I was just browsing the other day and I came across this topic and I had to give it a few days to ponder in my mind about this topic. I am a member of the Free Pentecostal Church and we do believe in the tongues,Yes I do know there are a number of churchs that are not following the Bible the way it is to be followed and they do pretend to have the gift of the tongues. But the tongues is a gift and the Bible does teach us to covet the gifts of God and the fruit of the Spirit as well. We are to use them as God leads us . Not man.
"1 Corinthians 12 KJV
1. Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.
2. Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led.
3. Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost.
4. Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.
5. And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord.
6. And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all.
7. But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.
8. For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;
9. To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;
10. To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:
11. But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.
12. For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ.
13. For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.
14. For the body is not one member, but many."
A person can speak in tongues only thru Christ , man cannot teach us the gift of tongues ,only Christ gives the utterance . Tongues are to edify the person and prophesy is to edify the church.A person can speak out in public and it not be for but one person, You may not realize it ,nor will You know what is being said,but the one it is intended for does know what is being said. As I said , tongues are a gift and we are to covet ALL the gifts, not just the ones we want. If we leave out one part, we are guilty of leaving out all. The Bible does teach us "lackest thou one thing". I want to make it to heaven, and that is why I look to God to teach me, and I know He uses people, but we are to pray for discernment of the Spirits and that is very needful in this hour we are living in.
God bless all and have a great day.