Those who insist on requiring an outward sign of their salvation through the speaking in tongues or any other sign are operating from the standpoint of lacking faith.
God does not need a sign to know who we are in Him, and mankind only needs what God already told us about what is required for salvation.
Acts 16:31 "…30 and after he brought them out, he said, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?" 31 They said, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household." 32 And they spoke the word of the Lord to him together with all who were in his house.…"
Galatians 5:22-23
"22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law."
Matthew 12
38 Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Him, "Teacher, we want to see a sign from You." 39 But He answered and said to them, "An evil and adulterous generation craves for a sign; and yet no sign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah the prophet; 40 for just as JONAH WAS THREE DAYS AND THREE NIGHTS IN THE BELLY OF THE SEA MONSTER, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.…
The evidence that we were born again was our faith and what God did in changing us as described in Galatians 5: His Spirit in us working to cleanse us for the rest of our lives.
No more sign is needed, no more miracle. The miracle is that Christ lives in us day after day, putting up with our silliness while continually redirecting our actions and attitudes to line up with His.
I don't know about you, but every day seems like a miracle to me.
2 Corinthians 5:7 "7 For we walk by faith, not by sight."
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