A passage of Paul's letter to the Romans is commonly held up as "exhibit A" in support of the practice of "praying in tongues". However, when you really look at it closely, you see that these verses have nothing to do at all with tongues.
Tag: THE HOLY SPIRIT
Tongues: Does the Spirit Only Pray for Those with the Gift?
Should we pray in tongues? Is the gift of tongues for prayer, and is a prayer in tongues more powerful? Does the Holy Spirit pray for people who speak in tongues, providing a deeper level of ministry to those with the gift? I answer these questions here.
Tongues Can’t Make You Into A Greater Witness: Part 6 of Six Things The Gift of Tongues Cannot Do.
According to some Christians you can't be an effective, powerful witness unless you as a believer go on to get baptized in the Spirit after your conversion and speak in tongues. If you don't speak in tongues, you're only half baked, they think, and you have little power to witness to the world. I intend to show here that this is faulty theology, and it's a theology which creates an ungodly, unnecessary and prideful class structure within the Church.
Six Things Tongues Cannot Do, Pt 4: Tongues Can’t Help In Spiritual Warfare
I've come across many people and many situations over the years where believers were convinced that it was necessary to engage in spiritual warfare with the use of the gift of tongues. Is this true?
How Does God Speak to Us?
Does God speak to His people? If so, in what way does He speak? Is it in an audible voice, where words can be heard and understood clearly? Does He speak frequently in this way, or even all the time?
Fuel for Faith, Food for Thought 