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I think many Pentecostals like these need rebuke, the kind Paul gave when Christians were speaking in tongues in bible days that was out of order and disruptive. I did notice that Paul did not tell them that they were under the influence of demons. Paul did not tell them that their doctrine about tongues was false. Paul did not tell them that their speaking in tongues was not from God. Speaking in tongues is under the control of the person who is doing the speaking in tongues.

Paul told them to keep silence in the church and to speak to himself and to God with their speaking in tongues. Paul did not tell them to stop speaking in tongues. I feel both sides are wrong. Vekky and Thorn are wrong because they call speaking in tongues just babble and not from God. Some call speaking in tongues demonic. Some call it false doctrine. These accusations are not true, although the devil does have a counterfeit tongue. God has his real one.

The Pentecostals who are speaking in tongues with no interpreter and who are really acting crazy are wrong because they are not controlling their gift as Paul advised. They need rebuke, but should not be accused of their gift not being from God.

1 Corinthians 14
23 If therefore the whole church be come together into one place, and all speak with tongues, and there come in those that are unlearned, or unbelievers, will they not say that ye are mad?

28 But if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to God.

Nothing in scripture says the Corinthians who were being rebuked were under the influence of demons or false doctrine. They simply needed correction. Their speaking in tongues was a real gift from God. They were told they could speak silently to God with their gift. Since Paul also said that he spoke in tongues more than them all, while not in church, I have to believe that there is a speaking in tongues to God that is, yes, a prayer language.

Here Paul even says his spirit prays when he speaks in tongues.
14 For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful.15 What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.

19 Yet in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that by my voice I might teach others also, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue.

Paul did believe in praying in tongues in private. He also believed in speaking in tongues in church aloud for all to hear only with an interpreter.

I see error on both sides. Pentecostals should listen to their critics and what Paul said in order that they would realize their error and control their gift. Maybe more Christians would find the truth of it all if they did.
 

 
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