Tongues?!?!

It was inevitable, but somehow it didn't happen last year.

So, My senior year of high school, I didn't know where I wanted to go to school. I just wanted to dig deeper into the bible. I didn't even have a career in mind. But, Any AG school was out of the question, because I would run into my least liked doctrine: The intial physical evidence of being filled with the holy spirit is speaking in tongues. So I applied at Wheaton Bible College, it is an non-denominational presigious school. Well, I got a big fat no response from them. So, when scholarship time came at school and my mom pushed me to get going on the whole college process, I let go and decided to apply at North Central University, and AG(Assemblies of God) affiliate. I was accepted and already have put a year in. AND I absolutely loved it. So what's the fuss about, yes today in chapel the speaker preached the you have to work to be filled with the Holy Spirit. He used Acts 1:8 as his refrence, the verse starts with and you shall recieve. Recieve- like get - accept something that is given. I had thee hardest time not bolting for the door. grrrrr. Okay. So I thought well maybe, but I want the bible to prove it. This preacher lacked almost any biblical backing. The service ended and I was not the only one who had the face that said, what the heck? I went to lunch, class, and then read about the Philosophies of Education- by the way I'm mostly and Social Reconstructionist- After some filing I headed to work, which was literally a nightmare, but that is another whole blog. So guess who comes in for some supper, that right Mr. Tongues himself, and I'm thinking great and then, oh it doesn't matter, I rarely make small talk with customers anyways, And then preacher man asks, are you student? of course I'm like yes, and then: Were you in chapel today?
Yes.
Did you enjoy the service?
Well actually I didn't.
Why not?
It's like the only doctrine I don't agree with.
Then why are you going to this school?
Because I didn't get accepted elsewhere and I got accepted here.
well my wife grew up Luthern, I understand, just try to keep an open mind and heart.
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If I could have redone the conversation I would have said: Well I grew up AG and I speak in tongues, can you tell me why Christians can't just recieve the gift as the Holy Spirit is refered to as in the prior verses in Acts chapter 1. Did you ever take Bible Study Methods? You know where you read the verses before the verse that starts with BUT. Anyhow, God and all the parts thereof, and I are talking about this whole ordeal, and I feel like I need to study His word some more. For now I say recieve the gift and let the Holy Spirit flow through you to bless and encourage others as well as bless the Lord. God loves you in English or whatever language you speak, weather it is man's or angels.