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::::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 only 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 That aspect is obsolete nowadays with advanced translation efforts, etc.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|^{Rev. 22:13}]]''''' 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 only 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 That aspect is obsolete nowadays with advanced translation efforts, etc.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|^{Rev. 22:13}]]''''' Thursday, 23:32, September 6, 2023 (EDT)

:::::Yah, I think you see the point. "The gift of tongues" does refer to people who were bilingual of multilingual and coherent in a foreign language. It doesn't mean rattling off in an incoherent language no one can understand but the angels, etc.  Then again, if this has become some contemporary Christians part of their worship, I don't think it ranks as high as doubtful disputation. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]^{[[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a Chance!'']]} 23:39, September 6, 2023 (EDT)

:::::Yah, I think you see the point. "The gift of tongues" does refer to people who were bilingual or multilingual and coherent in a foreign language. It doesn't mean rattling off in an incoherent language no one can understand but the angels, etc.  Then again, if this has become some contemporary Christians part of their worship, I don't think it ranks as high as doubtful disputation. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]^{[[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a Chance!'']]} 23:39, September 6, 2023 (EDT)

::::::Exactly; it instinctively appears to me that most rabble-rousers who claim that their bizarre assortment of gibberish is "speaking in tongues" are either highly deluded or scam artists. —[[User:LT|<code><span style="background:#FF8181">'''LT'''</span></code>]] '''''[[User talk:LT|^{Rev. 22:13}]]''''' Thursday, 23:41, September 6, 2023 (EDT)

::::::Exactly; it instinctively appears to me that most rabble-rousers who claim that their bizarre assortment of gibberish is "speaking in tongues" are either highly deluded or scam artists. —[[User:LT|<code><span style="background:#FF8181">'''LT'''</span></code>]] '''''[[User talk:LT|^{Rev. 22:13}]]''''' Thursday, 23:41, September 6, 2023 (EDT)