Medical Study Proves Speaking In Tongues.
 

Check this out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZbQBajYnEc

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lot of disorder going on with all those speaking in tongues together at the same time

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I sent this to my family. None of them have ever spoken in tongues as far as I know....

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1 Corinthians 13
1Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.

Notice the letter(I) as in paul only.... not (WE)

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I think some people just jabber and some people speak in tongues.

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True.

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Yea I have heard my share of DADADADADADADADADADADA sounds like someone has a studering (sp)problem

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When I was baptized in Jesus name I tarried with the staff of the church and received the Holy Ghost. It wasn't something I was expecting.....I was told about baptism in Jesus name and wanted to comply. I'd been baptized into the titles about 2 months before that. Before that I had seen christians at churches babbling and trying to get me to do it....said it was speaking in tounges. Seemed like baby talk to me and was of them,not God.

The day I received the Holy Ghost and spoke in tounges,it was not me. I couldn't recreate it if I tried. I won't judge anyone but my experience was very different than what I see on TV.

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Thats the problem stuff like this gets out and it does not look good for the tongues movement and how they should be used and it will continue to be the biggest debate until the lord returns..

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KWSS1976
This is for you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdZIWIuOB0A

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Don't think the lady that fell out on the floor ever got back up hope she is ok..LOL

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Doesn't anyone find it interesting that these folks don't have any activity in their brain during speaking in tongues.

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I think that is the point of the press release.

It is said that folks do not "try" to speak but simply allow God to speak through them. The absense of frontal lobe activity seems to validate that they are not thinking about what they are saying, at least.

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Ok, and I am not being picky but really just wondering.

Is there any scripture that indicates that speaking in tongues is for the purpose of allowing God to say things through us or pray through us?

Also, I understand that God has chosen prayer as a way that he uses us to accomplish his will but does he need to speak certain things through us or is speaking in tongues mostly for the benefit of the person doing the speaking?

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Why speak if you don't know what your saying how do you know if he will answer you. If you cannot understand whats being said how does that benifit you thats what I don't understand why talk to god if you cannot understand what you are saying... it does not benifit you or anyone else

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Have you spoken in tongues?

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I would not say that God is "benefited" and he has "need" of nothing... so given these choices I guess it would be mostly for the benefit of the person doing the speaking.

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Nope no tongues here see no need in it I can talk to god in my own languge he gave me plus I do not want to talk to god and not understand what I am saying be kind of pointless in talking with him or praying to him and not understand what I am taking about

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I Corinthians 14:2 - 4: "For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God; for no man understandeth him; howbeit i the spirit he speaketh mysteries. But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort. He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself . . .."

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How does speaking in tongues edify someone if they do not understand what they are saying I understand the scripture but it makes no scense to me like the church unless you have an interpretor so the chuch will be edified and understand. God understands all no matter what language you use english,french,spanish etc.. no heavenly or angelical laguages exsist in the bible..

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It is a spiritual level of communicating with God rather than something we control. We are able to turn ourself off and let our soul commune with God. I pray that some day you will receive this blessing and understand.

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I love your answer. I share your prayer.

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I thank ya'll for praying for me to speak in tongues thats all fine and dandi (sp) but would it not be a better to pray for all the lost souls out in the world that have never opened the bible and do not have a clue about Jesus.

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Praying in tongues is a way we edify/build ourselves up.
We don't understand it and don't need to.
It is personal communication between our spirit and our Father.
It does not go through the filter of the mind.
It is prayer energized by and helped by the Holy Spirit.
It is called praying in the Spirit or praying as helped by the Spirit.
Some references are:
Jude 20
Romans 8:26-27
Ephesians 6:18
1 Cor 14:2, 4, 14-15, 18, 39

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NORMAN's answer is 100% the truth...look in the parallel bible if you dont understand what it is saying. I have experienced the speaking in tongues and I would call it a miracle every time it happens. God calls it a "gift", so that's what it is! I know how my life was before " the baptism of the Holy Spirit" compared to "after"....I don't want the life BEFORE anymore!

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I have and I have the same questions.

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The Holy Ghost is a gift from God - why would anyone turn down a gift from the giver of life and lover of my soul!!!!! I don't have to understand - just receive it and enjoy the strength and peace that gift brings! The gift is all it's promised to be -

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There are numerous reasons.
1st, is it really from God?
2nd, why would I want to speak gibberish? (keep in mind that I *have* and still don't get this)
3rd, aside from "getting saved" that some of y'all here think it's for, what is the purpose of this?
4th, what benefit comes with this?
5th, what new or greater responsibility comes with it?

Yeah, say it's a gift. Nothing else God does works that way. There's always a give and a take, so what is it here?

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I agree. I do believe in speaking in tongues, and that it is for us today. Although some people may "fake" it.

Stephen, on your point, I would have liked the scientist to scan someone who was just "blabbering" without thinking... Just talk, don't think. I would like to see what those scans showed.

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1. Yes
2. What is gibberish to you, is known to God.
3. With the Holy Ghost comes power to witness and realization that He can control the tongue, most unruly member of body.
4. Benefit - just a down-payment of things to come.
5. The more truth revealed, the more responsibility to reflect that truth to the world. To whom much is given, much is required.

Not trying to convince you one way or the other - but I was there when it happened to me!!!! Faith is not always logical, probably hardly ever logical - it appears you're trying to find the logic to receiving the Holy Ghost - just my 2 cents worth!

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You know, I believe that it is from God. Now, that doesn't mean it can't be counterfeited or fleshly. I just recently went through a period of studying on this deeply and praying about because I've been confused and not wanting to be in err. I even went to "not wanting" to speak in tongues unless it was absolutely from God. I found that in prayer when the tongues came they were definetly not me just babbling out of habit or anything like that..it was the Spirit. Even "withholding" them from myself, just to be sure.. I know that may sound weird. I was not quenching the Spirit though, I just didn't push it or seek after it I just prayed as normal, sometimes without even speaking, waited and if the tongues came out they came out, yet Ive found that we can still pray "in the Spirit" plenty without speaking in tongues, they are just bestowed on us for edification and intercession. God has answered many of my questions when men have failed me. I know none of us want to be in error, my advice to anyone is to humble yourself and take it directly to God in prayer, not just to man.

"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." Romans 8:26

"Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;" Ephesians 6:18

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Same here. That would be interesting.

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Of course I am.

1. Ok. I have studied this. I can't argue that point any further.
2. That's nice. But why would I want to speak gibberish? He can understand me when I speak English.
3. I haven't noticed any power, nor have I noticed any sense that He can control my tongue. I haven't spoken in tongues since I first did. I have simply not allowed myself to. Seems as if I still have control over my tongue.
4. Doesn't seem like all that. What is it for? What am I supposed to do with it? Why? I just don't get it.
5. I'm not exactly your ideal walking advertisement for Christianity.

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And?

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Thank you for putting all of those together. But no, it didn't really help. I've read what the Bible says, but there are still too many unanswered questions.

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maybe a little off topic but...
Nahkoe, where do you go when you are seeking answers to questions?

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I mostly study for myself.

I have a few friends I talk to about what I find when I'm studying, or when I need ideas of which direction to go.

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So in trying to understand your statement:
"I've read what the Bible says, but there are still too many unanswered questions."
are these unanswered LIFE questions or unanswered spiritual/Kingdom guestions?

Generally speaking, if you study other men/women's opinions they will always propose to "answer some question"...but when it comes to the issues of the individual's heart, they are all just randomly shooting into the shadowy, secret places. We have all seen science, the medical community, the psyhcatric druggies, and the PMA preachers and the infinite number of diet plans....all promise answers to problems but its the rare exception that ever delivers symptom relief...let alone cure or deliverance.

So what resources have you found to be profitable and worthy of your study?

My entire background for rational sequential thinking was formed by the scientific method:
Stating a purpose
Forming a hypothesis
Collecting Data
Organizing the results
Stating a conclusion (with respect to the hypothesis)

That is the exact same way I have approached the reality (or not) of God, the wisdom and potency (or not) of his logos/reymah, the gifts of his Spirit. This whole dynamic that we experience as individuals really can only be built upon the most basic stuff that scripture lays out for us:
But without faith [it is] impossible to please [him]: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and [that] he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.[Heb 11:6]
In my understanding, FAITH is initially similar to a HYPOTHESIS, it is something believed (from hearing) that is not yet realized in the temporal/created realm. I am very saddened by so many of my brethren that view FAITH apart from HEARING; as some kind of mental assent or vivid imagination or an enthusiastically repeated mantra of 'asking'.

If an individual runs that experiment a couple of times with an honest heart (not tempting God by demanding some stage performance), God's arrival will be both exciting and somewhat fearful. His reality is both GREAT news and troubling...we just have to be mindful how godly sorrow works repentance, and the more repented our lifestyle choices are, the further we move away from the scary aspects of a righteous God.

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I was referring specifically to speaking in tongues.

I study a multitude of things. But mostly I try to sort out the Bible. I'm learning Hebrew, very slowly, and intend to learn Greek.

Seems like a decent method, for the most part.

This puzzles me. Without faith, well what is faith? Blind faith? Believing something that you have cause to believe? Believing something that's impossible? What?

Rewarder of them that diligently seek him? What kind of reward? And why do I want it?

That thought truly terrifies me.

Repentance? What does that really mean anyhow? And how is that going to take us further from a the scary aspects of a righteous God?

I know what repentance is, but I have never really been able to work out how that applies to real life. Are you referring to telling God "I'm sorry", or the gut wrenching sobs or the act of changing behavior? Or something else?