DuckieLady
Well-Known Member
I want to present that being in the spirit biblically is not what some folks make it out to be. Particularly that it's not losing control and writhing on the floor.
The very passage people quote to defend losing control does not say anything of the nature. In context Ephesians 5:18-19 says to speak psalms and sing hymns in the description.
And Acts 2, mentions speaking in tounges. Neither passage describes losing control.
Also, we need to take what the rest of scripture has to say about the Holy Spirit because scripture does not contradict itself. Galations 5:22 lists the Spirit's attributes and among those is self control.
I agree. I don't like the term "drunk in the spirit."
Acts 2:15 says they are not drunk.
"For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind."
I grew up going to a LOT of "revivals" with the throwing and thrashing down.
They always pushed me back. And then you just sort of lay there on the floor because you feel like you have to, in order to appease them.
But like you said where are the psalms and hymns? And most importantly, where is the fruit of the spirit? Where is the love and the peace and the goodwill towards others?
What does falling on the floor have to do with Jesus or anything that he commanded?
If you read Corinthians, Paul taught about self-control and an order to the church, so that they could prophesy. There was even an order of authority. It was organized.
It wasn't a mess.
Sometimes when I feel like I am experiencing too much, I go back to John MacArthur to balance things out a little bit and spend a lot of time doing normal things.
I don't always agree with him 100%, but I need that clarity and theological soundness to set my feet on level ground. Stability!
Boots of peace, there you go. Gonna put them on right now.