40-Bible Teachings about Tongues - NKJ

1. The Following Points Should Be Carefully Noted When Considering the Gift of Tongues.

the Gift of Tongues Was and Is a Spiritual Gift Addressing the Need for Communication in a Real Language in Order to Break the Language Barrier and Communicate the Gospel and Authentic Truth.

Acts 2:4-8 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them ________________. [5] And there were dwelling in ________________ Jews, devout men, from every nation under heaven. [6] And when this sound occurred, the ________________ came together, and were confused, because ______________ heard them speak in his own language. [7] Then they were all amazed and ______________, saying to one another, "Look, are not all these who speak ________________? [8] And how is it that we hear, each in our own language in which we were born?

2. The Word "Glossalalia" Means Languages.
Revelation 14:6 Then I saw ____________ angel flying in the midst of heaven, having the ___________________ gospel to preach to those who dwell on the earth--to every nation, tribe, tongue, and people--

3. Acts Chapters 2, 10, and 19, Contain the Only Three Mentions of Tongues. In Each Instance, People of Other Language Groups Are Present. In Other Words, the Gift of Tongues Was Present for the Sake of Those Who Would Benefit by Hearing the Gospel in Their Mother Tongue.

In Acts 2, Tongues Are.
Acts 2:8 And how is it that we hear, each in our own ______________ in _________ we were born?

Acts 2:11 Cretans and Arabs--we hear them ______________ in our own tongues the ________________ works of God."

4. In Acts 10, Cornelius and His Household Upon Accepting Jesus Spoke in Tongues.
Peter was a Jew. Cornelius was a Greek. Cornelius spoke in a real language which Peter understood. This confirmed in Peter's mind the reality of Cornelius' conversion.

 5. Cornelius Received the Same Gift the Disciples Received.
Acts 11:17 If ________________ God gave them the same gift as He gave us when we believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I that I could ________________ God?"

Every time the Bible mentions tongues in Acts there is more than one language group present.

 6. The Corinthian Church Was Paul's Problem Church. In Corinth, Paul Attempted to Control the Abuse of the Genuine Gift. He Set Forth the Following Guidelines.
1 Corinthians 14:27 If anyone speaks in a __________, let there be two or at the most three, each in turn, and let one ________________.

1 Corinthians 14:28 But if there is no interpreter, let him keep silent in __________, and let him speak to ____________ and to God.

1 Corinthians 14:32 And the ____________ of the prophets are ____________ to the prophets.

1 Corinthians 14:33 For God is not the author of ________________ but of peace, as in all the ______________ of the saints.

7. Paul Was Appealing for Intelligent Communication.
1 Corinthians 14:9 So likewise you, unless you utter by the tongue words easy to __________________, how will it be known what is spoken? For you will be ______________ into the air.

1 Corinthians 14:19 Yet in the church I would rather speak five words with my _______________________, that I may teach others also, than ten ______________ words in a tongue.

8. The Holy Spirit Interprets Our Prayers into the Language of Heaven, Interceding for Us at God's Throne.
Romans 8:26 Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes _____________________ for us with ________________ which cannot be uttered.

Since the Holy Spirit translates our prayers, it is unnecessary to speak a language we do not understand.

 9. The Highest Faculty That God Has Given to Each of Us Is Our Mind.
Philippians 2:5 Let this mind be in you which was also in __________ _________,

It is dangerous to allow any power, to control our mind. The mind is the seat of intelligence. It is with the mind that we worship God. Any form of worship which bypasses the mind can become emotional manipulation.

 10. Tongues Is Only One of the Spiritual Gifts. It Is Not the Sign of the Infilling of the Holy Spirit. Witnessing Is a Sign of the Infilling of the Holy Spirit.
Acts 1:6-8 Therefore, when they had come together, they asked Him, saying, "Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?" [7] And He said to them, "It is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has put in His own ________________. [8] But you shall ____________ power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be ________________ to Me in ________________, and in all Judea and ____________, and to the end of the earth."

11. The Purpose of All the Gifts of the Spirit Is to Strengthen the Church.
1 Corinthians 14:12 Even so you, since you are zealous for ________________ gifts, let it be for the ___________________ of the church that you seek to excel.

12. Not Everyone Receives Every Gift.
1 Corinthians 12:29-30 Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Are all workers of miracles? [30] Do all have gifts of ______________? Do all speak with tongues? Do all ________________?

13. As God Sees Fit, He Gives Gifts to Each Person for the Purpose of Furthering His Work.
1 Corinthians 12:6-11 And there are ___________________ of activities, but it is the same God who works all in all. [7] But the _______________________ of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all: [8] for to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another the word of knowledge through the same Spirit, [9] to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healings by the same Spirit, [10] to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another __________________ of spirits, to another ________________ kinds of tongues, to another the _________________________ of tongues. [11] But one and the same Spirit works all these things, _____________________ to each one _____________________ as He wills.

1 Corinthians 12:18 But now God has set the ____________, each one of them, in the body just as He ____________.

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