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…

Speaking in tongues in the context of Acts 2:1-8   There are numerous claims and theories about speaking in tongues. Numerous people do not actually know what to think when speaking in tongues. The main texts regarding speaking in tongues come from Acts 2:1-11 and 1 Corinthians 14:1-25. When one does not know the context behind the two main instances where ‘’speaking in tongues’’ was…