The Gift of Tongues — Biblical Case for Glossolalia

Key Scriptures: Acts 2 · 1 Corinthians 12–14 · Isaiah 28

Is speaking in tongues evidence of the baptism in the Holy Spirit? What does Paul actually teach about glossolalia in 1 Corinthians? This class surveys every biblical passage on tongues, engages the cessationist arguments honestly, and makes the case for ongoing glossolalia as a Spirit-given gift for the whole Church.

Taught by Spreading the Fire (Teaching Team). Free, self-paced course — 8 hr 10 min across 15 sessions.

Course Modules

• Tongues in Acts — Survey the five instances of tongues-speech in Acts and examine what Luke intends to communicate by including each one.
• Paul's Teaching in 1 Corinthians 12–14 — Carefully exegete Paul's longest treatment of tongues and interpret it within its Corinthian context and the wider Pauline corpus.
• Tongues & Prophecy — Explore the relationship between tongues, prophecy, and interpretation — and why Paul orders them as he does in public worship.
• Responding to Cessationism — Engage the strongest cessationist arguments charitably and respond with exegetical precision and historical evidence.

What You Will Learn

• Identify every biblical passage referring to tongues-speech and understand its context.
• Distinguish between tongues as sign, tongues as prayer language, and tongues with interpretation.
• Articulate the main cessationist arguments and the exegetical responses to them.