Question:
If God is not using the gift of tongues today, does that nullify the other gifts in 1 Corinthians 12?

Answer:
No, spiritual gifts have been used at different times according to God’s purposes. Gifts other than tongues are no longer used today, such as the gifts of apostles and prophets, because there is no need for them today, for they “laid the foundation” (Ephesians 2:20).

The truth has been established 1900 years ago, and signs and wonders are no longer necessary because God has been working the same way for nearly two thousand years (Hebrews 2:1-4). Our object should not be to have a certain gift or power, but rather that our names are written in heaven (Luke 10:19, 20).It is unscriptural to say that you have to speak in tongues to be baptized in the Spirit. The gift of tongues was not a sign to believers that they had the Spirit. The Scriptures tell us that we are sealed with the Spirit the moment we believe (Ephesians 1:13). There is no need to pray for the Spirit, because we have already received Him, if we are saved. In fact, Romans 8:9 says, “If any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of His.” So if a person does not have the Spirit, he is not even saved.