Peter Kirk points to some interesting posts on the subject of glossolalia, and shares a bit of his own experience in the process. I have previously written about various forms of experience of the Holy Spirit. Perhaps you will find that old post helpful in sorting out what Scripture teaches on the issue.
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Dr Platypus, Darrell Pursiful,
After last night’s study we discovered during our discussions that we had a fundamental difference in our understanding of the subject. Therefore, I have “boiled” the subject down to what I believe is the most basic question in order to avoid ancillary matters and I will phrase that question in a manner that avoids revealing the position of the interested parties in order to minimize interjected bias.
There are two positions regarding speaking in tongues:
1. The tongue speaker does not understand what praise he/she is giving either verbally or mentally.
2. The tongue speaker understands mentally the praise they are giving but listeners cannot understand the verbalization’s.
Will you clarify these points of view as being correct or incorrect?
Sincerely,
HM Domond
HM: Welcome! My understanding, based on the testimony of tongue-speakers themselves, is that the first position you noted is correct. This would also seem to cohere with Paul’s comment in 1 Corinthians 14:14 that “if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays but my mind is unproductive.”