Why can’t i speak in tongues as a Christian

I have a qestion for you. What is the Baptism in the Holy Spirit for? And Do you have scripture to support your answer?

Please my friend this is very important please pray to the Lord for understanding as you read this and the light of God will shine in your heart as long as you ask honestly from faith in your heart (bold text directly answers your question)

Acts 1:1-9
1 The former treatise (which is booked of Luke recommended reading it to) have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,

2 Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen:

3 To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God:

4 And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me.

5 For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.

6 When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?

7 And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.

8 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

9 And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.

Acts 2:1-11

1 And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.

2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.

3 And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.

4 And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

5 And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven.

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.

7 And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galilaeans?

8 And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born?

9 Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judaea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia,

10 Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes,

11 Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God.

These are God's words we can't argue with that. I humbly hope this helps dear reader. When we speak in tongues we speak the wonderful works of God now who wouldn't want to do that.

You speak English; that’s one tongue.

Everyone would want to do that, but everyone will not do that in tongues, just in their own language. And here's why (1 Cor 12:29,30 KJV):
Are all apostles? NO
are all prophets? NO
are all teachers? NO
are all workers of miracles? NO
Have all the gifts of healing? NO
do all speak with tongues? NO
do all interpret? NO

I don't disagree at all on Scripture because it's Truth and Life to me. These seven gifts of the Spirit are given to certain individual at specific time to carry out God's will and I don't disagree. But I do 100% in my Heart believe when I'm praying and began to speak in tongues that it Truly is the Wonderful Work of God.

No one else has to believe that its just a personal belief of my faith.

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gO WITH IT NO ONE HAS TO UNDERSTAND AGREE OR RECIEVE WHAT YOU ARE EXPLAINING THE WORKS AND wonders of God are often times not percieved understood or even considered even by the church itself itself

Because many have not seen experienced or reveieved they discount it and attaempt to disregard disprove or question not by discernment but by doubt utilizing every verse and scrpture but all fail in disproving because they cannot.

The spirit moves regardless of what people think he is not confined and no knowledge or biblical sholar can hope to go against him.

If you have been gifted with tongues then speak freely and without fear whether people accept you or not you were annointed with a gift from God no one has to understand accept or believe it the spirit speaks to the spirit

Very well said

Not at all. Do not misrepresent Scripture.

What was said to the church at Corinth is said to every church, and every Christian in every age. And Paul had already explained in that chapter that there would be diversities of gifts, but not all gifts for everyone.

8 For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;
9To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;
10 To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:

Notice that tongues and their interpretation come LAST in this list and also in importance. Plus Paul made it crystal clear that with interpretation, no one should speak in a tongue.

100% agree.

Unknown togues means foreign languages. It's not some mysterious language but normal foreign languages some speak and can translate while many cannot.

I believe that if God is going to use someone for tongues and interpretation for the edification of the church he will not use a language of anyone in the congregation he'll use it language unknown to everyone. If I'm wrong please someone help me out.

1 Corinthians 13:1-2
13 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.

2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.

This states "tongues of Angels" now I don't believe anyone on earth speaks Angel fluently.

tHE EARS TO HEAR IS MORE VITAL NOW THAN EVER NOT JUST FROM EACH OTHER BUT ESPECIALLY THE SPIRIT HIMSELF, TIME IS SHORT IF NO ONE CAN FEEL THE URGENCY OR THE SENSE OF SERIOUSNESS INSIDE THEY ARE NOT LISTENING THIS IS NOT THE TIME TO BE ONLINE DEBATING THIS VERSE OR THIS TOPIC WE HAVE TYO ALL REDEDICATE REASSURE AND RE RESOLVE OUR HEARTS FOR WHAT IS HIM jESUS cHRIST HIMSELF.

iT IS NOT AN OBVIOUS OR COMMON THING OR ELSE YOU WOULDN'T SEE ALL THESE HECTIC DAMAGING DEBATES AND ARGUMENTS IN THE CHURCH NOT THIS DIVISION AND CONFUSION THIS SENSE OF PRIDE IN BELIEVING YOURSELF TO BE RIGHT WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO LEARN FROM OTHERS THIS IS NOT THE SPIRIT OF cHRIST WHO DOES IT REMIND YOU OF?

oNLY ONE CHURCH WAS SPOKEN WELL OF jESUS IN REVELATION WHY DO YOU THINK THAT IS? GO FORTH AND SEEK THE DEEPER MYSTERIOUS sorry the caps has been an issue lately.

But yes dare to believe the completely impossible prove the scriptures true not just talk about it go for what is the kingdom refuse anything less and see and taste who and what he really s more tangible than anything here more spiritually physically mentally emoitionally sublime than what you can think of the warmth the love the person of himself is like a drug addict except their deep desire for drugs leave them empy you have that desire but are left whole pur clean royalty these are not just titles you feel and experience what it is to be clean and pure to experience the feeling of royalty the single drop of his love that you body cannot handle.

Your already going on this path but if you keep going and take my words to hgeart you will know live in see and constantly experience him in all the wonders and ways that he is not just a distant God you pray to read and study worship as if he is not literally right next to you.

He become real he moves in with you his entire being is closely attatched to those who would desire him this much who refuse to accept that you cannot have him here and now more real thany person in life

Seek and find the mystery and wonder of God himself.

Angel can mean an angelic being that originates from heaven OR it can mean a human messenger. Messengers would often travel a long distance and be from another country, and speak a foreign language that would need to be translated just as it is today in situations where some people do not understand other languages.

Heavenly angels were always understood without translators so speaking with a heavenly angel's tongue would automatically be understood anyways.

We have to consider also, all the dead languages that are no longer being spoken by anyone.

Which grocery stores sells the the holy sprite ?

All we have in my area is regular sprite...

I feel sorry for you folks that refuse to accept the gift of praying in other tongues which enables the Holy Spirit to pray thru us the perfect will of God AND is encrypted communication between us and the Lord that satan and his daemons cannot understand.

That that don't use their Holy Ghost prayer language and speak in english when they pray are letting the devil in on all your private thoughts and concerns as you pray to the Lord giving the enemy in sight into how he can cause all kinds of problems for you

Yeah man, that's too bad for you folks... it's available to all that have received the infilling of the Holy Spirit and have become Spirit filled, but I see many are allowing others who speak in behalf of the devil to talk you out of using this gift the Lord has made available to all believers.

The Word of God says that not all pray in tongues... in a public setting where an interpreter is present but this does not mean all believers that have received the infilling of the Holy Ghost cannot use their prayer language in their private prayer time with the Lord not to mention the glorious advantage it is to have the Holy Spirit praying God's perfect will thru us when we know not what to pray.

Actually the term angel is just the western generlization of what is refered in hebrew as spiritual beings meaning not just angels but many types and kinds of angels for instanst there is a sect of angels that have to with numbers conserning the appointent times of the Lord known only to them other angels even ask them about this in scrtipture there are angels seen as the constaelations such as the three magi or wisemen described literally taking on the physicall constaelation there are angel we\ith several eyes unacceptle to the human mind it would be to bizzarr or uniquely strange for us to comprehend they go to and fro according the kings orders being messengers and worksmen always before the throne there is a sect made specifically for the praise glorifying worship and honor to God himself there is a sect for those who would rtecieve prayers and bring it unti God before his throne before Christ himself.

Think of this for every person that exists on earth there is a multitude of those in the heavenl;y realm things that defy understanding things that boast of his mystery and wonder. Angels are messengers but aslso much more than that consider also why they are able to produce human seeds have you ever wondered why that is?

Sometimes the Bible uses "angel" for human beings:

ordinary people who carry messages (Job 1:14; Luke 7:24; 9:52)
prophets (Isaiah 42:19; Malachi 3:1)
priests (Malachi 2:7)
church leaders (Rev 1:20)





Luk 7:24 And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to speak unto the people concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness for to see? A reed shaken with the wind?

"messengers" here is the same greek word used for heavenly angels, G32 Strong's concordance. However, these messengers are human beings not "angels" in the traditional sense.

Paul pointed out that no man understands the miraculous language that comes forth in one's personal prayer to God. What many fail to realize is the different forms and operation aspects of speaking in tongues. Paul addresses the distinction of tongues in personal prayer, and other tongues needing interpretation for the edification of others.

"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 Cor 14:2