Also called "glossolalia", the supernatural gift of speaking in foreign or spiritual languages
Speaking in tongues, also called "glossolalia", is the supernatural gift of speaking in foreign or spiritual languages.
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Are there Christian groups that speak in tongues but as a policy require translation of the God-given language?
If, therefore, the whole church comes together and all speak in tongues, and outsiders or unbelievers enter, will they not say that you are out of your minds?—1st Corinthians 14:23 (ESV)
There are passages in Scripture that caution those who speak…
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When a person speaks in tongues, do they understand what they are saying?
As a follow-up to my other question: Can people speak in tongues today?, and specifically, this answer:
When a person speaks in tongues (either historically, or today), do they understand what they're saying?
And as a logical extension, I suppose if…
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What is a general survey of early Catholic exegetes who have interpreted Romans 8:23-27 as parallel to speaking in tongues?
In Romans 8:23-27 there is a description of praying with inarticulate "sighs and groanings." There are some who interpret this as, in addition to literal sighs and groans, also being a type of synecdoche for a semantic range of polysyllabic…
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