what does it mean to speak in tongues?
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shareIt means to speak in an unknown language, in a spiritual/supernatural experience.
shareso no one understands what they are saying
shareUsually, someone else will be able to interpret or understand what the person said and will tell everyone else. I've seen it happen before at a church I used to attend.
shareit kind of freaks me out
shareIf you aren't used to or prepared for it, it could definitely freak you out.
sharewhat was the denomination of the church ?
sharePentecostal.
sharewere you raised up pentecostal ?
shareNo, I was raised Baptist and attended a Baptist church for the first 20 years of my life and also went to a Baptist college. The Baptist church believed very strongly that speaking in tongues had ceased and did not happen today, only in Biblical times. I attended a Pentecostal church for a couple years and several people there had spoken in tongues at some point, either in church or at home.
sharebaptist worship is so tame compared to pentecostal, i think the only thing that compares is maybe a black church
shareThis is true. I've attended church meetings from a variety of different denominations. The Pentecostal church I used to visit was predominantly black. Black people are much more spirited, emotional in their style of worship. I love black gospel music. Here is a sample from one of my favorite black, gospel singers:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvIxwc90BEI
I went to a pro-life rally. There was a woman sitting in a lawn chair speaking to me, or so I thought. She had her head down while her mouth was going 90 to nothing! I answered “Excuse me?” Then I caught on to the gibberish. I said to my friend “What the hell?” My friend shushed me and informed me the woman was “speaking in tongues.” It was freaky.
Now if she spoke Klingon which is a new developed speech or spoke one of Tolkien’s languages, I would call that interesting. Neither is gibberish.