Nigeria, March 10 -- PT: What's your definition of speaking in the tongue?

ADENIYI: I define it as speaking in an unknown, unintelligible, and unlearnt words and utterances as given by the Holy Spirit.

PT: Why is it necessary for a Christian to speak in tongue?

ADENIYI: Let me start by saying that the scriptures necessitate it. The first physical evidence of being baptised of the Spirit in the scriptures was that they spoke in languages they hadn't learnt. For how did they know that the Holy Spirit had come? That the promise of the Holy Spirit has been fulfilled? Tongues. Also, Peter was in Cornelius' house teaching about the Gospel of Christ, and boom - the Spirit came upon them and they started speaking in tongues Acts 10:44 - 46. Th...