Re: Why do I have to speak in tongues?
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Originally Posted by nahkoe
But what purpose does it serve!?
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Edifies oneself in the Spirit.
1 Corinthians 14:4 KJV He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself;...
Is for prayer, too.
1 Corinthians 14:14 KJV (14) For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, ...
I also think it is literally God speaking through us with His word! He SHARES his word with us in this deep manner of speaking it through us! I also think there is something there about God creating with His Word. We are new creations in Spirit new birth, and God actually is sorta saying, "Let there be..." through our very mouths!
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...MY THOUGHTS, ANYWAY.
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Last edited by mfblume; 11-18-2009 at 02:39 PM.
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