Why Imply No Tongues = No Salvation?

[Steve Epley]

Originally Posted by Jermyn Davidson

Thank you Elder.
I appreciate this discussion.

I think too much emphasis is placed on tongues and not enough on the Baptism of the Holy Ghost itself. When folks recieve the Holy Ghost they speak in tongues. I cannot count the times I have personally seen new people come into a Pentecostal church that know nothing about Pentecostal doctrine and recieve the Holy Ghost the first service speaking in tongues without any preconcieved ideas. it just happens everytime.

[rdp]

Originally Posted by Steve Epley

I think too much emphasis is placed on tongues and not enough on the Baptism of the Holy Ghost itself. When folks recieve the Holy Ghost they speak in tongues. I cannot count the times I have personally seen new people come into a Pentecostal church that know nothing about Pentecostal doctrine and recieve the Holy Ghost the first service speaking in tongues without any preconcieved ideas. it just happens everytime.

Amen! No one walks into a shoe store asking for the "tongue" of the shoe, or gift. They ask for the shoe (gift) & the tongue automatically comes with the shoe!

Ask for the gift & the tongue automatically comes w/ it.

IMO, an undue emphasis on tongues creates pressure & stress in one's mind....the exact opposite of faith (teaching an apologetics seminar on these very issues right now).

[Jermyn Davidson]

Originally Posted by Steve Epley

I think too much emphasis is placed on tongues and not enough on the Baptism of the Holy Ghost itself. When folks recieve the Holy Ghost they speak in tongues. I cannot count the times I have personally seen new people come into a Pentecostal church that know nothing about Pentecostal doctrine and recieve the Holy Ghost the first service speaking in tongues without any preconcieved ideas. it just happens everytime.

How would you emphasize to the new believer in Christ the imperativeness of being baptized in the Holy Spirit, without emphasizing speaking tongues in a way that would pervert the Gospel in the mind of the new believer?