Book 12 Tongues PB

Is there a super prayer language? Somebody is wrong. Either the gift of tongues was intended to be a more intimate way for us to pray, or the modern tongues movement (glossaism) is one of the greatest frauds in Christianity. In this study we defend the following: • Glossaists cannot match the biblical attributes of the gift. • The definition of "tongues" has significantly changed even in glossaism due to embarrassment, not exegesis of Scripture. • In 1 Corinthians 14, the Apostle Paul was attempting to eliminate the same pagan, counterfeit "private prayer language" version of "tongues" that is occurring today. • Glossaism has no answer for the Apostle's clear statement: "Tongues are a [miraculous] sign for unbelievers" (1 Cor 14:21). Rather, the counterfeit version today makes Christians look crazy, just as Paul warned. • The early Church testified universally to the cessation of the gift of tongues. • Legitimate explanations for the current "tongues" phenomena are alarming.