JANNA FROM IOWA:
I have been perusing your website today. I was thrilled to see that we agree on almost everything then...speaking in tongues. I speak in tongues. I am 50 and was given this Gift in my early 20's. I was raised in the E.Free church, attended Bible College, have attended many churches and even a Pentecostal school in Tampa. Shortly after that I left the church for 20 years because all of it left me uneasy. I stopped using my tongues for a long time. Then sometimes I would do it to entertain my daughters when they were young. I didn't even teach them about God because I just didn't know... I lost my faith. I felt grieved but one cannot force faith.
Then because I was an activist against industrial wind I found myself walking in San Francisco in the Spring of 2019 and God dropped Romans 1:25 in my heart. It was a seed that grew mighty. My daughters and my husband now believe. My faith in Him and His Word is my measure for everything.
I use my Gift of tongues when I am alone and when I don't have the words. I have, at times, been able to find peace when my head is full of so many thought and words that I can't keep them straight. It is like my spirit speaks words from my heart directly to Him yet bypasses my head.
I have seen this gift misused greatly in the church and have known people who would pretend to have this Gift to be accepted in certain circles.
You seem to think tongues are "gibberish" but I listen to mine and they are defined. My mind can think during them. I can sing with them. Now they are almost normal and I will use them almost offhandedly while I am thinking of the things of God.
That is my testimony of that. Obviously, you do not have to believe me but please do not throw it away because of the sin of others. Please talk to the Spirit and reconsider your stance. Thanks for all your great information, your words have blessed me!
Janna
This is my real name, real location. I can be Googled because of my activism.
I have been perusing your website today. I was thrilled to see that we agree on almost everything then...speaking in tongues. I speak in tongues. I am 50 and was given this Gift in my early 20's. I was raised in the E.Free church, attended Bible College, have attended many churches and even a Pentecostal school in Tampa. Shortly after that I left the church for 20 years because all of it left me uneasy. I stopped using my tongues for a long time. Then sometimes I would do it to entertain my daughters when they were young. I didn't even teach them about God because I just didn't know... I lost my faith. I felt grieved but one cannot force faith.I'm sorry, but I need to stop for a moment. Why are you telling me all this?
Then because I was an activist against industrial wind I found myself walking in San Francisco in the Spring of 2019 and God dropped Romans 1:25 in my heart. It was a seed that grew mighty. My daughters and my husband now believe. My faith in Him and His Word is my measure for everything.Yeah, everyone says that. What they do is a completely different matter.
I use my Gift of tongues when I am alone and when I don't have the words. I have, at times, been able to find peace when my head is full of so many thought and words that I can't keep them straight. It is like my spirit speaks words from my heart directly to Him yet bypasses my head.If you want to go speak your baby gibberish to make your children laugh (or Satanic gibberish, whatever you want to call it) you are free to go do whatever you want. Again, I'm baffled as to why you are telling me all this. Is it that you want me to abandon the Word of God and make decisions on doctrine based on how you personally feel?
He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.
-Pro 28:26I have seen this gift misused greatly in the church and have known people who would pretend to have this Gift to be accepted in certain circles.
You seem to think tongues are "gibberish" but I listen to mine and they are defined. My mind can think during them. I can sing with them. Now they are almost normal and I will use them almost offhandedly while I am thinking of the things of God.Okay, so why are you writing all this to me? I still don't understand what your goal is, other than for you to express your feelings to try to get me to change my doctrine, that I might adhere to your Pentecostal upbringing. I'll just make it clear for you; that's not going to happen (because I base my teachings on God's Word, not on how you feel), so if you have another goal in mind, you need to state it clearly so I understand what you're doing because I don't want us to waste each others' time.
That is my testimony of that. Obviously, you do not have to believe me but please do not throw it away because of the sin of others. Please talk to the Spirit and reconsider your stance. Thanks for all your great information, your words have blessed me!What you're doing is using baby gibberish and claiming that your feelings are the equivalent of the Holy Spirit, which is dangerous. That is my testimony of that. Obviously, you do not have to believe me, but please do not throw it away because of the traditions and rudiments of the world.
Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.
-Col 2:8Please talk to the Lord God, search the Scriptures, and reconsider your stance.
This is my real name, real location. I can be Googled because of my activism.Okay. Have a great day.
Wow, you are not a nice guy. By their fruits you will know them....
Jesus wasn't a very "nice" person either, at least, according to his opposition.
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness.
-Mat 23:27
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There was A LOT of REALLY weird stuff that I did not respond to her about. I'll make another comment and go through some of those.