Speaking In Tongues Does Not Equal Salvation.

[BroGary]

Originally Posted by geekette

But there were and are people who believe it, and then would go through contortions trying to prove that their devout grandmother had spoken in tongues even though she was a staunch Methodist until the day she died (and, truth be told, would never have done anything so undignified).

Of course, that was nothing compared to the hoops people would jump through to prove that their Methodist granny was saved even though she hadn't been baptized in Jesus' Name.

I know there are those who disagree that tongues is the initial evidence of receiving the Holy Ghost and they have the free will to believe as they want, but for those who do believe it is the initial evidence you probally already know at least some of this, but here is an online tract that gives some very good reasons WHY God chose tongues as the initial evidence -

http://www.upci.org/doctrine/tongues.asp