SUMMARY The Bible talks about diversities of tongues, diverse kinds of tongues or different kinds of tongues. The "rivers of living water" (JN. 7:38), and "wells of salvation" (ISA. 12:3) are symbolic of the diverse kinds of tongues. The tongues are different in origin spanning the gamut from the tongues of men to the tongues of angels. Tongues are also different in two other dimensions: in utterance and in purpose. Even though tongues are different in purpose and use, tongues are the same in essence. The underlying message Paul was conveying to the Corinthian Christians is that they were...