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OK, let's try this again; ACTS 2:4 says, And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

I am relying on plain, understandable and clear text of the Bible (and) I am NOT RE-ENTERPRET(ing) anything nor is it BLASPHEMY because I refuse to engage in glossilalia!! Any time the Holy Spirit needs, wants, or desires me to speak and understand another language, I'm open to the urging of the Spirit but I will not to speak gibberish!

I've also read through the Book of Revelation and my eternal reward does not depend on Speaking in Tongues; it depends on my Acceptance of and Belief in Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior. This comes directly from Jesus who said, "I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me" (John 14:6).

If you want to try telling someone that they must speak in tongues to get into heaven, try telling that to someone else - my eternal reward is given and guaranteed by my Master who said, "I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine (John 10:14)." My Salvation is not and never was dependent on Speaking in Tongues!

As Ronald Reagan said many times: "There you go again."

Your problem is reading into any of my posts, anything you want to read into it. Rewards are not equal to "Salvation" because "Salvation" is a Gift Of God, it cannot be earned, but rewards are those things you did in the flesh that earned you rewards in heaven.

You still haven't explained what the Bible means when in 1 Cor 14:2 it states: For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him; (To you, it means speaking gibberish because "NO MAN UNDERSTANDETH HIM". The Bible calls it speaking in an UNKNOWN LANGUAGE.

Nuff said. You keep believing that you can pervert the work of God to suit your particular viewpoint. I will choose to turn MY viewpoint off and resort to the Holy word of Scripture instead.