i have been having this question for ages.. is it a must for a born againg baptizd christian to speak in tongues?
Welcome to the forums. Unfortunately for you, the purpose of the forums is to assist in the use of Logos not to provide answers to theological questions. I'd search for "gifts of the spirit" (in quotation marks) and see if you find a suitable answer to your question.
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If the question had been: how to search my Logos library for resources about baptism and speaking in tongues, would suggest a search:
baptised WITHIN 24 WORDS tongues
Initially did a search in my entire library, but noticed one Bible verse was ranked highly; so searched a collection of my English resources without Bibles:
Looking at search results By Count, noticed some resources have many articles, including one with a moderated debate format =>
Perspectives on Spirit Baptism: Five Views
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You could also run a passage guide on 1 Corinthians 12-14. The results will depend, of course, on the size and content of your library.
I personally find Gordon Fee's commentary on 1 Corinthians to be very persuasive in this area. Unfortunately it is only available in the NICOT/NICNT set which, although worth the money (in my estimation), is, nonetheless, very expensive. Anthony Thisleton's Commentary (NIGTC) is also well regarded and, in my view, worth consulting. The further benefit is the NIGTC is available in some of the base packages (i.e. you may already have this in your library).
A systematic theology may also be able to assist you in your studies. Wayne Grudem's Systematic Theology has a section on the gifts of the Spirit in which he summarises the various views.
Again, a Bible Dictionary/Encyclopaedia may bring further clarity. Harpers Bible Dictionary and Baker Encyclopaedia of the Bible both have articles which may prove useful (you may already own these, depending, of course, upon the level of your base package). The Dictionary of Paul and His Letters (DPL) from the IVP Reference Collection contains a substantial article and is well worth the money (in my humble opinion).
Although not available in Logos, I personally found D.A. Carson's Showing the Spirit and Gordon Fee's God's Empowering Presence to be very helpful (although I do not agree with either author on every point).
As M.J. has already explained, the forum guidelines prevent me from sharing my position. However, given the divergent views in this area, you would be better advised to meditate upon the pertinent passages of Scripture and use the resources at your disposal to carefully study this issue yourself.
Please let me know if you would like me to post screenshots of any of the resources above.
God bless you in your studies.
Andy
