Praying in tongues, unknown tongues, as spoken by Jesus in Mark 16:17, which is as a result of the gift of the Holy Spirit is different from speaking in diverse foreign languages, which is one of the nine gifts of the Holy Spirit as written by Paul in 1 Corinthians 12:10. While praying in tongues is a sign to all baptized believers in Jesus Christ and benefits oneself, speaking in diverse tongues is given to some as the spirit wills for the benefit of the church.

So what are the benefits of praying in tongues. Apart from building your self up and edification, and the Holy Spirit praying through you the will of God, are there other benefits or observations recorded by science?

Now the term speaking is tongues is also known as glossolalia, is an activity or practice in which people utter words or speech-like sounds, often thought by believers to be languages unknown to the speaker. (according to Wikipedia)

NYtimes

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania took brain images of five women while they spoke in tongues and found that their frontal lobes — the thinking, willful part of the brain through which people control what they do — were relatively quiet, as were the language centers. The regions involved in maintaining self-consciousness were active. The women were not in blind trances, and it was unclear which region was driving the behavior.

What this means is that usually when we speak or communicate our frontal lobes light up but when we pray in tongues those neutro pathways remain still like we are not speaking. Paul writes the one who speaks in tongues speaks to the Father but not he but the Spirit in him prays and his understandings profits not. To understand what Paul is writing let's continue the article by NYtimes.

“The amazing thing was how the images supported people’s interpretation of what was happening,” said Dr. Andrew B. Newberg, leader of the study team, which included Donna Morgan, Nancy Wintering and Mark Waldman. “The way they describe it, and what they believe, is that God is talking through them,” he said.

There's obviously a clear difference between those who pray, those who meditate and those who pray in tongues.

Contrary to what may be a common perception, studies suggest that people who speak in tongues rarely suffer from mental problems. A recent study of nearly 1,000 evangelical Christians in England found that those who engaged in the practice were more emotionally stable than those who did not.

benefit:
EMOTIONAL STABILITY

If you pray in the spirit and have emotional instability, check what you may have received may not be the gift of the holy Spirit but a haughty spirit.

Let's look at another report of Glossolalia

science.org

Glossolalia produced a significantly different pattern of brain activity than singing, the team reports in the November issue of Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging. Perhaps the most important difference was a decrease in frontal lobe function, Newberg says. "The part of the brain that normally makes them feel in control has been essentially shut down." Another notable change was increased activity in the parietal region--the part of the brain that "takes sensory information and tries to create a sense of self and how you relate to the rest of the world,"

What does this mean, while the path we normally use to communicate is down, our brain receptors light up. Our brain interprets tongues as we not sending a message but receiving a message, like our hearts have become a communication terminal that relays an encrypted message.

The findings make sense, says Newberg, because speaking in tongues involves relinquishing control while gaining a "very intense experience of how the self relates to God." Interestingly, he notes, the glossolalia responses were the opposite of those seen in subjects in a meditative state. When people meditate on a particular sacred object, Newberg has found that their frontal lobe activity increases, while their parietal activity goes down. This conforms with the notion that in meditation one has a controlled focus while losing a sense of self.

(Wikipedia) Glossolalia is classified as a non-neurogenic language disorder. Most people exhibiting glossolalia do not have a neuropsychiatric disorder. (Meaning you are not speaking and yet unlike mad people you don't have a mental disorder)

(Wikipedia) A study done by the American Journal of Human Biology found that speaking in tongues is associated with both a reduction in circulatory cortisol, and enhancements in alpha-amylase enzyme activity – two common biomarkers of stress reduction that can be measured in saliva. Several sociological studies report various social benefits of engaging in Pentecostal glossolalia, such as an increase in self-confidence.


Benefits
🔥 Emotional stability
🔥 Stress Reduction
🔥 Self confidence



If you are not yet baptized in the Holy Spirit which is the only way to receive this gift, and you desire to receive this rare amazing benefit of communicating with God through the Holy Spirit, then you must first believe the gospel of Jesus Christ which says, repent for the kingdom of God is at hand. If you believe you must repent and turn to God, you must forsake your love for the things of the world and love God with all your heart. If you truly believe the gospel and have repented you will be baptized by the Holy Spirit either directly or through the laying of hand of God's sent servant.

Nah… ion fink so.

Happy Sunday it's good to pray

Good morning

Happy weekend

Thrash!

Going by the report of brain and head studiers that every thing which living persons do is said to be reflected on the brain.

Whereas, before you do a thing, you would have thought about it first, and thoughting/thinking involves what we call brain.

So, i can say blebleble and that is just shit, for tongues means native natural language

Veecruz:
Thrash!

Going by the report of brain and head studiers that every thing which living persons do is said to be reflected on the brain.

Whereas, before you do a thing, you would have thought about it first, and thoughting/thinking involves what we call brain.

So, i can say blebleble and that is just shit, for tongues means native natural language

Just look at you, better repent and pray paradventure God will forgive you.

Turn to God, study his word receive the Holy Spirit maybe just maybe


Instead of speaking against the holy spirit and things you know very little about.

gohf:

speaking against the holy spirit and things you know very little about.

How can someone speak against the holy spirit?

Because the poster also claim he believes in the holy spirit so i wonder who exactly between the two of you is the friend of Mr holy spirit?

MaxInDHouse:


How can someone speak against the holy spirit?

Because the poster also claim he believes in the holy spirit so i wonder who exactly between the two of you is the friend of Mr holy spirit?

when someone refers to the groanings in the Holy Spirit as blebleble.

If one doesn't understand or know the source of a thing they should keep quiet.

gohf:

when someone refers to the groanings in the Holy Spirit as blebleble. If one doesn't understand or know the source of a thing they should keep quiet.

Are you sure you're not doing the same to the beliefs of others?

MaxInDHouse:

Are you sure you're not doing the same to the beliefs of others?

😂

gohf:


Just look at you, better repent and pray paradventure God will forgive you.

Turn to God, study his word receive the Holy Spirit maybe just maybe


Instead of speaking against the holy spirit and things you know very little about.

Says the one who lied using The Holy Spirit! You have burnt yourself!

gohf:
when someone refers to the groanings in the Holy Spirit as blebleble.

If one doesn't understand or know the source of a thing they should keep quiet.

See your deceiving self?

Is blebleble groaning?🙏

StillDtruth:


Says the one who lied using The Holy Spirit! You have burnt yourself!

what was the lie?

MaxInDHouse:

Are you sure you're not doing the same to the beliefs of others?

do you have any instance of me doing such?

gohf:

do you have any instance of me doing such?

Do you accept that people differs in beliefs and that it's wrong accusing harmless people simply because of their beliefs?
Well i remember calling JWs names because our beliefs differ from yours so if you're now claiming someone else is evil for doing the same thing then i believe you should start from own end try to be liberal we can't believe the same thing unless we feel the same way.

MaxInDHouse:

Do you accept that people differs in beliefs and that it's wrong accusing harmless people simply because of their beliefs?
Well i remember calling JWs names because our beliefs differ from yours so if you're now claiming someone else is evil for doing the same thing then i believe you should start from own end try to be liberal we can't believe the same thing unless we feel the same way.

what nonsense are you sprouting? Calling JWs names? What is my business with JW, if people call them names what does that have to do with me 🤨

gohf:

what nonsense are you sprouting? Calling JWs names? What is my business with JW, if people call them names what does that have to do with me 🤨

Should i show you a post of yours where you insulted me for my beliefs?

MaxInDHouse:

Should i show you a post of yours where you insulted me for my beliefs?

this I would like to see 😏

I insult you because you're JW 😂😂😂

Oya o, show the post

gohf:
this I would like to see 😏
I insult you because you're JW 😂😂😂
Oya o, show the post

gohf:

what evil noises and nonsenses are you writing, is it definitely not about the one true God.

"No innocent person can gain entry" into where? So your God destroys the innocent abi? You're have been deceived to worshiping the devil instead of God YHVH.

The Matthew 10:34–35 you quoted, what does it have to do with what you wrote next.

Innocent doesn't mean ignorant, innocent means not guilty for a crime. You are not innocent of your crime against English, you may be ignorant but definitely not innocent of changing the meaning of words and things

Can you do better than this?

MaxInDHouse:



Can you do better than this?

and that is insulting to you 🤨😑😏🤭and insulting you for being a JW😧😵😭🤭🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Guy abeg, I don't bust laugh for where I dey.

gohf:
and that is insulting to you 🤨😑😏🤭and insulting you for being a JW😧😵😭🤭🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Guy abeg, I don't bust laugh for where I dey.

When you tell your neighbour that he or she is worshiping devil because he or she differs from you in beliefs don't complain when others say the same at you!