JohnPaul: "I've been touched by God and Christ, that is enough for me, I don't need gifts or miracles to believe I simply just believe."
Translation: You don't need to obey God's command to zealously strive for spiritual gifts like tongues.
JohnPaul: "I've seen people who claim they speak in tongues, and you can tell they are making it up and just speaking gibberish."
A variation of the argument that you've seen snake-oil salesmen; so you don't go to doctors. Did it ever occur to you that Satan counterfeits God's gifts precisely to deceive Christians like you into avoiding God's empowering gifts for living and worship?
Translation: You don't need to obey God's command to zealously strive for spiritual gifts like tongues.
JohnPaul: "I've seen people who claim they speak in tongues, and you can tell they are making it up and just speaking gibberish."
A variation of the argument that you've seen snake-oil salesmen; so you don't go to doctors. Did it ever occur to you that Satan counterfeits God's gifts precisely to deceive Christians like you into avoiding God's empowering gifts for living and worship?