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Serious Question: Does the COG teach you can pray in the Spirit?

Acts-celerater Posts: 935 **8/30/17 4:36 pm**

Also, if it does, Do YOU pray in the Spirit? If not, why not?

AND

What is your understanding then of 1Co 14:14 For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful.
1Co 14:15 What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.

Just was wondering, I had heard some time back that the COG teaches all tongues MUST be interpreted. Just wondering.

Acts-pert Poster Posts: 16646 **8/30/17 5:27 pm**

I thank God that I pray in the spirit more than ye all.

Well, more than Aaron Scott.

Not sure about the rest of you.

But COG does not teach all tongues must be interpreted.
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01000001 01100011 01110100 01110011 Posts: 24285 **8/31/17 10:10 pm**

I have been in the COG all my life and never heard that all tongues should be interpreted.

However personally, I think they should, if done in public, else what would be the reason, just the 'sign', possible. I ain't smart enough to know.

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[Insert Acts Pun Here] Posts: 12817 **8/31/17 11:13 pm**

I have never heard it taught in the CoG that all tongues must be interpreted. I have heard that from more than a few Baptists, however, generally as a way to discredit Pentecostal worship.

Friendly Face Posts: 253 **9/1/17 6:22 am**

Serious answer:

http://www.churchofgod.org/beliefs/doctrinal-commitments

Thanks for your responses

Acts-celerater Posts: 935 **9/1/17 11:34 am**

I thought I had a clear understanding but someone recently reiterated what I had previously heard (but didn't believe) regarding the COG teaching that ALL tongues MUST be interpreted, ergo eliminating the ability or practice of "praying in the Spirit individually".

BTW 27, your link doesn't really answer my initial question. Initial evidence is great but not if people cannot continue to use that devotional tongue. THe Gift of Tongues is similar in practice but is different from the evidential tongue and subsequent use of same as a prayer language. The Gift of Tongues MUST be interpreted in order to benefit the hearers whereas the one who prays in the Spirit edifies himself according to 1 Cor.14.

Thanks for clarifying this. However, I do think there are some pastors in the COG who are not clear on this. (Some in the AG as well.)

Acts-celerater Posts: 755 **9/1/17 4:22 pm**

I am 76 years old. I have been in the COG since being carried to church at two weeks old. I have never known anyone ever who does not believe that praying in the Spirit is inherent in the Pentecostal teaching of the church. And no, there has been no teaching that all tongues are to be interpreted. Clearly there are tongues of praise as well as prayer and then the are also messages for interpretation

Re: Thanks for your responses

Friendly Face Posts: 253 **9/1/17 4:41 pm**

Acts Enthusiast Posts: 1055 **9/5/17 9:44 am**

The question is, at least to me, can you pray in the Spirit (tongues), at will.
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You can pray in the Spirit...in English

Hon. Dr. in Acts-celeratology Posts: 6042 **9/5/17 10:31 am**

Other tongues is not the only way to pray in the Spirit. I have prayed with all the unction of tongues, etc. while praying in English.

To pray in the Spirit is not the same thing as praying in tongues. BOTH are fully acceptable and desirable, and while there is overlap, they are not the same thing.

Hon. Dr. in Acts-celeratology Posts: 6042 **9/5/17 10:32 am**

Acts-pert Poster Posts: 16646 **9/5/17 10:54 am**

NBF...

Hon. Dr. in Acts-celeratology Posts: 6042 **9/5/17 10:58 am**

Question to Dr Duck

Acts Mod Posts: 3346 **9/5/17 11:05 am**

What would an educated duck know bout tongues. Smile

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