Does The Foursquare Church believe in and practice speaking in tongues?
The Foursquare Church does believe in and practice speaking in tongues. We believe that it is the initial physical evidence of being baptized with the Holy Spirit. According to Acts 2:4, all of those gathered in the upper room began to speak in other tongues (glossolalia) as they were enabled by the Holy Spirit. Those who were in Jerusalem from all parts of the world began to hear unlearned Galileans speaking in languages that they could not possibly have learned; they were speaking in the languages of those who were visiting Jerusalem. Acts 10:45, 46 records the fact that Gentiles (the household of Cornelius) received the Holy Spirit, and they also spoke in tongues. When the disciples in Ephesus received the Holy Spirit, they also spoke in tongues (Acts 19:6). The Foursquare Church believes that the evidence of Holy Spirit baptism is the same today. In addition to believing that speaking in tongues is the initial physical evidence of being baptized with the Holy Spirit, we believe tha
