Tongues: Revisited

So, about this time last year, I was confronted with the topic of tongues once again, this time from a church my brother took me to, which declared that tongues were evidence that one was saved, and if you never spoke in tongues, then that was conclusive proof that you were not saved. Of course, I informed my brother that they were heretics and not to be listened to, BUT the discussion I had with them was nonetheless illuminating and worth discussing the topic of tongues again. So here we go;

Let's Speak...But In Tongues!!

So a while back I was at a bus stop coming home from school when I saw a lady who was shouting in a language I did not understand, she was not shouting at anyone in particular and she wasn't aggressive she was just rambling. Now me, being the curious sort I am and a bit of Linguaphile decided to ask what language she was speaking to which she replied "I'm speaking in tongues. You can't do that?" and then she continued to ramble. At this point, I rolled my eyes and continued to wait for my bus. I've discussed speaking in tongues but I don't think I've really talked about it so in this article I'm gonna talk about it, so let's dive in.