But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal. For to one is given by the Spirit...divers kinds of tongues... (I Corinthians 12:7-10)
The gift of tongues is the ability to receive and communicate a message of God to His people through a language never learned. "Tongues" means languages. The reason we have called this a "sign" gift rather than a "speaking" gift is that the Bible indicates clearly that this gift is given for a sign. <more...>