Are Christians today really capable of healing people and speaking in tongues? 2 Moments that Matter

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In part 2 of our series on healing and speaking in tongues, we focused on New Testament scriptural facts regarding these gifts. Jesus healed out of compassion, not as a reward for personal faith. Healing was never meant to be a spiritual performance or a measure of someone’s worthiness. It was a sign that the Messiah had arrived and that the call to the kingdom was open.

After Pentecost, the pattern and purpose of healing remained the same. The Apostle Paul later explained that healing was one of the lesser gifts and would eventually fade as the written word took center stage. Scripture, not miracles, would become the enduring tool for building faith.

The same is true for speaking in tongues. In every New Testament instance, tongues were real human languages used for the purpose of communicating the gospel to foreigners.

What does speaking in tongues and healing look like today? Is it appropriate for us to partake in:

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