I made numerous attempts, all of which were ignored, to direct the doctrinal assumption behind my assertion about modern SIT to this thread, which is properly placed in the doctrinal forum. Although I did lay out my reasoning in the other thread, I am laying it out here in greater detail for anyone who chooses to look for it. I think it's a fair question. What are tongues in the Bible? To begin with, I'm going to set the verses in I Corinthians 12-14 aside. Saving them for last, as it were. T