What Is the Which means of “Praying in Tongues”?

In my former church, the pastor had an affinity for the Spanish language. He didn’t converse it very properly, however he cherished to listen to it. On loads of events, he would even ask individuals to hope in Spanish. I’m from Brooklyn, and whereas there are lots of who converse Spanish in Brooklyn and I took three and a half years of Spanish between highschool and faculty, I don’t converse the language properly. When these individuals prayed in Spanish, I might catch a phrase right here or there, however general, I didn’t know what they have been saying (until they stated hallelujah as a result of that phrase is similar in each language).

Whereas it was nice for the individual praying and those that knew the language, for me, it didn’t edify me a lot in any respect.

Should you pray in tongues and also you pray over an individual in tongues, that doesn’t edify their spirit for one easy purpose: they have no idea what you’re saying. It is much better to hope for them in a language they perceive than to hope in a language they don’t. Reserve praying for individuals in tongues in your non-public prayer periods, however be sure to use language everybody can perceive if you pray publicly. As Paul writes,

“In any other case when you find yourself praising God within the Spirit, how can another person, who’s now put within the place of an inquirer, say “Amen” to your thanksgiving, since they have no idea what you’re saying?” (1 Cor. 14:16).

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