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Table of contents of: Why Tongues?

Part I:  The Bible Way to Receive the Holy Spirit

  • Acts 1:4-5; 2:1-4
  • Believers Filled in Samaria (Acts 8:5-8,12,14-18)
  • Believers Filled in Cornelius' Household (Acts 10:44-46)
  • Believers Filled in Ephesus (Acts 19:1-3,6)
  • Paul's Infilling of the Spirit (Acts 9:10-12,17)

Part II:  Ten Reasons Why Every Believer Should Speak in Tongues

  • Mark 16:17; 1 Corinthians 14:18
  • 1.) Tongues the Initial sign (Acts 2:4)
  • 2.) Tongues For Spiritual Edification (1 Corinthians 14:2,4,14)
  • 3.) Tongues Remind us of The Spirit's Indwelling Presence
        (John 14:16-17)
  • 4.) Praying in Tongues is Praying in Line With God's Perfect Will
         (Romans 8:26-27)
  • 5.) Praying in Tongues Stimulates Faith (Jude 20)
  • 6.) Speaking in Tongues, A Means Of Keeping Free From
        Worldly Contamination (1 Corinthians 14:28)
  • 7.) Praying in Tongues Enables Us to Pray For the Unknown
  • 8.) Praying in Tongues Gives Spiritual Refreshing (Isaiah 28:11-12)
  • 9.) Tongues For Giving Thanks (1 Corinthians 14:15-17)
  • 10.) Speaking in Tongues Brings the Tongue Under Subjection
         (James 3:8)
  • Conclusion: The Public Side of Tongues