The Spiritual Gift of Tongues
Tongues: A Spiritual Gift Definition
The spiritual gift of Tongues has three purposes within the assembly of Christ Followers:
- PRAYER LANGUAGE: Used during periods of prayer, allowing the holy Spirit to pray through the Christ Follower when he/she does not know how to pray (Romans 6:26, 27).
- PROPHETIC LANGUAGE: Receive divine messages from God for the benefit of Christ’s Church, understanding that someone with the gift of Interpretation of Tongues must be present to interpret (1 Corinthians 12:10, 28 and 1 Corinthians 14:13-19).
- UNLEARNED LANGUAGE: Enables a person to speak an unlearned language for the purposes of evangelism (Acts 2:1-13).
These are the biblical examples of the Holy Spirit may choose to use the “tongues of men or angels” (1 Corinthians 13:1).
GIFT EXPRESSION #1: Deliver Divine Messages to the Church
I believe God has called me to communicate messages to the body of Christ. He has given me the gift of Tongues by which God speaks through me.
GIFT EXPRESSION #2: Deliver the Gospel to Unlearned Language Groups
I believe God has called me to cross-cultural ministry. He has given me the gift of Tongues so that I can communicate the Gospel to unlearned language groups.
GIFT EXPRESSION #3: Prayer Language
I believe God has gifted me with a Prayer Language, so that His Spirit may pray through me.