Genesis 11:1-9
1 Chronicles 28:9
Isaiah 66:3
Acts 2:1-4
1 Corinthians 13:1, 8
Godly language or tongues of Pentecost are the heavenly words we speak in
a language not our own so that people of that other language can hear and
understand God’s message to them.
This is a gift of the Holy Spirit and not something we do ourselves.
There are whole churches built upon the premise that all believing born
again Christians should be able to speak in tongues (a Godly language), but
we believe that if those words are not heard in the native language of
another person who is present, what these people are speaking is not from
God.
Furthermore, we don’t need to speak in this Godly language for Him or His
angels to hear and understand the inner depths of our soul, because God
understands the intent of our heart, soul, and mind.
This is also what David told his son Solomon in 1 Chronicles 28:9…
9. "As for you, my son Solomon, know the God of your father, and serve Him
with a whole heart and a willing mind; for the LORD searches all hearts, and
understands every intent of the thoughts. If you seek Him, He will let you
find Him; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.
NASB
We don’t need to speak in a Godly language for He already knows the intent
of our thoughts before we even form the words in our mouth.
And since today is Pentecost, we thought it would be nice to explore this
Godly language a little further.
The basis of this Pentecostal experience comes from Acts 2:1-4…
1. And when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one
place.
2. And suddenly there came from heaven a noise like a violent, rushing wind,
and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.
3. And there appeared to them tongues as of fire distributing themselves,
and they rested on each one of them.
4. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with
other tongues, as the Spirit was giving them utterance.
NASB
This happened so that the people of other ethnic origins, who were gathered
there, would understand God’s message to them and believe, but note
carefully that this Godly language or tongues of Pentecost was given to them
by the Holy Spirit for others to believe; it did not come from their own
mind.
In Genesis 11:1-9, we are clearly told that God wanted more than one
language, for when everyone spoke the same language it would lead to evil,
as we can plainly see happening all over the world within various groups of
people.
1. Now the whole earth used the same language and the same words.
2. And it came about as they journeyed east, that they found a plain in the
land of Shinar and settled there.
3. And they said to one another, "Come, let us make bricks and burn them
thoroughly." And they used brick for stone, and they used tar for mortar.
4. And they said, "Come, let us build for ourselves a city, and a tower
whose top will reach into heaven, and let us make for ourselves a name; lest
we be scattered abroad over the face of the whole earth."
They were not doing this to glorify God, but to try to satisfy their own
greedy intentions.
They didn’t need to make a name for themselves by building a tower to reach
heaven, which is really impossible; all they needed to do was believe in the
Lord their God and become His peacemaking children who live in His heavenly
will, and they would have a name better than any name they could make for
themselves.
So what did God do?
5. And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower which the sons of
men had built.
6. And the LORD said, "Behold, they are one people, and they all have the
same language. And this is what they began to do, and now nothing which they
purpose to do will be impossible for them.
7. Come, let Us go down and there confuse their language, that they may not
understand one another's speech."
8. So the LORD scattered them abroad from there over the face of the whole
earth; and they stopped building the city.
9. Therefore its name was called Babel, because there the LORD confused the
language of the whole earth; and from there the LORD scattered them abroad
over the face of the whole earth.
NASB
In this situation, God scattered the people because they were working
against the heavenly will of God.
Our concern for the people, who fake a Godly language or tongues, is that
the Lord may reject them because, like the people of Babel, they are going
against God’s heavenly will.
These people are really no different than those who go against God’s
heavenly will by further corrupting His creation by causing pain, suffering,
and death to millions of humans and billions of animals every year.
And, some of these people are one and the same, for once we go against God’s
heavenly will in one area, it becomes easier and easier to go against His
will is other areas.
This is really the same thing that Isaiah is telling us in Isaiah 66:3…
3. "But he who kills an ox is like one who slays a man;
He who sacrifices a lamb is like the one who breaks a dog's neck;
He who offers a grain offering is like one who offers swine's blood;
He who burns incense is like the one who blesses an idol.
As they have chosen their own ways,
And their soul delights in their abominations,
NASB
As we can plainly see, the people Isaiah is speaking to are no different
than the people of Babel, or the people of today, who continue to go against
God’s heavenly will and continue to corrupt His creation.
We also believe that the reason the Jews have no prayer for flesh foods,
while having prayers for all other foods, is because their ancient sages
knew that the killing and eating of animals was against God’s heavenly will;
and, there are no Godly languages that many people think they are saying
that would make the eating of flesh foods acceptable to God.
Think about what Paul says in 1 Corinthians 13:1…
1. If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but do not have love, I
have become a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.
NASB
We believe that Paul is saying this because one of the easiest of the gifts
of the Spirit to fake is tongues; and the only ones who are fooled by such
so-called Godly language are some of the people around those who do this,
and by doing this the person is showing their lack of heavenly love.
Our love for God must be unconditional; it must have no limitations, and
must include the whole of His creation, including all other human beings,
and the animals, and the environment in which we all live.
There isn’t any Godly language or tongues that can convince God that it is
acceptable to exploit, kill, or eat any of His animals; for any knowing act
of harming any part of God’s creation shows that such people don’t fully
love God.
Now let’s think about what Paul says in 1 Corinthians 13:8…
8. Love never fails; but if there are gifts of prophecy, they will be done away; if there are tongues, they will cease; if there is knowledge, it will be done away.
True and unconditional love never fails; it is always in God’s heavenly
will.
And Paul goes on to explain that all of these gifts of the spirit will be
done away with, for none of them, including tongues are needed in heaven.
All God desires, or has ever desired, is our obedience and to live as His
peacemaking children who act according to His heavenly will.
We don’t need any Godly language to speak to God.
We only need to speak in our own thoughts and language, in His heavenly
love; and He will hear every thought and word.
Amen.
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