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  2. Speaking in tongues - Wikipedia

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    In order for the gift of tongues to be beneficial to the edification of the church, such supernatural utterances were to be interpreted into the language of the gathered Christians. If no one among the gathered Christians possessed the gift of interpretation, then the gift of tongues was not to be publicly exercised. Those possessing the gift ...

  3. Cessationism versus continuationism - Wikipedia

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    El Greco's depiction of Pentecost, with tongues of fire and a dove representing the Holy Spirit's descent (c. 1600). Cessationism versus continuationism involves a Christian theological dispute as to whether spiritual gifts remain available to the church, or whether their operation ceased with the apostolic age of the church (or soon thereafter).

  4. Spiritual gift - Wikipedia

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    Interpretation of tongues: This gift ought always follow the public exercise of the gift of tongues. [1] In 1 Corinthians 14, the Apostle Paul required that all speech in Christian worship should be intelligible. This required that speech given in an unknown tongue be interpreted in the common language of the gathered Christians.

  5. Azusa Street Revival - Wikipedia

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    Garr significantly contributed to early Pentecostalism through his later work in redefining the "biblical evidence" doctrine and changing the doctrine from a belief that speaking in tongues was explicitly for evangelism to a belief that speaking in tongues was a gift for "spiritual empowerment".

  6. William J. Seymour - Wikipedia

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    Though unsuccessful at the time, he remained committed to Parham's beliefs about speaking in tongues, [23] but he rejected Parham's belief in the annihilation of the wicked and in the use of tongues in evangelism. Parham understood the gift of tongues to be xenoglossy, unlearned human languages to be used for evangelistic purposes. [24] [25]

  7. Pentecostalism - Wikipedia

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    Not all Spirit-filled believers possess the gift of tongues. Its purpose is for gifted persons to publicly "speak with God in praise, to pray or sing in the Spirit, or to speak forth in the congregation". [160] There is a division among Pentecostals on the relationship between the gifts of tongues and prophecy. [161]

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  9. Charles Fox Parham - Wikipedia

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    There were Christians groups speaking in tongues and teaching an experience of Spirit baptism before 1901, like for example, in 17th century, the Camisards [33] [34] and the Quakers. [35] However, Parham was the first to identify tongues as the "Bible evidence" of Spirit baptism. [36]