EMAKHOSINI WITH GOGO NOMALANGA

" Spirituality  is chosen while  religion  is often times forced. Being  spiritual  to me is more important  and  better than being  religious . True  spirituality  is something that is found deep within oneself. It is your way of loving, accepting  and  relating to the world  and  people around you." It has become quite popular in recent years to distinguish between spirituality and religion. It’s true that there are valid distinctions between the two, but there are also a number of problematic distinctions which often and unnecessarily divide the two fields of thought. One principal problem with attempts to separate religion from spirituality is that the former is saddled with everything negative while the latter is exalted with everything positive. It is important to note the fact that many of the negative things which people attribute to religions are features of some forms of some  religions  ...

The first occurrence of speaking in tongues occurred on the day of Pentecost in  Acts 2:1-4 . The apostles went out and shared the gospel with the crowds, speaking to them in their own languages: “We hear them declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues!” ( Acts 2:11 ). The Greek word translated tongues literally means “languages.” Therefore, the gift of tongues is speaking in a language a person does not know in order to minister to someone who does speak that language. In 1 Corinthians chapters 12–14, Paul discusses miraculous gifts, saying, “Now, brothers, if I come to you and speak in tongues, what good will I be to you, unless I bring you some revelation or knowledge or prophecy or word of instruction?” ( 1 Corinthians 14:6 ). According to the apostle Paul, and in agreement with the tongues described in Acts, speaking in tongues is valuable to the one hearing God’s message in his or her own language, but it is useless to everyone else unless it is interpreted/translated. A...