My Pastor preached early 2006 that we can test ourself by asking ourself a question. Have I ever been in praise & worship service where I was overly in love with God during praise & worship? Where I just loved God in praise? If not then I haven't been filled with Gods Holy Spirit.
So? As a Mormon, have you have an experience like this? Where you were caught in the spirit of praising God during worship & praise service?
2007-09-20 04:39:11 · 18 answers · asked by t_a_m_i_l 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
rosenero, Thanks for that. I can tell the Spirit of the Lord in the music, but don't understand what they are saying.
2007-09-20 05:03:40 · update #1
norispirit, Love is the first of the fruits of the Holy Spirit. Praising God, in spirit & in love with God, is of the Holy Spirit.
So? Love is a fruit of the Holy Spirit. The first commandment is to Love God with all your heart. To worship God in Spirit & Truth.
2007-09-20 05:08:51 · update #2
7 of 9, What does it mean that you cried when you bared your testimony? Sharing your testimony? Feeling moved in your soul?
2007-09-20 05:11:13 · update #3
As an ex-mormon, I never felt like that during worship (worship being a hymnal and sitting down in the pew) altho I cried when I would bear my testimony, that still confuses me now, because I felt the warm, fuzzy feeling the mormons are suppose to get to know that the church is true. When I became a christian and everyone was raising their hands and clapping, it took me a bit to get use to. Sometimes God will talk to me during worship, but never in mormon worship.
2007-09-20 04:48:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
The Holy Ghost is also a God and is called the Holy Spirit, the Spirit, and the Spirit of God, among other similar names and titles. With the aid of the Holy Ghost, man can know the will of God the Father and know that Jesus is the Christ (1 Cor. 12: 3).
The Holy Ghost will teach you what you should say, Luke 12: 12. The Holy Ghost is the Comforter, John 14: 26 (John 16: 7-15). Jesus gave commandments to the Apostles through the Holy Ghost, Acts 1: 2. The Holy Ghost bears witness of God and Christ, Acts 5: 29-32 (1 Cor. 12: 3). The Holy Ghost also is a witness to us, Heb. 10: 10-17. By the power of the Holy Ghost you may know the truth of all things, Moro. 10: 5. The Holy Ghost is the spirit of revelation, D&C 8: 2-3 (D&C 68: 4).
2007-09-20 04:45:54 · answer #2 · answered by phrog 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋
in Faust's talk, absolutes = truths. Read it again. He's not saying you absolutely have to say those for things. He's saying those four things are appropriate to share. I don't think you always listened to testimonies. True, the Bible is not testified of as much as the Book of Mormon, but I hear it frequently. And often people say the scriptures, which certainly includes the Bible. We testify of Joseph Smith and the current latter-day prophet because it is what sets us apart, and because they are the ones we have particularly special relationships with. It would take all day if every person testifying included every prophet they knew was a true prophet. I admit there are some issues that seem common in testimony meetings. I make it a point to not open with "I'd like to bear my testimony. I know this church is true." I feel this phrase is given so often without real thought or meaning. I also make a point to share my testimony of the atonement each time I do bear my testimony.
2016-05-19 02:20:34 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Describing how it is to "feel" the spirit is like trying to explain how it feels to be in love, words just cannot express how wonderful it is...
I feel the spirit at many times, during or away from church, which I am sure many others do as well. What a wonderful blessing it is to feel of our Heavenly Father's love for us!
Some of the most often ways I feel the spirit is when I am listening to good music, hearing others bearing their testimony or bearing my own, reading the scriptures, praying and especially anytime I attend the temple. Sometimes even just being out in nature while camping or hiking, taking the time to enjoy the splendor God provided for our delight.
Sometimes the feeling is peace, comfort, overwhelming joy, gratitude, sometimes it is so strong I cry because I am so thankful for everything I have.
2007-09-20 06:06:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
As missionaries for the LDS Church, you are taught to instruct people that Galatians 5:22-23 is what the Spirit "feels like."
In reality, the chapter deals with the "fruits" produced by those who are acted upon by the Spirit of God.
For the LDS members, "feeling the spirit" equates to a warmth in their bosoms (as in, their hearts, not their mammary glands, to avoid confusion for those not accustomed to the term) and a feeling of comfort, since the Holy Ghost is described as "the Comforter" (see John 14-16).
There is a certain merit to the theory that the "feelings of the Spirit" are self-produced, especially when the subject is otherwise entirely convinced that they're not. This adds genuity ("genuine-ness" for those unfamiliar with the term) to the experience, much in the same way a person is entirely sure that a horror dream is real, and when they wake from it, they find themselves sweating and their heart beating fast.
The mind with which God blessed the human race is truly a fascinating thing, and I truly believe that the line between the Holy Spirit and our own minds, hearts, and spirits is very blurred.
2007-09-20 04:55:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Yeah, the holy ghost, holy spirit, the Spirit, the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of God, the Spirit of the Lord, or the Comforter is part of the trinity or godhead and touches our heart. The holy ghost has several purposes. He confirms truth, personal revelation, comforts us in times of need.
Each person feels the holy ghost differently. Some its just a good feeling, others its a burning in your chest, and there's still others way people feel it differently. Everyones different.
I've felt the holy ghost in our meetings, but more often I feel it in private prayer or just going about my day. The holy ghost confirms truth in meetings but also in day to day study of the scriptures and guides us in our day to day.
2007-09-20 05:49:45 · answer #6 · answered by Sherpa 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
People feel it differently. Some describe it as a "burning" in their heart. Others it may be a simple peace. What I feel is hard to describe - kind of in between the two.
For example, when my niece was married in the Mount Timp Temple, I strongly felt the spirit and the presence of my mother.
I never knew her since she died when I was 5 weeks old. All my life I have missed having a mother. I FELT the whisperings of her telling me that she is always with me. I just need to listen. It was a very special and sweet experience.
Please don't mock me for this. People may not believe me but I KNOW it happened.
2007-09-20 06:11:44 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
I was fully converted to the Gospel when I was a freshman at BYU. I saw the Gospel in action. I felt the love of my Bishop and the other Latter-day Saints around me. I would walk across campus with a smile in my heart and feel that nothing could disturb my peace and comfort. I would glide along knowing that I was where I was supposed to be doing what I was supposed to be doing. I have kept that memory alive by feeling the spirit in church, in visiting the Saints, in teaching in class, by listening to good music and partaking of good stories about people being blessed in their respective lives. I cry easily when good things happen to people and I know that these are blessings being manifest.
To be more direct to your question, generally LDS do not get vocal about their praises during church services as some other denominations do. That doesn't mean that we aren't praising Him in song, in prayer, in sermon, in service and in love. We just do it quietly in our hearts and by our service to each other. We are commanded to love and serve one another and that is what we try to do.
2007-09-20 05:56:28 · answer #8 · answered by rac 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
yes, the Mormon faith is based on Jesus Christ. The testimony of that comes from the feelings of the Holy Spirit.
2007-09-20 23:37:27 · answer #9 · answered by guest 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
(I was a Mormon from the time that I was 5 until 11 years; and even though I felt strongly AT THAT TIME that it was the True Religion; I (NEVER ONCE) Felt God's Holy Spirit even the day that I Was Baptized !
Then at the age of 12 years old I accepted a Bible Study from Jehovah's CHRISTIAN Witnesses and from the VERY FIRST Study I felt God's Holy Spirit and it Was VERY, VERY STRONG ! ! !
That's all that I NEED to KNOW that I found the TRUE RELIGION at the age 12 !
2007-09-20 05:24:56 · answer #10 · answered by . 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋