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:::Now somebody might argue, "Rob, isn't speaking in tongues doubtful disputations?" Well, yah and no. There's a difference between deliberate error, deceptiveness, and rebellion against God, measured against a bunch of people with misunderstandings and misinterpretations. 23:29, September 6, 2023 (EDT)
:::Now somebody might argue, "Rob, isn't speaking in tongues doubtful disputations?" Well, yah and no. There's a difference between deliberate error, deceptiveness, and rebellion against God, measured against a bunch of people with misunderstandings and misinterpretations. 23:29, September 6, 2023 (EDT)
::::The gift of tongues served a crucially important purpose during the early Apostolic Era because the Spirit enabling Apostles to speak other languages further shared the gospel to numerous nations. (the first Christians were mostly Jews, after all) That aspect is obsolete nowadays with advanced translation efforts, etc. So while I have heard that some Christians speak in tongues, I don't see the practical purpose it serves nowadays in the ''direct'' sense of preaching the gospel, notwithstanding it being a potential demonstration of the testimony of the Holy Spirit. —[[User:LT|<code><span style="background:#FF8181">'''LT'''</span></code>]] '''''[[User talk:LT|<sup>Rev. 22:13</sup>]]''''' Thursday, 23:32, September 6, 2023 (EDT)
::::The gift of tongues served a crucially important purpose during the early Apostolic Era because the Spirit enabling Apostles to speak other languages further shared the gospel to numerous nations. (the first Christians in the organized church were just Jews, after all) That aspect is obsolete nowadays with advanced translation efforts, etc. So while I have heard that some Christians speak in tongues, I don't see the practical purpose it serves nowadays in the ''direct'' sense of preaching the gospel, notwithstanding it being a potential/likely demonstration of the testimony of the Holy Spirit. —[[User:LT|<code><span style="background:#FF8181">'''LT'''</span></code>]] '''''[[User talk:LT|<sup>Rev. 22:13</sup>]]''''' Thursday, 23:32, September 6, 2023 (EDT)