasion demands? Yes! Are all teachers? No. Can every Christian teach the word of God? In fact, Jesus called us to go “teaching them to observe…” (Matt 28:20). Are all workers of miracle? No, (in the sense of ministry). But can all work miracles? Yes! “these signs shall follow them that believe”. Have all the gifts of healing? No (in the sense of ministry). But any Christian can minister healing. What about help? All must help one another in one way or the other or at one stage of ministry or another, yet there is a ministry of help. So it is with tongues. All Christians can speak with tongues and all must. As we have shown in previous articles, how ALL responded to the Holy Spirit in beginning to speak as the Spirit gave them utterance.

Next we shall begin to examine the MUST of speaking in tongues. Why is it essential? Why must I be restless from this day if I’m not able to speak in tongues. Why must I desire this Holy Ghost experience? Just keep posted, or even subscribe for our updates to receive alerts for subsequent posts.

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Everybody can be baptised in the Holy Ghost, All can speak in tongues

I would that ye all spake with tongues (1 Corinthians 14:5 KJV)

In case you have read the above text, and have interpreted it to mean, “I wish that ye all speak with tongues”, that is, Paul would have loved it if everyone could speak whereas it’s rarely possible, be patient with the text and probably read again. They say, “if wishes were horses, beggars will ride”. But this is not a dream! A better reading of it reveals that Paul is only saying “I permit that all of you speak in tongues (as you all can) but…” or “I didn’t say you shouldn’t speak in tongues oh Corinthian Church, but what I'm saying is…”

I would that ye all spake with tongues, but rather that ye prophesied: for greater [is] he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues, except he interpret, that the church may receive edifying. (1 Corinthians 14:5 KJV)

This is the good news everyone should believe. Bravo! Jesus died! Jesus rose! Jesus prayed the Father, today we have the Holy Ghost because we have identified with Jesus!

And as I began to speak, the Holy Ghost fell on them, as on us at the beginning. Then remembered I the word of the Lord, how that he said, John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost. Forasmuch then as God gave them the like gift as [he did] unto us, WHO BELIEVED ON THE LORD JESUS CHRIST; what was I, that I could withstand God? (Acts 11:15-17 KJV)

This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by THE HEARING OF FAITH? (Galatians 3:2 KJV)
He therefore that ministereth to you the SPIRIT, and worketh miracles among you, [doeth he it] by the works of the law, or BY THE HEARING OF FAITH? Even as ABRAHAM BELIEVED GOD, and it was accounted to him for righteousness. (Galatians 3:5-6 KJV)

So we reckon that If we can BELIEVE THE GOSPEL, we can receive the Holy Spirit of promise and speak with tongues, magnifying God.
For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, [even] as many as the Lord our God shall call. (Acts 2:39 KJV)

 

Speaking in tongues is not a special gift for a few! All can commune with the Spirit’s utterance!

For the promise is unto YOU, and to YOUR CHILDREN, and TO ALL that are afar off, [even] as MANY as the Lord our God shall call. (Acts 2:39 KJV)

Awesome! For YOU! For your children (or parents as the case may be), and for many afar off who will respond to the call of salvation! Everybody! Males and females alike! Fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, servants and free, as many as will believe!

BELIEVERS will be given the power to perform miracles: they will drive out demons in my name; they will SPEAK IN STRANGE TONGUES; (Mark 16:17 GNB)

And they were ALL filled (diffused throughout their souls) with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other (different, foreign) languages (tongues), as the Spirit kept giving them clear and loud expression [in each tongue in appropriate words]. (Acts 2:4 AMP)

In the house of Cornelius, the man who had freshly received salvation with his household, Peter had not concluded his message, the Holy Ghost had been poured on ALL.

While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on ALL THEM WHICH HEARD THE WORD. And they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost. For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God… (Acts 10:44-46 KJV)

Please don’t cheat yourself. Don’t resist your privilege! You can speak with tongues says the scriptures. You can receive this ability by either of the following.

• Seeking for yourself

Several testimonies of people who sought God without any one having to pray for them, and they began to speak with tongues. God is faithful! He will always honour His word.

And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if [he ask] a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent? Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion? If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall [your] heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him? (Luke 11:9-13 KJV)

• hearing this message and releasing your faith towards it

When you receive the word like this, it stirs up faith. So then faith [cometh] by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. (Rom 10:17). So when you respond, there is enough faith for receiving. I have heard such testimonies too. You send an article to someone on this subject and that person takes it up, believes and begins to speak. Such was the case of the household of Cornelius. No laying of hands, in fact, no praying. They simply began to speak as “the Holy Ghost fell on all them which HEARD THE WORD” (Acts 10:44). Faith is the keyword here. This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by THE HEARING OF FAITH? (Galatians 3:2 KJV). It’s what actually determine whether you receive or not, no matter which method you employ.

• Laying of hands

You can proceed to this method if you can’t receive by any of the above methods, no worries at all. The people at Samaria received this way.

Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost: (For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.) Then LAID THEY [THEIR] HANDS ON THEM, and they received the Holy Ghost. (Acts 8:15-17 KJV)

So dear saint, if God has released this gift to you, it surely means you need it! Take it today! Encourage others to do the same. Recommend our articles to people you know might need them for better enlightenment! You can also translate it for them. Extend the hand of love to someone today! Bless someone today! Teach someone to speak in tongues today! Pray for someone to speak in tongues today! Let him that is taught in the word communicate unto him that teacheth in all good things. (Galatians 6:6 KJV)
Stay blessed!

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