Speaking in tongues according to the Bible was experienced during the Pentecost when the apostles of Jesus were filled with the Holy Spirit. Speaking in tongue was experienced among members of the ancient Christian churches even though no person was able to understand the form of speaking. Dr. Lewis had a thought that if the gift of speaking in tongue did not exist, then the life that humans live would be odd (Hamon, 2012). According the Dr. Lewis, the speaking tongues is a way in which the people living in earth connect to the heavenly beings. The connection between earth and heaven is achieved through tongues. Speaking in tongue exchanges the human secrecies with our spirit and God’s spirit (1 Cor. 14:2).
Consultation on Glossolalia looks mainly at a way contacting the spiritual world which might not be heavenly. The practice can be evil in some aspects and a practice of the pagan religion where witchcrafts can be involved (Deuteronomy 18: 10). Consultation on Glossolalia thus differs with Dr. Lewis view since he looks at speaking in tongue in persons as a gift that some people are given to communicate with the Holy Spirit and God. Speaking in tongue is therefore a gift that not every person possesses. The possession of the gift does not depend on how religious a person is but on the whether a person has been chosen by the Holy Spirit to experience it and communicate with the supreme beings in heaven (Bond, 2012).
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