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10ReasonsforSpeakinginTongues(/spirit/supernatural/1741910
reasonsforspeakingintongues)
9:00AMEST11/4/2014BillHamon(/component/search/?
searchword=Bill%20Hamon&ordering=newest&searchphrase=exact&areas[0]=authors)
MostChristians
charismatics
includeddon't
understandthe
truebenefitsof
speakingin
tongues,norwhy
thisgiftisso
valuable.Here
are10reasonsto
provewhywe
needthis
wonderfulgift.
1.The
manifestation
thatcamewith
thegiftofthe
(istockphotoollyy) HolySpiritwas
speakingin
tongues.Itwasn'tthewind,fire,noiseorfeelingofGod'spresencethatwasevidenceofthegiftbeingreceivedbuta
spiritlanguagebelieversbeganspeakinglanguagesoftheSpirittheydidn'tunderstand.ItwasGod'splanforthegift
tofunctionasaspiritlanguageforHischildren(Acts2:4,111Cor.14:2).
2.JesuscommandedustoreceivethegiftoftheHolySpirit.WhenJesuscommissionedthedisciplestowaitin
JerusalemuntiltheyreceivedthepromiseoftheFather,Hedidn'tsay,"Dothisifyoufeelledtodoso,orifitfitsinyour
doctrinalordenominationalbeliefs,orifyouhavethetime,orifyouaresoinclined,orifyoufeelcomfortableaboutit."
No!JesuscommandedthemtowaituntiltheyreceivedthegiftoftheHolySpirit.SinceJesusputsuchimportanceon
theirreceivingthisgift,that'smorethanenoughreasonforeveryChristiantoseekGoduntiltheyreceiveittoo(Acts
1:45:32John14:1617Eph.5:18).
3.TheScripturesexhortustobefilledwiththeSpiritandtoprayinthenewtonguesofourspiritlanguage.
OurspiritlanguageenablesustoliveintheSpirit,walkintheSpirit,beledoftheSpirit,havethefruitoftheSpirit,
manifestthegiftsoftheSpiritandgofromglorytogloryuntilwearetransformedintoHissameimage(Gal.5:2225
Rom.8:141Cor.12:71114:15Eph.5:18Acts19:22Cor.3:18).
4.AspiritlanguageisthegreatestgifttheHolySpiritcangiveabeliever.JesusisthegreatestgiftGodcould
givefortheredemptionoftheworld,andtheHolySpiritisthegreatestgiftJesuscouldgivetoHischurch.Ofallthe
resourcesinheavenandtheeternaluniverse,nothingismorevaluable,beneficialorimportantfortheHolySpiritto
givetheindividualchildofGodthanherownspiritlanguage(1Cor.12:3114:4).
5.OurspiritlanguageenablesustohavespirittoSpiritcommunicationwithGod.Humansarespiritbeings
clothedwithfleshandbonebodies.Whileman'ssindeadenedthespirit,Jesusbringsthespiritbacktolifebyimparting
Hiseverlastinglifeintous.TheHolySpiritgivesusaspiritlanguagesowecancommunicatedirectlywithGod(John
4:241Cor.15:45Gen.2:7Rom.5:12John3:35,16).

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6.Prayingintonguesbuildsandincreasesourfaith.Faithisthemediumofexchangeforallheavenlythings,just
asmoneyisthemediumofexchangeforallearthlythings.Amajorwaytoincreaseourfaithistoprayinthetonguesof
ourspiritlanguage(Rom.12:6Jude1:20Mark9:23Matt.9:29).
7.PrayingintonguesactivatesthefruitoftheSpirit.It'svitalandbeneficialtohaveeachofthespiritualattributes
becomeactiveandmatureinus.PrayingintongueshelpsusfulfillGod'spredestinedpurposeforustobeconformed
totheimageofHisSon(Gal.5:22232Cor.3:181Cor.13:113Rom.8:29).
8.Prayinginourspiritlanguageisthemainwaywefulfillthescripturaladmonitionto"praywithout
ceasing."Christianscanprayintonguesatanytime.Ifweareinaplacewhereitisn'tconvenientorwisetospeakout
loudintongues,wecanpraywithourinnermanwithoutmakinganaudiblesound(Eph.6:181Thess.5:17Matt.
26:41Luke18:121:361Cor.14:15).
9.TheHolySpiritdirectsourspiritlanguagetoprayinaccordancewiththewillofGod.Probablytheonlytime
wecanbeassuredthatwearepraying100percentinthewillofGodiswhenweareprayinginourspiritlanguage.
GodalwaysanswersrequeststhataremadeinalignmentwithHiswill(Rom.8:271John5:1415).
10.Prayingintonguesquietsthemind.WhenDr.AndrewNewberg,aneuroscientist,comparedbrainscansof
ChristiansprayingintongueswithBuddhistmonkschantingandCatholicnunspraying,thestudyshowedthefrontal
lobesthebrain'scontrolcenterwentquietinthebrainsofChristianstalkingintongues,provingthatspeakingin
tonguesisn'tafunctionofthenaturalbrainbutanoperationoftheSpirit(1Cor.14:2,14).

AdaptedfromSeventyReasonsforSpeakinginTonguesbyBillHamon(DestinyImage).Reproducedbypermission
ofDestinyImage.
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