Tongues - The Language of the Holy Spirit

The Language of the Holy Spirit

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Are Tongues for Everyone?

Yes, the divine expression of tongues is for every believer who God has empowered to be His witness (Luke 24:49, Acts 1:8). Every believer with a right heart qualifies for this, as we are His witnesses to all the world of what God has done (Matthew 5:14, 24:14, Luke 14:23)! When the Holy Ghost was poured out on the day of Pentecost, divine order was most certainly established, and “they all spoke with tongues as the Holy Ghost gave them utterance” (Acts 2:4). This was certainly a collective utterance in which they were all speaking in tongues at the same time.

It was Paul’s desire that everyone speak in tongues (1 Corinthians 14:5). The baptism of the Holy Spirit was of chief importance to Paul, who was the one who started the church at Corinth. When He met men at Ephesus, his interest for their lives was centered around the baptism in the Holy Ghost. His question (Acts 19:2) should also be ours today: “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you became believers?” He then laid hands on them, and as soon as they received the Holy Spirit, they began to speak in tongues (Acts 19:6). The same thing happened to the men in Ephesus that happened to the 120 on the day of Pentecost (Acts 2:4) and to the house of Cornelius when the Holy Spirit fell upon the Gentiles (Acts 10:44-46). This is most certainly the sign that the Holy Spirit had been poured out and had been received: these holy tongues of fire.

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