I recently watched a news report on the phenomenon Christians call the "gift of tongues." I'll be the first to admit that this miracle does appear in many scriptures of the bible. That's not the problem. The problem is this. As I'm watching this documentary, I was reminded of a conversation that I witnessed in a
Christian chat room. A female user entered into this room, and by the conversation alone, one could assume that she was crying. You see, apparently she had gotten baptized that morning. Later in the day, she joined her congregation in worship. As the congregation commenced to praying, they began to "speak in tongues," which to her surprise, she could not. She had informed the person next to her of her lack of ability, and this person told her that she had to relax and allow the Spirit to speak through her. She tried, but to no avail. She was later told by the pastor of this congregation that this indicated that she had "not been saved yet then," and some in this chat room agreed. Can you believe this?! This girl was shattered, and on the brink of
suicide by the time she had come into the chat room. As far as she was concerned, if she couldn't be "saved," then there was no reason to live. I thank "God" and Jesus that I was there to console her. I inquired of her as to what language she heard them speaking. Her answer: "Mumbling." "It didn't sound like a 'regular' language," she said. That it just what I had suspected.
