Jim posted:
Why not? Has God taken some gifts away from His Church? I have had many tell me that tongues were given so that the gospel could be spread to all the peoples of the world no matter what their language. The only problem with holding that tongues is always a language the is understood by people of this world at least in some corner of the world is that Paul spoke is an UNKNOWN tongue. And when He spoke in tongues he wasn't speaking to men but to God:
1 Cor 14:2
For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries.
Jimbo you have a PROBLEM. the word "unknown" in that p***age does not appear in any of the original-language GREEK TEXTS; it was an INSERT WORD, inserted without warrant by the kjv translators. IN REALITY the word 'unknown' doesn't belong there.

While I see that it is far better to teach and preach the word of life than to speak in tongues, speaking in an unknown tongue can't be denied as a Biblical spiritual gift. Even though this gift adds no edification to the Church, it does edifiy those that it has been given.

ONLY if it is GENUINE tongues, not the gibberish and mindless babbling of the pentcostal versions.

Personally I have not been given this gift, I will never try to fake or force it.

You mentioned that tongues 'edifies the believer,' and asked if that wasn't a good enough reason. . .

WHERE IN SCRIPTURE does it make 'self-edification' a good reason for anything? We are to be SERVANTS to each other and the LORD. Not self-centered idiots.

in the Name of Jesus Christ,
morefish