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Bookmark or Share- What Does the Bible Teach About Speaking in Tongues? - JW.ORGThe apostle Paul wrote: “Tongues are not a sign for the believers but for the unbelievers.” —1 Corinthians 14:22. To enable Christians to give a thorough witness. Those who heard Jesus’ followers on the day of Pentecost said: “We hear them speaking in our languages about the magnificent things of God.”
- Speaking in Tongues—Is It From God? - JW.ORGWhen writing to Christians in the city of Corinth, some of whom apparently could speak in tongues, Paul explained that “tongues are for a sign . . . to the unbelievers.” (1 Corinthians 14:22) Hence, along with other miraculous abilities, the power to speak in tongues was an indication to observers that the newly formed Christian ...
- Tongues, Speaking in - JW.ORGIs the ‘speaking in tongues’ that is done today the same as that done by first-century Christians? In the first century, the miraculous gifts of the spirit, including the ability to “speak in tongues,” verified that God’s favor had shifted from the Jewish system of worship to the newly established Christian congregation.
- Tongues of Fire in Jerusalem (Acts 2) | Bible Story - JW.ORGTHESE people here are Jesus’ followers. They have obeyed him and stayed in Jerusalem. And while they are all waiting together, a loud noise fills the whole house. It sounds like a rushing strong wind. And then tongues of fire begin to appear over the heads of each one of the disciples. Can you see the fire over each one of them? What does it ...
- Speaking in Tongues and Gifts of the Spirit Still available???Tongues are a gift given by God's grace to believers for edification, prayer, and worship (1 Corinthians 14:4, 14-15). They serve to build up the individual believer and the church body, but they do not constitute a necessary condition for salvation itself.
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