Hi to all , and has anyone noticed that when TONGUES were used in Acts 2:7-10 that the 14 spoke in KNOWN LANGUAGES and those that were their heard their OWN Language !
So , when we see anyone speak in a Tongues , why don't we understand them as a Language ?
Know one understands it to be a Language , do you ??
They did not need an INTERPRETER !!
After Joel 2:28 was PARTIALLY FULFILLED , why Tongues ??
Why did they need an Interpreter AFTER Pentecost ??
Acts 2:7-10 (NIV) depicts the Apostles speaking in OTHER tongues, NOT known tongues. There were 12 Apostles and at least 15 countries represented in v9-11. You also missed that v8 says "each of us HEARS them in our native language"
That would be because the Holy Spirit Himself was doing the interpretation to each individual who was hearing them. The hearers were Jews, NOT believers, and required an interpretation due to the size of the crowd and the fact that the Apostles were NOT in a corporate church setting.
The Apostles were not each speaking 15 different languages at once.
In order to understand "tongues" in the corporate church and how they are to be properly used, you have to read what Paul teaches very clearly in 1 Cor 14 (NIV), and how this translates into a meeting of believers.
The bottom line is that WE who have received the baptism of the Holy Spirit and do speak in tongues because of that, know these things and don't have a problem with them. Only those who speak against them have a hard time understanding what the scriptures ARE teaching.