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is there such thing as Speaking in tongs in the Bible
I was at a church camp with my 1 friend. We were praying and suddenly a girl falls to the floor and speaks words no one could understand. And then my friend fel down and did the same. Some people were freacked out but so weren't it seemed normale. Al I want to know is...is it all true
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it is not a made up thing for attention. because if i am right, your friend probably seemed out of it, probably had her eyes clothes and was just praying. it is called speaking in tongues, and it is a gift given to people by the holy spirit. like the bible says,some will have the gift of knowledge, others gift of tongues, others gift to interpret tongues, and etc. so to answer your question, yes it is true, God is real, the Holy spirit is real and that experience was real.
I mean..what did you friend tell you about the experience.
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Generally speaking it's attention and approval seeking behavior. The girl falls to the floor and suddenly people think she's special because in a gathering that's all about God she's acting like she's been touched by God. Your friend wants attention and approval too so she does the same thing.
It's basically taking advantage of a situation where people will be hesitant to call you out for doing something to get attention because "well what if she _was_ touched by God, that would make us terrible" so they can do it and get attention and know that even if people don't believe what they're doing is real that no one will be willing to voice that opinion for fear of being considered a "doubter".
TLDR: It's all BS.
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Since this much more an issue of spirituality and faith, not a matter of science and fact, you are going to get several answers. Fundamentally, how people choose to express and experience their faith is a matter of opinion, and people are entitled to believe whatever the want about ‘speaking in tongues’.
For some people, the idea of speaking in tongues is a part of their religious belief and practice. Its technical name is glossolalia - and it’s not just a Christian/Pentecostal thing (although it certainly does occur in the Bible at different times and in different ways) other religions have practiced glossolalia as well -Eastern and Pagan, and some New Age belief systems include it as well. It’s even been used in totally non-religious therapeutic practices. Just like punching a pillow or screaming at the top of your lungs, it can feel really freeing to just let go and vocalize without words.
Objectively speaking, there is really no evidence that speaking in tongues is anything but a perfectly natural thing (not supernatural, not spirits or demons). Most studies suggest really clearly that people learn to do it by watching others. Some people have appeared to do it spontaneously, but for most it's a learned behaviour based on mimicry and is an elective way to express your faith. Different faith groups even have different ‘styles’ of glossolalia that can be traced back to specific leaders in their groups showing their followers how to do it… People certainly do fake it. Many have admitted to faking it because others were doing it, or because it got them attention, or because they were taught they were supposed too... Others will swear on their lives that they really did experience the angels speaking through them - or whatever spiritual way they understand the phenomenon of speaking in tongues.
Of course, there is no reason to judge or question a person who chooses (or feels compelled) to speak in tongues as part of their religious observation. However, there is also no reason to accept any one religious explanation for the glossolalia over any other religion’s explanation - they are all equally about faith, not about evidence. The evidence says it’s straight-up imitation. Your faith can tell you something else if you’d like.
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