From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!seismo!hao!menlo70!sytek!zehntel!tektronix!tekmdp!dadla!dadla-b!hutch
Newsgroups: net.religion
Title: Re: Speaking in TONGUES witness??
Article-I.D.: dadla-b.356
Posted: Wed Feb 23 14:19:53 1983
Received: Sun Feb 27 01:05:12 1983
References: ihuxi.292

Sorry to say this to the whole net, but mail don't go thru harpo, and , , ,

Yes, Ray, it seems you did witness an episode of speech in tongues.

Tongues should be interpreted.  If there was no one at that church who
understood the episode, and translated it for the group, and if this is
a consistent practice there, I would advise you to ask the pastor/minister/
whatever-they-call-the main-preacher about it.  The speech in tongues is
one of the most easily counterfeited manifestations of the Spirit, and
if it is just the lay preacher (deliberately or unconsciously) doing it
himself, then it leads to questions about the reliability of the leadership
in that particular church.  If it is not the Spirit of God speaking,
(note that I am not asserting this, just advising that you be SURE) then
it could be unsafe to be too deeply involved with taht church or individual.

I can say with some assurance that your investigation will be backed by
the collective prayers of the Christians who read this newsgroup.

Good luck in your search for knowledge.

Steve Hutchison