(TallMan;25192)
I don't know who your God is but the God of the bible introduced the risen Christ to the Jews by causing the disciples of Jesus to babble in tongues!!
Please quote scriptue where that is written.
They were left in doubt and confusion, (not instructed), some thought they were drunk. When the 120 realised this they stopped speaking to God in tongues and Peter explained that this was the receiving of the Holy Spirit (by which we receive salvation), then they understood and 300 were added.
Acts 2:6. Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language.8.And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born?11.Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God."So....this event isn't about "unknown" tongues as everyone there, no matter what country he was from, understood exactly what was being spoken. That is what the Holy Spirit did....he enabled whatever was being said to be understood by everyone. There was no unknown to it. That will happen again at the end of days.1 Corinthians 14:1 Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy. There are no more prophets as Christ said: "I have foretold you all things." To prophesy means to teach....teach what the prophets wrote.4:2 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.3.But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort.4.He that speaketh in an "unknown" tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church.The word "unknown" is shown in italics, meaning it was added and not in the manuscripts. Paul is telling us in those scriptures that to go and speak before people in a language they don't understand is a waste of time. He goes on to say that if someone does this it is done to edify themselves....not God.So....here too we see that there is no "unknown" tongue for people to speak. There was the Pentecostal tongue that everyone could understand or there is a tongue/language in which you teach others.....if it is different than those you are teaching you should use an interpreter so they understand.
That was not a meeting where new people were invited though.For that the God of the bible says there should be 2 or 3 gifts of tongues, as a sign to the unsaved, each followed by interpretation, "all things done decently and in order" (see 1 Cor. 14).
1 Corinthians 14:39 Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues.40.Let all things be done decently and in order.Tongues, as used there is: #1100 and means, a naturally acquired language.Knowing that, we could understand those scriptures as: Covet, (desire,) to prophesy (teach) and don't forbid anyone to teach in a naturally acquired language. Let it all be done with no chatter, disruption but in disciplined order. It doesn't mean to speak in a language no one in the room, including the speaker, understands. Who would that profit? How or why would that be acceptable to God? ........Whirlwind