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Roman Catholic priests 'singing in tongues,' with one explaining: "This captures us singing in the spirit (a way to use the gift of tongues). This charismatic gift is a beautiful way to praise God, and I want to see this style of praise that is so normal for us...become...

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"The matter tonight is deep, we can't pray it in tongues." Apostle Arome paused his congregation from praying in tongues because he wanted them to pray with understanding. even instructed ushers to gently lead out those continuing in tongues. He understood the two dimensions of prayer — tongues and understanding — and their distinct purposes. In his words, “No one prays the prayer of repentance in tongues on a crusade ground.” That night, he emphasized understanding because the focus was commitment to God, something that must be consciously expressed, not spiritually uttered. Any Pentecostal grounded in Scripture knows this. So why am I sharing it? Because many critics have misrepresented the practice of speaking in tongues and those who engage in it. Among Pentecostals, the standard is to combine both forms of prayer, "I will pray with the spirit, and I will also pray with the understanding" (1 Corinthians 14:15). Tongues edify the spirit. As Paul urged Timothy to fan into flame the gift of God, praying in tongues is one way we do that practically. Those who practice it can testify, it builds you up. That’s why we pray long in tongues: because it strengthens us. And if it strengthens, God is behind it. Only He can build us up. So, when we pray in tongues, we pray God's will in mysteries, and He, who understands all, blesses our spirits through it. Both the ability to pray in tongues and the benefit from it are sovereign gifts from God. Why, then, do we criticize believers for using what God has given to grow in Him? When Pentecostal leaders encourage extended praying in tongues, it's to receive spiritual grace through the Spirit, graces in Christ, for the service of the Church. Many Pentecostal ministers in Nigeria trace their call to extended times in tongues. Their ministries now bless thousands. So they encourage us to do the same: keep the fire burning, grow in grace, and align with God's will. Importantly, most Pentecostals today don’t share the Corinthian problem. Our context is different. Few think they’re generating power by themselves when praying in tongues. In fact, it’s the opposite, they are waiting on God. We seek encounters. We listen. We yield. And almost always, praying in tongues is combined with praying in understanding, just as Paul taught. The goal is to have a genuine witness — that we truly met Him. To the Pentecostal Christian reading this: continue in tongues. You know how your eyes open, how your ears hear, how power flows through you when you do. Keep going. And keep going long. It will one day be clear that you met Him. God will help us all. Amen

Lekan Olayinka

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I want to share three thoughts, but I’m unsure which to prioritize. First, I’d like to use the clip of the lady below leading congregational prayer to illustrate how tongues are used in corporate worship. Notice three things: 1. She initiated the prayer in English. 2. She began with tongues. 3. She alternated between tongues and English throughout. I’m not sharing this to further a debate, but to show how modern Pentecostal practice aligns with Paul’s instructions on glossolalic prayer in corporate worship. 1 Corinthians 14:14–15: “For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unfruitful. So what shall I do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will also pray with my understanding; I will sing with my spirit, but I will also sing with my understanding.” Paul clearly advocates a blend: praying in tongues and in the language of understanding. Why? So that others can say "amen" and be edified by understanding the prayer's content. Verse 16: “Otherwise when you are praising God in the Spirit, how can someone else, who is now put in the position of an inquirer, say ‘Amen’ to your thanksgiving, since they do not know what you are saying?” What we see in that clip is a typical expression of congregational glossolalic prayer in a modern Pentecostal church. I bring this up again because one major critique is that such practice leaves the congregation confused. But I was there—I joined the prayer and was not confused. I understood the intent of that particular prayer point. And when she gave thanks at the end, we all responded with a clear "Amen." It's important to note: in modern Pentecostalism, tongues are not used for interpersonal communication. We don’t speak in tongues expecting a response from others. That’s what intelligible words are for. Rather, in corporate settings where individuals pray simultaneously to God, tongues are used as personal yet collective expressions of prayer. Personally, the Spirit is currently leading me to pray almost entirely in tongues. That’s the phase I’m in spiritually. Meanwhile, the person beside me mostly prayed in words, occasionally switching into tongues. What was the point of this post? To help those who believe and engage in this practice make better cases for their justification when asked. To also enlighten the one who has been unsure about praying in tongues in church, because of the many criticisms that practice has drawn in recent times here. I have more reflections on today’s service—perhaps I’ll share them in another post in a couple of hours.

Lekan Olayinka

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