QUESTIONS ON TONGUES

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QUESTIONS CONCERNING TONGUES

1.  Do all TRUE believers in Christ speak in unknown tongues (in a personal
prayer language to God for the purpose of edification and fellowship with
God) on a consistent, if not daily, basis?

2.  Do some TRUE born-again believers speak in unknown tongues ONLY
ONCE---upon the initial receipt of the gift of the Holy Ghost?

3.  Since 1 Corinthians 12 teaches on the extra-ordinary 9 GIFTS of the
Holy Ghost,  how should one interpret the rhetorical question in 1 Cor
12:30, "Do all speak in tongues?" ?

3.  If a person who has followed the complete plan of salvation (Acts 2:38
etc) and has lived for God for any length of time BACKSLIDES---that is,
turns away from God and lives a CARNEL life, is it a sign that he TRULY
repents if he "prays through" to God, evidenced by speaking in other
tongues?

4.  If speaking in tongues is the initial evidence that one has received
the Holy Ghost, is speaking in tongues on a consistent basis a sign that
one STILL HAS the Holy Ghost?

5.  If answering NO to question 4:  How does one ASSURE himself that he
STILL HAS the Holy Ghost?  Can one LOSE the Holy Ghost?  Is LOSING the Holy
Ghost the same as LOSING OUT on salvation?  OR is it true that ONCE one is
saved, he is ALWAYS saved?


There is an ever-increasing belief going throughout our churches that SOME
(logically extended to MOST) people only speak in tongues when they
initially receive the gift of the Holy Ghost...NEVER THEREAFTER!   What
this doctrine will eventually bring is a condition in which virtually NO
ONE will speak in tongues except those who have (supposedly) received the
GIFT OF TONGUES! Which may be very few.

[Note:  "SOME logically extended to MOST" because if one believes that a
person ONLY speaks in tongues upon the initial receipt of the Holy Ghost,
then ANYONE who does speak in tongues AFTER receiving the initial
experience MUST have the unique GIFT OF TONGUES as stated in 1 Cor 12, 14.]



Discussion welcome!
Bro Mike Mills