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I heard a story about an incident that happened at a prayer meeting. A
person, I believe who was said to be a Doctor, stood up and spoke in his
own language.  I forgot what language it was. After he spoke a bit in his
language, he sat down.  Another person stood up to interpret that message.
The Doctor immediately stood up and told the man he was wrong, and told
the gentleman what he had said and what language it was in.  The
"Christians" didn't take too kindly to what he did and so the Doctor was
asked to leave the prayer meeting.  Go figure.
In my own experience many years ago when I was a member of the Catholic
church,  attending our Charismatic prayer meeting, this elderly gentleman,
also Catholic, wanted the baptism of the Holy Ghost so he could get the gift
of tongues.  We were told to gatherer around him and "lay our hands" upon him
(Remember Acts 8?) so we could pray that he would get baptized in the Holy
Spirit. There were those who prayed silently; those who prayed in tongues;
and those who repeated loudly, "Thank you Jesus." "Praise you Jesus."
"Thank you Jesus."  A few minutes later he began to speak in another
language.  All the people began to praise God with great enthusiasm.  A
couple of seconds later his wife slaps him on the head and says in her
Italian accent, "Pa Pa! You shouldn't a do thaaat!"  He said he figured he
wasn't getting anything so he decided to speak in his native tongue.
Should we deny such a thing as people speaking in unknown tongues? Of course
not.  Witches down to rock musicians can speak in unknown tongues.  Satan has
followers who can speak in unknown tongues just as well as the so-called
Christians.  The Bible says to "try the spirit" (1 John 4:1).   We are to
"prove all things" (1 Thess. 5:21). The only way to do this is by the word of
God.  See if all can pass the Biblical test.
The following verse is also used to try and support speaking in unknown
tongues:
"Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we
should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession
for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. And he that searcheth the
hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession
for the saints according to the will of God." (Rom. 8:26)
Now pay close attention, because what is suppose to happen now is that since
the Spirit "HELPETH" the person, he then loses control of himself because the
Holy Spirit has now "taken over" and "real" prayer begins.  In other words,
our "heavenly language" is really at work since the Holy Spirit kicks in and
takes control.  It is the "Spirit" that now "maketh intercession." You have
broken through the heavens, so to speak.  Amen, the prayer is getting
through!  Praise you Jesus!  I know you heard me this time!  Oh, the Holy
Spirit is "making intercession" as I speak in unknown tongues.  I can FEEL
IT!  Thank you Jesus! Praise you Jesus! Thank you Jesus!  Praise you Jesus!
Alleluia, alleluia, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, Alleluia Jesus, ALLELUIA!  Teodle
didke dum cal le ya da see, teodle didke dum cal le ya da see, Thank you
Jesus!  Praise you Jesus!  ALLE  LUUUU  IA!!!!!  Clap, clap, applaud, clap
some more.
But do you want to know something?  For some reason someone has overlooked
verse 26 where these "intercessory groanings" of the Spirit CANNOT BE
UTTERED!
Over there in Second Corinthians 12:1-4, we find Paul telling us of a man
he knew (himself) who was caught up to the third heaven "and heard
unspeakable words, which it not LAWFUL for a man to utter."  Did it say
anything about a "heavenly language?"  No.  The words he heard were not
beyond his understanding, they were simply UNSPEAKABLE. He said it was not
LAWFUL for a man to utter."  The words were "forbidden" to be spoken.
Another verse used and perverted concerns Ephesians 6:17-18:
"And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the
word of God:  Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit,
and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all
saints."
Ah, now they've got me.  Now, at this point I'm to pray in the Spirit which
really means to "pray in tongues." Is that what the verse says?  No.  I can
use this  same tactic and tell you to turn to Galatians 5:16 were we are
commanded to "walk in the Spirit" and tell you it really means to "WALK IN
TONGUES!"  Is that what it says?  Of course not!
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