Major Baptist seminary rejects practice of speaking in tongues

Kansas City Star ^ | Oct. 17, 2006 | Brett Hoffman

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FORT WORTH, Texas - After a Baptist pastor said in a chapel service at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary that he sometimes speaks in tongues when he prays, seminary trustees adopted a resolution Tuesday that states the institution will not tolerate the promotion of the practice of speaking in tongues.

The resolution: "Southwestern will not knowingly endorse in any way, advertise, or commend the conclusions of the contemporary charismatic movement including private prayer language. Neither will Southwestern knowingly employ professors or administrators who promote such practices."

Speaking in tongues is described in the Bible as a spiritual gift from God that empowers humans to speak in other languages. But many contemporary theologians teach that the practice was distinctly for first-century Christians. However, in the past century, Pentecostal and charismatic Christians have contended that speaking in tongues should be practiced in today's churches.

Patterson said he has consistently maintained a different view.

"I have opposed (speaking in tongues) for all of these years because I think it's an erroneous interpretation of the Bible," he said. "Southern Baptists traditionally have stood against what we feel like are the excesses of the charismatic movement. All we're doing is restating where we've always been."

Baptists are "the most intense advocates of religious liberty," Patterson said, defending the right of other Christians to believe in speaking in tongues. "But don't wear a Yankee uniform when you play for the Mets."

"We interpret the Scriptures in such a way that we do not see room for a private prayer language and we're saying we will not waver on that," Redmond said.

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There is no need in it today.

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WHOLESALE WRONG.

Mankind has not changed in nature nor any other significant attribute.

The world has not changed.

Man’s relationship with God has not changed from the New Testament era.

Paul’s instructions to Christians over the whole of the Church Age have not changed.

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My interpretation of the hostility is . . .

prayer etc. in tongues is a very powerful—at least a potentially powerful . . . aspect of an authentic Spirit-filled Christian’s life.

Satan doesn’t appreciate it one bit.

So he attacks it every way he can.

[Future Snake Eater]

I suppose. But there’s actual Biblical precedent behind this. Such fear/hostility against speaking in tongues is even more confusing than the Luddites who think you’re going to hell if you have an electric guitar in a praise and worship service...

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LOL. SIGH.

Seems like there’s

no accounting for

—taste

—RELIGIOUS idiocy, blindness, cluelessness, arrogance etc.