Teaching To Speak In Tongues

[Pastor Keith]

Originally Posted by shag

Recently, I heard a man testifying of himself, and another buddy christian that were working around others that cussed a lot. They decided that every time they heard their co-workers start cussing, they would start speakin' in tongues(where they could be heard). I'm not sure exactly the motive, but they none the less did so. I'm not quite sure where I stand with that.

I have often wanted to break singing a hymn but never tongues, I think that would be a example of casting pearls before swine.

[Elizabeth]

Originally Posted by shag

Recently, I heard a man testifying of himself, and another buddy christian that were working around others that cussed a lot. They decided that every time they heard their co-workers start cussing, they would start speakin' in tongues(where they could be heard). I'm not sure exactly the motive, but they none the less did so. I'm not quite sure where I stand with that.

This is so funny! I can not imagine doing this on the job and staying employed very long.

[DanielR]

Originally Posted by shag
Recently, I heard a man testifying of himself, and another buddy christian that were working around others that cussed a lot. They decided that every time they heard their co-workers start cussing, they would start speakin' in tongues(where they could be heard). I'm not sure exactly the motive, but they none the less did so. I'm not quite sure where I stand with that.

Originally Posted by keith4him

I have often wanted to break singing a hymn but never tongues, I think that would be a example of casting pearls before swine.

Both sound like casting pearls before swine, but I would say that singing a hymn would be less so than speaking in tongues.

[shag]

Originally Posted by shag

Recently, I heard a man testifying of himself, and another buddy christian that were working around others that cussed a lot. They decided that every time they heard their co-workers start cussing, they would start speakin' in tongues(where they could be heard). I'm not sure exactly the motive, but they none the less did so. I'm not quite sure where I stand with that.

1 Cor. 14:2 For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God:
(and fellow workers?)

[Bro-Larry]

Acts 2:4 says they did the speaking, the spirit gave them the words to say, it's just that simple. The miracle of glossolalia is not who is doing the speaking, but what is being said. The greater amount of your tongue speaking should be done in your own personal, private devotions.

[Sherri]

What I think is interesting on this thread is that it started out by saying this teaching to speak in tongues was in mostly Charismatic churches. Every example that I saw following that was in Oneness Pentecostal churches, not Charismatic! I've never seen this happen in any meetings that I've been in outside of UPC.

We call people to the front who want to receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit and then Eddie calmly explains it (no music being played). He tells them to repent, if they have not and then to raise their hands in surrender and ask the Holy Spirit to baptize them. Then we lay hands on them and MANY of them immediately begin speaking in a heavenly language. If we have any music playing at all at this point, it is soft and not hyped. We teach our people praying with them to just pray in tongues around them, not to speak to them in English. It's too confusing to try to listen to everyone and what they're telling you and still try to pray. I think we made it WAY too hard the way we were raised. We just tell these people that God wants to fill them and they believe it and they receive it.

On the other point, sometimes on Wed. nights, which are much more "Pentecostal" than Sundays, if we are all praying together in an intercessory mode, Eddie will ask everyone who prays in tongues to do so together. Those that don't just pray in English. It is very powerful and we have seen God do amazing things during those prayer times. Some are filled with the Holy Ghost right then, because they are surrounded by that anointing. It is very natural to speak in tongues anytime I want/need to, but that is not something that I knew I could do until after I left UPC. We were never taught that. It is totally natural for me to move from English to tongues, because I walk in the Spirit. It's not something that has to be worked up.

[ChTatum]

Several years ago, in Athens, GA, my aunt asked me to attend a house service where she said they "taught" people to speak in tongues.

Curiousity prompted me to go. They said they were part of a movement called the "Branch". After introductions were made, some singing without music, one of the leaders announced: " I am now going to give a message in tongues, and _________is going to interpret it for us."

Blew me out of the water. I do believe that my spirit would be in agreement with their spirit, and it didn't. There have been several times when I have witnessed people speaking in tongues, and it didn't feel right.

I told my aunt this was not something she needed to get mixed up in. Never heard of them since.

[Jack Shephard]

Originally Posted by Sherri

What I think is interesting on this thread is that it started out by saying this teaching to speak in tongues was in mostly Charismatic churches. Every example that I saw following that was in Oneness Pentecostal churches, not Charismatic! I've never seen this happen in any meetings that I've been in outside of UPC.

We call people to the front who want to receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit and then Eddie calmly explains it (no music being played). He tells them to repent, if they have not and then to raise their hands in surrender and ask the Holy Spirit to baptize them. Then we lay hands on them and MANY of them immediately begin speaking in a heavenly language. If we have any music playing at all at this point, it is soft and not hyped. We teach our people praying with them to just pray in tongues around them, not to speak to them in English. It's too confusing to try to listen to everyone and what they're telling you and still try to pray. I think we made it WAY too hard the way we were raised. We just tell these people that God wants to fill them and they believe it and they receive it.

On the other point, sometimes on Wed. nights, which are much more "Pentecostal" than Sundays, if we are all praying together in an intercessory mode, Eddie will ask everyone who prays in tongues to do so together. Those that don't just pray in English. It is very powerful and we have seen God do amazing things during those prayer times. Some are filled with the Holy Ghost right then, because they are surrounded by that anointing. It is very natural to speak in tongues anytime I want/need to, but that is not something that I knew I could do until after I left UPC. We were never taught that. It is totally natural for me to move from English to tongues, because I walk in the Spirit. It's not something that has to be worked up.

Great and beautiful post. This is the picture of God's church. When we are spirit-filled, spirit-led and spirit-driven we can move in and out of the HG or tongues as needed. I think that in the UPC and other OP orgs kinda teach that we are so full of flesh that we must go through this drawn out process just to break out in tongues again, like you were saying. It must become our second nature. Our nature must change because He has given us the 'power' to change!

[Thinking]

I have seen a UPC evangelist, who seems sincere, and is very successful--as far as the number of people who receive the Holy Ghost in his ministry--operate in this way: He calls the "seekers" to the front, leads them into repentance, then asks them if they have repented. He then tells them, "I'm going to lay hands on you, and you will receive the Holy Ghost. Don't speak in English. The Holy Ghost will speak through you in other tongues."

Many people receive the Holy Ghost in this way.

[Sherri]

Originally Posted by Thinking

I have seen a UPC evangelist, who seems sincere, and is very successful--as far as the number of people who receive the Holy Ghost in his ministry--operate in this way: He calls the "seekers" to the front, leads them into repentance, then asks them if they have repented. He then tells them, "I'm going to lay hands on you, and you will receive the Holy Ghost. Don't speak in English. The Holy Ghost will speak through you in other tongues."

Many people receive the Holy Ghost in this way.

I'm glad to hear this. I don't think people have to be rubbed, spit on, shaken, etc. It's a very natural thing to receive the Holy Ghost once the temple is cleansed.