I would first begin by defining "tongues" as used in the Bible. The meaning of speaking in tongues in the Bible is "language," implying a foreign language. It is nothing mysterious, just a simple, communicable language. You may recall up to the time of the tower of Babel, all men spoke one language. God created multiple languages so that men would be scattered, unable to communicate as one, like they did originally and therefore render them incapable of continuing to build the tower due to this language barrier. Hence, they were scattered throughout the earth according to the commonalities of language. This created a practical problem. How do we communicate with people who ...