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Speaking in tongues is the gift of 1) the ability to communicate the gospel to other people in a foreign language without the benefit of having studies said language (see Acts 2:4) or 2) the ability to speak to God in a secret, unknown prayer language that can only be understood by a person possessing the gift of Interpretation.
The ability to speak in the language of another culture makes the gift of tongues valuable for spreading the gospel throughout the world, while the gift of speaking a secret prayer language offers the opportunity to build faithfulness within a community of faith.
Tongues is not an issue dealing with just foreign languages. It is about being able to communicate across a wide variety of cultural and generational barriers. Biblically, this gift is only to be used alongside the gift of interpretation of tongues.
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