Benefits of Speaking With Other Tongues

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Originally Posted by Michael The Disciple

My thought is that praying in the Spirit is the definition given by the Holy Spirit to praying in an unknown tongue.

2: For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries. 1 Cor. 14:2

14: For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful. 1 Cor. 14:14

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.
18: I thank my God, I speak with tongues more than ye all: 1 Cor. 14:15-18

Praying with the Spirit is clearly distinct from praying in the understanding according to Paul.

But Im open. Give me scripture where someone in the New Testament was praying in the understanding but yet it was called "praying in the Spirit".

I agree with the above certainly...was just wondering if praying in my known tongue could also be praying in the Spirit.

It is a fact that we don't always have the understanding of what we are praying and why we are praying it, and thus it could be called 'praying in the Spirit'.

No Scripture to support my opinion...just wondering what others thought...