I was making that reference.
But not in the context, or according to the Scripture you mentioned.
You know, the supernatural ability from the Holy Spirit.
Yes, according to a supernatural ability, is How a man was able to speak to another man, in the other mans own tongue (language), without the speaker having known the other mans tongue (language).
TODAY, the mention of "speaking in tongues" is "supposed to imply, that is some sort of exclusive ability for certain people to utter gibberish, that only God can understand, and any other man "hearing", has no clue what the person is saying, "because the speaker is speaking to God, not men".
What man can "interpret" that "utterance" ?
No one.
I was speaking of a man WHO "utters" words of another's mans tongue (language), To another man, IN his own tongue (language).
To the speaker, AND any other man Listening, it utterance, who does not Know the other tongue (language), the utterance, SOUNDS like gibberish.
What man can "interpret" that "utterance"?
The man hearing his own tongue (language) being spoken.
In that context, the Holy Spirit gave the speaker the ability, to Speak in another mans tongue (language), without the Speaker having known the other mans tongue (language).
Today should an individual man / preacher, learn Multiply Tongues (Languages), say: for example;
An English Speaking Preacher Learn:
German, French, Russian, Chinese, Spanish,
And Have in his Listening Crowd...
English, German, French, Russian, Chinese, Spanish speakers "only"...
That Preacher; could recite a Passage from Scripture, SIX Times; Each time in a different tongue (Language)...
English, German, French, Russian, Chinese, Spanish.
Every individual would KNOW what was being said in their own tongue (Language), and what was NOT, being spoken in a mans own tongue (Language), would Sound like "gibberish" to the other men.
( but in this case, ALSO the speaker would KNOW the tongue he is speaking ).
BECAUSE the speaker LEARNED to speak the different tongues, (Languages).
In the teaching IN ACTS 2, the speaker, speaking "to men" with MULTIPLE tongues (languages) in the audience;
The Speaker didn't "LEARN" others tongues (languages)....
They were given the supernatural ability TO Speak others tongues (languages), to such men listening.
The uttering, you are speaking of, is a man, speaking to God, in an unknown language.
Why would ANY other man, being hearing, such Utterance, if the man is speaking to God?
Paul was teaching, it serves no purpose for other men to Hear, A man uttering gibberish, TO GOD, in other mens presence, that is gibberish to their ears, with no interpreter...and really, no need for one, because the man speaking, is NOT speaking to "them".
Paul was teaching, IF a man IS speaking to men, then, the effort of the Speaker, is Better, to speak TO THEM, in a way, THEY CAN, understand what word of God, IS being said.
IOW, it would serve no purpose for YOU to go and listen to a Sermon in German, Chinese, French, IF you did not understand the tongue (Language), and there was no one to interpret for you.
I know of people, who for years, attended Church sermons, that the entire Sermon was in French and others in Latin, and they, the attendee, ONLY spoke and understood English.
One particular person, I asked, WHY? Her response was the Church was of her Religion, Close to her home, was very pretty decorated, and the Sermon and Singings Sounded pretty.
But, I asked, did you understand, anything that was being Spoken? answer...no.
Point being...SHE felt Good about attending.
Point being...SHE heard / learned nothing of Gods Word in that Church.
And that was Paul's Point. Gods Word is not gibberish, and needs to be heard in a tongue, language, men can hear and understand.
Glory to God,
Merry Christmas,
Taken
