(06-14-2023, 01:32 AM)NightskyeB4Dawn Wrote: I have never spoken in tongues. I have to admit that I know very little about it, but from what I have learned about it, it is not of God, if no one can translate what is spoken.
Is it possible that the person that made the translation gave the translation he heard, but God had another message for you?
I have read passages in the Bible that I have read numerous times, and suddenly have a meaning come through to me that never presented itself before. God has many ways of speaking to us.
Yrs, that's very possible, and if so, I got the message loud and clear. Anyone I talk to, or in front of where they can hear me, I do my best to speak in a language that they can understand clearly.
I see no point in jabbering to someone when they can't understand what I'm saying, and especially if I'm capable of speaking to them directly, in language they can understand, without a translator. Translators have their place, but not if I'm able to make myself understood without one.
It was explained to me that "tongues" (as used by Assemblies of God and the like) are supposed to be the language of one's soul, speaking directly to God, without the conscious human mind interfering in the communication, but I no longer do that - I figure God understands my English just fine, and I prefer to understand what I'm saying, too, just so's there aren't any mistakes made..
Speaking in tongues is mentioned in the Bible, in Acts, so it is a part of church history. But in that case, a sermon was being preached to an international crowd from several different nations, and each person in the crowd heard the sermon in their own language,
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