I Saw The Light Ministries
John 4:23-24 1 Peter 2:9 "But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:"
Some churches allow any and all speaking in tongues and even say that speaking in tongues must be done in order to prove you have the Holy Ghost. Then other churches forbid speaking in tongues saying either that it was reserved only for the Day of Pentecost almost 2000 years ago and/or that it is of the devil. What is the truth?
Acts 2 Speaking in tongues is a Real Gift from GOD. Sometimes some people speak false gibbish, some times people speak in devil tongues BUT other times some people do correctly use the real gift from GOD known as speaking in tongues. IF and when done from and of God, it is Biblical. The ministers that forbid it are going against 1 Cor. 14:39 "forbid not to speak with tongues"! Paul's solution to the tongues problem in the Corinthian Church was not to forbid tongues, but to correct the improper use of the gift from GOD. It was not for just the day of Pentecost. Pentecost happened in Acts 2. But speaking in tongues was continued in Acts 10 and Acts 19. No where in the Bible does it say that it stopped being allowed or that it was reserved only for the early days of the church. In fact, it says it will also be for the end times! And if it was for the early days AND the end times, then it is also for the in-between times! Acts 2:16-20. If you live in fear and don't allow the Spirit of God to move in your services, how is God going to manifest this end time speaking in tongues and seeing visions that the Bible does speak about? You must allow people to simply say the word "Amen" and lift up their voice and praise God! You must allow the congregation to worship God and not be ashamed or embarrassed to openly worship and praise God. Let God do what God wants to do! However, there are also tongues of the devil as well of course. I have heard both. I have received tongues and I have interpreted tongues. Tongues must not be focused on as being the only evidence of having received the Holy Ghost/Spirit. It is NOT the only evidence! 1 Cor. 12:27-31 Everyone does not receive the gift of speaking in tongues. Just as we must not forbid it, we must also not require it. The bible does NOT say that speaking in tongues is required and it does NOT say that speaking in tongues is the only evidence of receiving the Holy Ghost. However it does teach that we must receive the Holy Ghost. But there are more than one evidences of having received it. Please see our Worship page for more information on how we can truly and respectfully worship and praise God in Spirit and in Truth. I would also recommend you do a bible study on the words "sing", "praise", "shout", "dance", etc. Do your research and do not believe us and do not believe those other churches. Believe your Bible! Clarification: We do NOT believe in just rambling babel gibbish. That is of the devil. But we do believe the bible when it says there IS a true speaking in tongues. How can that be? Well, the bible speaks of it!!! There is a difference. The babeling devil tongues are pretty evident and you can sense when it is fake or of evil spirits. But true tongues, when it occurs, will either be followed by interpretation or else someone will understand in their own language without interpretation, that is, they will understand in their own language. But to others, it may sound like a foreign language. It may be meant as a message just to one person or one couple in the congregation. I have heard of that happening. And then there is also the times that the tongues is used to talk/pray to God in the Spirit. That is also biblical and does not come with interpretation or human understanding because the person is talking to God, not to the congregation. Really it is the kind that should be done in prayer instead of in the midst of the service. Please check out ALL the scriptures on the subject and don't just pick and choose which scriptures. Don't ignore one scripture in favor of another scripture. If we forbid all speaking in tongues, then we will never see the true tongues. If a person speaks in a devil tongue, then the minister WILL go to that person right then and there and will rebuke the devil. I have seen that happen more than once. Please search the scriptures and pray and fast concerning this subject.
"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." 1 Corinthians 14:2 KJV "He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself;" 1 Corinthians 14:4a KJV "For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful. What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also." 1 Corinthians 14:14-15 KJV "But ye, beloved, building up yourself on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost," Jude 20 KJV The gift of tongues listed in 1 Corinthians 12:10 is totally separate from "praying in tongues", or what some Christians call the "prayer language." The word "tongue(s)" simply means language(s). These are some of the major differences between the gift of tongues, and the prayer language... 1.) The gift of tongues refers to a divine gift given by the Holy Ghost (Resurrected Power of Jesus Christ, NOT a trinity) in a public assembly, in a church service. A person will have an unction from the Holy Spirit to speak in tongues out loud for all to hear...there must be an interpreter when this takes place in a public setting. By interpreter, I mean a person who has the gift of interpretation of tongues...that is a divine gift given by the Holy Spirit also(it has nothing to do with education, it is a supernatural gift). 2.) A message given in tongues in a public setting plus the interpretation of that message is equal to the gift of prophecy. 3.) Every Holy Ghost baptized believer does NOT have the "gift of tongues." 4.) Every Holy Ghost baptized believer DOES HAVE a prayer language, or is able to do what we call "pray in tongues." 5.) The gift of tongues is a message from God to the local assembly, and the prayer language or praying in tongues is your spirit by the Holy Ghost praying to God. 6.) A Holy Ghost baptized believer can pray in tongues anytime...just as you can pray to God in your own natural language, or with your understanding anytime. 7.) The "gift of tongues" with the interpretation edifies others. "Praying in tongues" edifies you individually according to Jude 20. The Scriptures in 1 Cor. 14:2,4,14,15 and Jude 20 refer to the "prayer language", NOT to the "gift of tongues."
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