Speaking In Tongues Has Ceased

I like things simple, because I'm simple minded. 

When I was at the food pantry yesterday, I met a woman who was a Pentecostal, and she believed folks who have faith in Jesus, have served the Lord their whole lives with joy, raised Christian children, and even gave her the FREE FOOD she was eagerly accepting, would not go to heaven, because they didn't "speak in tongues!"

Does that make sense to you? I didn't think so.

I've studied the bible for many years and know a lot of scriptures I could cite, but most of the time folks don't take the time to look them up, and I can talk about this in an easy to understand way without having you do a lot of work.

God gave the early Christians the ability to speak in other languages to share the good news with foreigners.

It was not babbling weird words that no one could understand. 

For instance, if you only knew the Hebrew language, God's spirit taught you the language of someone from another land, instantly! So you could spread the word about Christ.

In addition, the Bible says that speaking in the language of other countries, miraculously, would cease, after "what is perfect" would come.

After the entire Bible was completed in the first century, and now, with God's word translated in every language for anyone...anywhere to read, his "perfect" inspired words are everything we need for edification.

So I asked the Pentecostal women if the Christian folks sitting there in that church would be "saved" if they didn't "speak in tongues." She would not answer.

I asked, what about the sweet, caring people in all churches around the world, their children, their granddchildren who have a real faith in God, but do NOT do healings, prophesying, or "speaking in tongues? Would they go to heaven? Still, no answer.

I guess, according to her, there will be very few folks in heaven. Like Jehovah's Witnesses! Ha! I know, because I was a J.W.

At the end of our conversation, I told her I loved her, and would never judge her opportunity to join the Lord. 

I love all of you who read my blog and who don't, and hope to be with you for eternity in Christ's love!

This blog was not funny!

I know, but something moved my heart to write this today.