1 Corinthians 14:14-19: Paul downplays the importance of speaking in tongues. He said that he would rather speak 5 words that people can understand rather than 10,000 words in tongues.”²¹

Question: So, this is something that began when pagans became Christians (i.e. the Greek) and began adding their pagan practices into Christianity?

God’s answer:

Question: Why did they see you as the new Apollo?

God’s answer:

Note: Interestingly this is something that I found:

“Generally speaking, the Greeks saw little difference between speaking in tongues and prophesying. Paul, however, distinguishes them in this passage. Speaking in tongues was well-known in the ancient Greco- Roman world among the pagans and the best known place for its practice was at Delphi where the famous Apollo oracles entered into a trance to receive a divine message. The message given by the gods came to the oracles (the women priestesses who spoke in tongues) and was interpreted to the people by the “prophets.” Delphi is located roughly sixty miles north of Corinth and was that community that also

hosted athletic games. Drama was highly influential throughout the region and indeed the whole Mediterranean world. This was the place to discover the will of the gods in political, social, and personal matters. What took place there was highly valued and this no doubt influenced the value attributed to the practice of speaking in tongues in the church at Corinth. “^{22 23}

Question: Please confirm?

God’s answer:

Question: So, in summary you are saying that the “gentiles” started mixing their old religion with Christianity (one of them being speaking in tongues)?

God’s answer:

Meaning: Christianity has been localized. Like the Greeks, we have merged Christianity with our own local transitions, superstitions and beliefs.

“In a wider sense, folk religion is the appropriation of religious beliefs and practices at a popular level. This may occur as much in urban as in rural environments, and may also be the way in which individuals or groups belonging to mainstream religions practice their religion: it may be at