Do I have to Speak in Tongues?
Someone once asked the question, "do I have to speak in tongues to go to Heaven?" This question arises from a misunderstanding about tongues. The question should be "do I have to have the Holy Spirit to go to Heaven?" The Holy Spirit is a "gift" from God to whosoever will. Speaking in tongues is the sign and evidence that one has received the Holy Spirit!
Many ministers (most of who do not speak in tongues) teach that tongues is just another "gift". These ministers don't understand that there are different purposes of tongues, not just for a public speaking out for an interpretation to follow.
In the passage of scripture to follow I will show you that it is possible to be a "believer" and NOT have the indwelling Holy Spirit.
Acts 19:1-7
19:1 And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples,
2 He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost.
3 And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John's baptism.
4 Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.
5 When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
6 And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.
7 And all the men were about twelve.
This event took place about twenty years after the day of Pentecost referenced in Acts chapter 2. Twenty years after the initial outpouring of the Holy Ghost in Acts 2 we find people receiving the Holy Spirit with tongues as the sign and evidence!
"Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed" was the question Paul asked these 12 believers. Are you a believer? Have you received the Holy Ghost with tongues? If you have nor received this wonderful experience, it is for you!
Acts 2:39
39 For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.
Yes, this promise of the indwelling Spirit of God is for you! The sign and evidence of the Holy Ghost is tongues! God chose this miraculous event so that YOU cannot take glory for it! If you have not spoke in tongues you do NOT have the Holy Spirit!
The Apostle Paul recognized these 12 men as believers and disciples but also instructed them to receive the Holy Spirit. Being a believer is not enough. You must be born of the water and Spirit as Jesus taught in John 3:3, 5.
Visit the World of Pentecost in N.W. Indiana.
www.theworldofpentecost.net
Many ministers (most of who do not speak in tongues) teach that tongues is just another "gift". These ministers don't understand that there are different purposes of tongues, not just for a public speaking out for an interpretation to follow.
In the passage of scripture to follow I will show you that it is possible to be a "believer" and NOT have the indwelling Holy Spirit.
Acts 19:1-7
19:1 And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples,
2 He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost.
3 And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John's baptism.
4 Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.
5 When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
6 And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.
7 And all the men were about twelve.
This event took place about twenty years after the day of Pentecost referenced in Acts chapter 2. Twenty years after the initial outpouring of the Holy Ghost in Acts 2 we find people receiving the Holy Spirit with tongues as the sign and evidence!
"Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed" was the question Paul asked these 12 believers. Are you a believer? Have you received the Holy Ghost with tongues? If you have nor received this wonderful experience, it is for you!
Acts 2:39
39 For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.
Yes, this promise of the indwelling Spirit of God is for you! The sign and evidence of the Holy Ghost is tongues! God chose this miraculous event so that YOU cannot take glory for it! If you have not spoke in tongues you do NOT have the Holy Spirit!
The Apostle Paul recognized these 12 men as believers and disciples but also instructed them to receive the Holy Spirit. Being a believer is not enough. You must be born of the water and Spirit as Jesus taught in John 3:3, 5.
Visit the World of Pentecost in N.W. Indiana.
www.theworldofpentecost.net
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