Patristic thoughts on speaking in tongues Concerning the Church Fathers, there are citations from Church Fathers as early as Irenaeus. Irenaeus of Lyons (202 AD) mentioned the speaking in tongues by saying: “Now God shall be glorified in His handiwork, fitting it so as to be conformable to, and modelled after, His own Son. For by the hands of the Father, that is, by…
Unifying speaking in tongues from Acts 2 and 1 Corinthians 12 Some claim that the two narratives mentioned in Acts 2 and 1 Corinthians 12 have differences and therefore they cannot be viewed as one narrative that is mentioned twice. On the contrary, there are several parallels between the two narratives. In discussing whether the context behind Acts 2 and 1 Corinthians 12 are…
Speaking in tongues in the context of 1 Corinthians 14. The text from 1 Corinthians 14:1-25 is too long to cite in its entirety, therefore the following key verses will be discussed: “But now, brethren, if I come to you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you unless I speak to you either by revelation, by knowledge, by prophesying, or by teaching? Even…
Many believe the claim made by Bart Ehrman, a New Testament scholar and critic, that the differences in the accounts of the Resurrection of Jesus within the four gospels are irreconcilable. But the truth is that each gospel records different events that complement each other and do not contradict them. The Gospel accounts Matthew 28:1-10 [1] After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first…
