I do, on the top of my skull, under my scalp skin, I feel a gentle "smack" on the top of my head, for lack of a better term, when I sin inadvertently (I never try to sin) or think of sinning. Does anyone else experience anything like that?
I've told my Baptist husband that I can tell I'm held to a higher standard than he is since I was saved 4.5 months ago after spontaneous Baptism of the Holy Spirit and intimate spiritual union with God, and now am a Gnostic Christian Universalist. I believe this is because he never went astray and was saved as a child at the age of understanding (8), and I was saved at the age of 28 after a life very lived, and lived quite a bit in sin to some degree as well. Due to this, the parable of the Missing Sheep and Prodigal Son especially ring true with me, more so than they do to him as he's told me.
I feel an abundance of grace and spiritual gifts (true wisdom, understanding, love, compassion, humility, discernment amongst others) from God since my Baptism, but as the Bible says, "But the one who does not know and does things deserving punishment will be beaten with few blows. From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked.” This tells me why I feel those physical rebukes, and why I am aware I’m held to a higher standard, as I’ve told my husband, I feel those rebukes for things he would probably not even give two thoughts to as sin.
What about you?
2007-07-20 16:34:02 · 10 answers · asked by Christine S 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
May I reiterate: The physical manifestation of God's rebuke is EXTREMELY GENTLE, never hurts, never catches me off-guard, always full of love, just a small reminder of what is pleasing to Him when I may not have realized what I said or did that was not pleasing. Sometimes I'm not aware of it, again, since it's very very small things that most traditional Christians may not even think twice about.
2007-07-20 16:43:34 · update #1
jesusfreakstreet... I should seek an exorcism of what, the Holy Spirit of God within me?
Um... no.
2007-07-20 16:44:55 · update #2
God is love.
Um no, not judging my husband, merely asked him his experience and if he felt what I did. I do not judge others, for what can I judge them for lest I be judged?
2007-07-20 16:46:09 · update #3
Maybe you should seek and exorcism? Might be an Angel . .. but then JESUS gives you free will, and grace to overcome, but you do have to make an effort. . .. Physical rebukes . .. why would JESUS give physical rebukes to sin when JESUS can provide you grace to overcome sin? . .. but you have to make an effort . .. even if you harden your heart to sin against GOD like the pharoah did GOD will harden your heart as you have hardened your heart .. . therefore work to overcome and you'll receive grace to succeed . ..
Have i experienced the physical presence of the LORD . .. yes, in a supernatural way, absolutely . . . have i been warned against sin . .. absolutely . .. but physical rebukes . .. just once . .. but if you are mortally sinning and it were THE LORD rebuking you . . . you'd never forget it . ..
LOVE your nieghbor as yourself.
Amen.
:edit: to be honest i'm somewhat doubting the validity of your statement.
2007-07-20 16:42:32 · answer #1 · answered by jesusfreakstreet 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Getting a little ahead of yourself? Matthew 19. Beginning to judge your husband?
2007-07-20 23:44:49 · answer #2 · answered by God is love. 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Something must have smacked you not so gently in the head around 5 months ago.
2007-07-20 23:42:45 · answer #3 · answered by redd headd 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Simply, no.
But, you go girl!
If God wants to keep you clean, and He does, and you can feel it that intensely? YES!
I've felt the tug, pull, pushing, proding and sometimes the "boot to the head" (I'm not always sensitive and He needs to get my attention) of the Holy Spirit.
Praise You Holy Spirit of God and I ask you in Jesus name that you continue to keep this, your child, close to your heart, Amen!
2007-07-20 23:50:57 · answer #4 · answered by wroockee 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have had communications cut off by the Spirit, a tug of the conscience, but never physically attacked.
Are you sure you weren't in a dark alley somewhere owing someone money?
2007-07-20 23:40:08 · answer #5 · answered by Mike V 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
My girlfriend almost knocked my head off when I was starring at the waitress, is that what you mean????
2007-07-20 23:37:52 · answer #6 · answered by Devin S 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Did someone mention smacking? Oops.. now see what you made me do.
2007-07-20 23:40:28 · answer #7 · answered by Icy Gazpacho 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
lol im sorry
rebuke is a such a funny word
2007-07-20 23:40:00 · answer #8 · answered by ~I wish you could smile~ 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I was saved after a spontaneous abortion.
2007-07-20 23:37:05 · answer #9 · answered by Uncle Meat 5 · 0⤊ 4⤋
no not really
2007-07-20 23:37:59 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋