No, the gift of the tongues is not for everybody that is extremely clear in the scriptures in 1 Corinthians 12:1-11. Furthermore, if the charismatic church follows the instruction of apostle Paul, speaking in tongues in churches will come to an end.

I Corinthians 14:27-28, "If anyone speak in an unknown tongue, let it be by two, or at the most by three, each taking his turn; and let one person interpret. But if there be no interpreter, let the those persons keep silence in the church and speak to themselves and to God".

Now does the Charismatic Churches today follow this commands?

Food For Thought: Jesus Christ Himself never spoke in tongues it also the same with the Prophets of old until John the Baptist but King David knew the existent of the Holy Spirit in Psalms 51:11 but it was never recorded in the bible of him speaking in tongues.

Not shooting, but just bringing up some things that are overlooked.

You missed out 16:18 "they will pick up snakes with their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all, they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will recover". And we know that if today you drink poison or get bitten by snake it will hurt and most probably kill you without medical attention and we are also aware that not all believer can heal the sick.

The passage is speaking about the apostles, and we know one apostle ship wreck and got bitten by a poisoners snake but didn't die. This is know as the signs of the apostles which is again reconfirmed in Mark 16:20.

It is a good thing right? We should open up the bible to read it yourself to see if that is true. There were some believes who open up the scriptures to see for themselves if what the apostle Paul preached was indeed true, this found in Acts 17:11.

This post has been edited by Piros: Feb 28 2013, 11:34 AM