Dr Reverend Sandra Moses

Gift of Tongues

 

Posted: 23 June, 2016

 

 

Tongues and Prophecy are the most controversial. Tongues are a vocal gift, one by the mouth, era of the Holy Spirit when Jesus is declared Lord gave the Holy Spirit on Earth. It began with a miracle in a language that they never learned. The church was born in an explosion of worship giving glory, spontaneous spirit originated worship known the hearers around.

The key issue is when does the bible say tongues and prophecy will cease? The answer is found in verse 12 - when my knowledge is complete, when I know ‘’just as I also am known.’’
The word PERFECT (teleios) means "complete, mature, having reached its end."
Paul is saying that in the fullness of time, when this age has reached its end, we will enter a new age where I will see face to face and I shall know just as I am also known, and then I won’t need these spiritual gifts because they are only temporary. But please note, the fact that they will one day cease does not minimize their importance now.
Spiritual edification - 1 Corinthians 14:4, Jude 20
Speaking divine mysteries - 1 Corinthians 14:2
To magnify God - Acts 10:46
Praying according to the will of God - Romans 8:26,27
Giving thanks - 1 Corinthians 14:17
Strengthening our inner man - Ephesians 3:16
A sign to unbelievers - 1 Corinthians 14:22; Mark 16:17

The first manifestation of a miracle was speaking in a language that never was learned. The most dispensed miracle. The first gift noted the most widely dispensed.
This manifestation, you can speak at will, the desire to rise and it there. Freely given manifestation; at my own will, the He is so continually giving
It is a language that is from my spirit a language that I have never learned and I do not understand, but that language is perfect in dialect, in pronunciation, in grammar it is perfect language. It may be a language now spoken in the world today or a dead language that was spoken, but it is a perfectly spoken language. I have never learned it nor do I understand it, but I speak it.
Acts 2:4 They began to speak as the spirit gave them utterance.
From the speech centers of my brain I have utterance from the speech centers of my brain I transfer it and speak it rapidly. If you ever spoke a foreign, don’t know it well, language you are careful of forming and transferring it to your tongue.
The Holy Spirit puts a language in the speech center of your brain, He gives you an utterance, you never learned it, you don’t learn. Words are there, you begin They begin to speak as the spirit gave them utterance.

Mental miracle. Up here in the speech center of the brain, He give you an utterance, you speak. God doesn’t manipulate your mouth. Your choice to speak. It is the only language when you speak that you can think of something entirely different, because this comes from the Holy Spirit and is a gift.
1. Expression praise to God. Praise Language. Out of my spirit, I want to praise God. You come to end English language and ability to praise God. Your reason gives up. We are praising the infinite God and my finite reason can’t make it through. Said all I can and have said nothing. This is a Language comes from spirit and bypasses my reason. 1 Corinthian 14 says my mind is not fruitful.
My mind goes into neutral. I don’t understand what I am saying. My spirit says Ahh relief, I have said the unsayable. I have praised the infinite with my finite. A language of the spirit where we can praise.

2. Language of Prayer -We can pray and not pray. We pray and we say all that we know to say in English and my reason has formed its words before God and I said have said nothing. Come away burden. It is common amongst all Christians. Language of prayer where I can bypass the finity of my reason and my mind and can pray the burden of my heart. Once the burden has lifted then I know that the answer has come. I do know what my spirit is praying for but couldn’t expresses it word. Romans 8 pray with word that cannot be uttered. Paul says, We do not know how to pray as we ought at all times but the Holy Spirit with groaning that could not be uttered So they were uttered, but were unutterable.
Hints in the Old Testament. Hannah, mother of Samuel 1 Samuel 1. Old priest thought she was drunk, how was she praying, praying beyond prayer.
Psalms pouring out ones soul. Not just saying prayer, pouring out my inner most being. If the mind knew it would block the whole thing. It is making sense to God; my spirit knows that

3. Acts 2 Utterance this word is used in the Hebrew and the Greek language; that word utterance only used to announce the great pronouncement the divine will and purposes of God. When they’re great pronouncements made that opens up the will and the purpose of God, the word Utterance is used. Suggestion is that when we speak in this unknown language, we are speaking of the great moving forward of the will and the purposes of God. On the day of Pentecost, the people that were standing by understood some of the languages; they spoke them and they heard them now. We now hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God.
Praise, and fits with utterance and describing in a language they didn’t understand describing all the ongoing purposes of God. When they heard this, they praised and heard these wonderful ;these ongoing purposes of God.
1 Corinthians 14:22 For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries.

4. Mystery a knowledge that was hidden, no one knew it but now made known; when you speak in tongues, something that was hidden in the heart of God but now has been made known, you are speaking it forth in the language you don’t know
Vs 4 He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church.
Edify himself means to build up as in a building great building; as you are speaking in tongues, you are building up your spirit.
Speaking in tongues It is utterance, a pronouncement of God’s will and purpose, the wonderful works of God. All of God’s purposes are wonderful works of God. Praise is to adore; work of praise. It is a mystery to men, but made known in Jesus Christ. Speaking, lauding and praising and prayer. I am edified, built up. The tongue is like the rudder on the boat. When you speak in tongues in moves and guides the events of your life and destiny.

1 Corinthian 14 no utterance without an interpretation.
1 Corinthian 14:13 therefore let one who speaks in a tongue pray that he may interpret. Pray he may interpret for your personal life. Pray to interpret.
Verse 15 I will pray with the spirit and I will pray with the mind also; I will sing with the spirit and I will sing with the mind also. Pray with spirit, pray with understanding, sing in the spirit and sing with the understanding.

You can pray in the spirit and with the mind together and you may sing in the spirit and sing with the mind to together, but the manifestation in of an individual in the church is a MINISTRY GIFT that has to be interpreted. When it is a ministry gift that is when the congregation is present and one has a gift of faith that operate; we all have and are required to exercise faith, but when it is a ministry gift; that individual is given a gift of faith where the Spirit of the Lord gives this and has the faith for a situation with the answer to it that the rest of the congregation does not. Just as all may prophesy, but not all are prophets, holding the office of a prophet. 1 Corinthians 12 4 Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit. 5 And there are varieties of ministries, and the same Lord. 6 There are varieties of effects, but the same God who works all things in all persons. 7 But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. 8 For to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, and to another the word of knowledge according to the same Spirit; 9 to another faith [d]by the same Spirit, and to another gifts of [e]healing [f]by the one Spirit, 10 and to another the [g]effecting of [h]miracles, and to another prophecy, and to another the [i]distinguishing of spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, and to another the interpretation of tongues.11 But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually just as He wills.

1 Cor.14:14 Note also: ‘’Not all are prophets’’ 1Cor.12:29 but all may prophesy. 1 Cor.14:31
Pray with spirit, pray with understanding, sing in the spirit and sing with the understanding.
Verses 18-19 I thank God, I speak in tongues more than you all; 19 however, in the church I desire to speak five words with my mind so that I may instruct others also, rather than ten thousand words in a tongue.
Paul in private prays extensively in tongues. He was receiving in his spirit and understanding of the mysteries that had been hidden but now are revealed in Jesus Christ, revealing the wonderful works of God, the mighty ongoing revelations of the purposes of God. In his tongue he prays. His spirit already knows it. Prays for the interpretation. Now he receives understanding in his spirit. All he understood in his spirit comes to his mind & understood it and he now goes to the public gathering and shares. He opens the scriptures and shows them where they are in the purposes of God because of his tongue he was caught up in the realm of the Holy Spirit. Pray for the interpretation. Mind becomes fruitful in so doing the mysteries made known. What Paul spoke to their understanding arose out of speaking in tongues with prayer for interpretation. This opens a new vista. While you study scripture, pray in tongues for the Holy Spirit to reveal insights. You have the right; your mind won’t reach out for it but pray for the interpretation of the mysteries. Pray in a language first. Our mind is small, and won’t open up, but if you want revelation of the scriptures, pray in tongues and it will come. Come before you afterword.
Anyone who wants an insight can have it. Results are edification. Tongue with an interpretation to the mind equals prophecy; prophecy always brings three things edification, exhortation and comfort.
Revealed in my spirit what it is and into my mind an interpretation. I am built up edified, like a great edifice. Exhort, I hear the call, the entreaties of God. I know Jesus my shepherd caring for me, my comforter one has born my burden, born along. Insights personally and privately into the great mysteries of God, when you share it, not ignorance with ignorance. Just 5 words of insights into the mysteries and when a person who has insights into the mysteries speaks they can say 5 words and you will never forget it and another can blubber on for a ½ hour and you will forget it.
Gathering: 1 Cor.14: sums up Paul teaching. Cool it. 2 or 3 at the most, but that all would prophesy. If there is a tongue that must be an interpretation that will carry you into the glory of Christ. The mysteries of God, great movements of God. Must carry you to the heights. You should be carried into the glory of God. This is not a toy. It is the Holy Spirit giving you divine insights into mysteries. Prophecies is the norm, but if you are going to speak in tongues, interpretation; not translation.
Call office boy go and tell Jones I want him. “The boss wants you.” Call vice president. Tell him Mr. Jones he wants you. “Mr. Jones requires your presence”. Depends on vocabulary available to the Holy Spirit.
Sign to unbeliever, while exhortation, edification and comfort.
Sign to the unbeliever.
Glaxo Scotland, Pentecostal Church, back street, poor working people. One member had a friend who was the professor at Glaxo. University Professor of Peruvian history and the only one alive to speak Inca. This church member insisted he comes to her church. He is an atheist. In front of him was a little lady who took in laundry, no education, no schooling to the horror of the girl that brought the professor, the lady raises her hands and speaks in tongues. This lady spoke in tongues and she looks at the professor and he is turning white. The pastor in turn gives an interpretation, a perfect interpretation and the man goes on his knees cries out to God for mercy and gets saved. She spoke in perfect Inca and the pastor gave a perfect interpretation.
African missionary. English not spoken there and first convert was the witchdoctor, he did what he always did. He used to go and wait on demons and now he goes and waits on God. This missionary hears some singing it was the witchdoctor and he was speaking in tongues in Queens England. Gave the story of creation in pure English. It was a sign to those around that this is work is of God. Noon time Began in Genesis at noon time he was singing of revelation sang of the New Jerusalem
Lake George, NY resort area in the summer. They are accustomed to visitors coming in the summer time. One Sunday there was a tongue and an interpretation. When the service ended, the pastor was a the door to greet people and 2 visitors came to the pastor and told him that they were unaware that this church spoke in Syrian. The tongue was spoken in Syrian and an perfect interpretation was given.
Book Chasing the Dragon. Lady in Hong Kong, Baptist Lady, and all the Pentecostal missionary would ask Do you speak in tongues, She said no. Chinese Christian came around and ask do you speak in tongues. She I am going to get rid of them and off of my back and asked them to pray for and she spoke in tongues. 1 or 2 years later a Canadian missionary asked her do you speak in tongues. She said yes. He asked how often do you do it; every day. She said I only spoke it once. He said to her, how dare you receive a gift of God and not use it. He said you should be using this every day. She asked him how often you do it. He said ½ hour. 6 weeks later she mysteriously had won more people to the Lord in the last 6 weeks than her whole time in Hong Kong. She had been in the right place and had the right words. She threw away her clock and she went to inner city of Hong Kong where police dared not to go; it was controlled by the Mafia. She won hundreds and established a church and she goes at night when the place woke up speaking in tongues. The Holy Spirit guided her to right people, right up to the Mafia, somehow proclaiming the wonderful works of God. She was caught up into that it led her and guided.
Recently, a pastor went to Israel and the tour guide was an atheist and when they came to an area, he waited for the guide to go move away, but felt a burden and began to pray in tongues. The guide came back but heard him and questioned him. He said do you know what language you spoke in? He said no. He said you spoke in ancient Samaritan language that only a few of us in the world speak. He asked him, do you know what you said? He said no. He said you were saying Lord send your angels to protect these girls and no harm to any of them. The pastor came back to Israel about three months later and that tour guide found him and said do you remember the place that you were speaking in ancient Samaritan language about sending the angels to protect the girls and no harm to any of them? He said yes, He said there was a bus on that spot that the Palestinians stopped and it was a bus of 13 year old school girls and they were going to kill them. All of a sudden they looked at each other and said don’t touch them, let’s get out of here. The tour guide got saved.