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[nicki]

Hi, I am new to this site, so please forgive me if my comments are merely repeating someone elses thoughts previously.
The apostle Paul did speak of the value of speaking in tongues – but only if someone was available to translate.
1 Cor 13: 8 also tells us that the gift of speaking in tongues would cease.
1 Cor 14: 13 says that if someone is going to speak in tongues – let there be a translator present.
At Pentecost 33CE – the first recorded instance of anyone speaking in tongues in the bible – the 120 gathered there that received holy spirit then began to speak in tongues.
This was to the benefit of the many people gathered there at the time of the festival from various lands. The bible tells us in the book of Acts that these ones were impressed to hear the word of God being spoken in their own language.
Thus, the whole point of speaking in tongues in bible times was to spread the message to people who spoke languages other than Greek or Hebrew.
Speaking in tongues today is not necessary, as the Bible is translated in an enormous number of languages. The Bible is God's word, and that is the only message we need today, wouldn't you agree?

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