And the Spiritual experience of other Christians are false? Feeling God's Spirit is a wonderful thing. It happens to me almost daily. But I still look for my faith to be anchored on His word... Your testimony is nice but it hasn't more authority than mine.... Jim
2007-03-07 13:53:48 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Dot, Dot, Dot... The Bible is clear that there is only One God.. The feeling (spiritual candy) you feel in a spiritual event that comes from God is just that.. It comes from God.. When Jesus ascended he sent the Holy Spirit to be with the Church. All these spiritual moments are of God.. The Holy Spirit.. I can't send you off to some web site but if you need it I can get you Book, chapter and verse.. I think that would be more authoritative anyway... Jim
2007-03-08 07:00:14 · update #1
Other than that folks I like Dot's answer. Her "feelings" don't mean anymore than mine. I feel the Holy spirit telling me to stay away from Mormonism and help people that are there seeing it's falsehood. And to warn others who might be thinking about wandering into it's maze of lies.. I keep doing that in gratitude for His grace in calling me out of that error and into His marvelous light... Jim
2007-03-08 07:04:14 · update #2
No, of course not, every person on this earth is entitled to feel the spirit of God. It doesn't make one person's testimony or feelings better than anothers.
That said, I do know people who have felt a difference between the Lord's spirit and the Holy Ghost. Not necessarily better, but different. I personally can feel the difference when I am in an LDS church and when I am in any other religion's church.
How else do we develop faith? Faith is the hope for things which are not seen... so I cannot "see" my testimony or yours, but I can feel my own testimony and feel others as they are shared.
Moroni 10:4-7
4 And when ye shall receive these things, I would exhort you that ye would ask God, the Eternal Father, in the name of Christ, if these things are not true; and if ye shall ask with a sincere heart, with real intent, having faith in Christ, he will manifest the truth of it unto you, by the power of the Holy Ghost.
5 And by the power of the Holy Ghost ye may know the truth of all things.
6 And whatsoever thing is good is just and true; wherefore, nothing that is good denieth the Christ, but acknowledgeth that he is.
7 And ye may know that he is, by the power of the Holy Ghost; wherefore I would exhort you that ye deny not the power of God; for he worketh by power, according to the faith of the children of men, the same today and tomorrow, and forever.
D&C 8:2
2 Yea, behold, I will tell you in your mind and in your heart, by the Holy Ghost, which shall come upon you and which shall dwell in your heart.
It is by the power of the Holy Ghost that conversion happens, that His spirit is felt and that testimonies are built. When we are baptized, we are promised to have the Holy Ghost as our constant companion, as long as we do not do anything to drive Him away.
You can read more about the Holy Ghost at http://www.lds.org/portal/site/LDSOrg/menuitem.3933737ad2ff28132eb22a86942826a0/?vgnextoid=bbd508f54922d010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&sourceId=e2462f2324d98010VgnVCM1000004d82620a____
2007-03-08 05:39:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hi Jim, we overcome by the Blood of the Lamb and our testimony. This helps each other. But you must know Jesus as God. Faith comes by hearing, and hearing the Word of God. Keep renewing your mind. Then the enemy won't get a foothold! Jesus is our hope and authority! Amen
2007-03-07 22:02:28 · answer #2 · answered by RB 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
actually in our relgion everyone feels it differently. not everyone will have a burning in bosom. i have always felt it different
2007-03-07 22:23:25 · answer #3 · answered by em3maceys 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋