There is absolutely nothing mysterious about Biblical "tongues" - and there is only *one* type - when referring to something spoken, they are nothing more than real, rational language(s); usually, but not always, unknown to those listening to them, but always known by the speaker(s) - it’s their native language (in some cases, it is a language the speaker has learned). _Nowhere_ in the Bible is modern tongues-speech advocated or evidenced. ‘Tongues’ (read, *‘languages’* ) - the divine gift, is the God/Holy Spirit given ability to effortlessly learn to speak and be understood through real-language barriers. It is not xenoglossy (as many people incorrectly assume), nor is it the self-created non-cognitive non-language utterance of what certain Christian denominations are producing today (modern tongues-speech).
@@joshgellock Modern tongues-speech is what it is - non-cognitive non-language utterance. There's just no getting around that fact. The "nail in the coffin", so-to-speak, is that _any and all_ phonological rules (rules governing how sounds are put together in a given language - what is allowed and what is disallowed) governing a speaker's native language, will _also_ govern their tongues-speech. That fact alone negates anything that can be construed as 'divine' in nature and cements that fact that it is a self-created phenomenon.
@@kavikv.d.hexenholtz3474 you don't believe in the Lord Jesus Christ. There's just no getting around that fact. I hope that changes, but it doesn't change it as the current fact. Stay on the trail here.
@@joshgellock What exactly does not being "born again" have to do with not believing in the teachings of Christ? Whether I was or wasn't wouldn't change my views on the modern phenomenon of tongues-speech.
@@kavikv.d.hexenholtz3474 what does being born of the Spirit have to do with the teachings of Christ? Everything. Seems like your heart is proud and your eyes are blind. I wouldn't be surprised if one day you see a genuine act of tongues and interpretation and are blown away by God's power. But you don't get to dictate terms with God, so maybe it doesn't happen. Either way, the Scripture records are true. Whether tongues being spoken today are genuine or not (and to say no they aren't is absolutely foolish because you obviously can't know about every instance, let alone evaluate every instance), they absolutely happened in history.
