What Does the Holy Spirit Do?

[SisterActs2]

Oh my goodness!  This sounds to me like what was termed "The Toronto blessing" in the 90s.  I can't believe it is still going on; I haven't heard about it for years and thought it was all over and gone back to where it belongs.  It is demonic, that's for sure.  Why would God want anyone to behave like this?  It is not His character to want people to do this.  A good reason we should not look for signs and wonders but to the Master Himself.  There is nothing in the Word that I know of that tells us to do this stuff.  I have read the Word a few times in my nearly 40 years of being saved and can't understand why people get so fooled.  How sad.  We definitely need to test the spirits and make sure everything lines up with the Word before entertaining the idea that something could be scriptural.

The Holy Spirit leads God's children into all truth.

 

 

[Sister]

7 hours ago, Marilyn C said:

Hi Sister,

That teaching video on discerning the Holy Spirit & the false spirit is -

`A Kundalini Spirit in church leaders.`  by Brian Young. (on utube) It is very well presented.

Marilyn.

Thanks Marilyn

I just watched this whole video before seeing your message!

 

[Walter and Deborah]

On 12/4/2016 at 3:49 PM, Sister said:

Greetings Walter and Deborah

 

 

Greetings Walter and Deborah

I understand what you are saying but something you might want to look into...

To be drunken, is to walk in darkness,... to stagger and vomit. To show one's nakedness.

All scripture referring to drunkenness is depicted in a negative light.

The children of the light are depicted as walking in soberness.  Fully aware of what they are doing.  Awake. Aware. They are never depicted as walking in drunkedness, and there is no such thing as being drunk with the spirit, maybe being drunk with a different contrary spirit, but never the holy spirit.

1 Thessalonians 5:8   But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.

1 Thessalonians 5:7   For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night.

1 Thessalonians 5:6   Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.

 

I'am sorry that you all were offended, of:   God contrasts being filled with the Spirit with being drunk.  I should have used: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ephesians+5:18 

[Marilyn C]

3 hours ago, Walter and Deborah said:

I'am sorry that you all were offended, of:   God contrasts being filled with the Spirit with being drunk.  I should have used: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ephesians+5:18 

Hi Walter and Deborah,

Actually God`s word says that -

`...others mocking said, "They are full of new wine." (Acts 2: 13)

So we see that it the mockers who are saying this. The other onlookers said - `we hear them speaking in our own tongues the wonderful works of God.` (v. 11)

There is no rolling round on the floor, animal noises, head shaking to & fro violently etc etc.

So I don`t believe GOD is contrasting being filled with the Spirit with being drunk, as you said. It is the mockers. GOD is a GOD of order & sobriety, He does not get people filled with the Holy Spirit & then act inappropriately.

As to Eph 5: 18 `Do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit.`

God is talking about moral conduct, loose behaviour in regards to drunkenness, while being filled with the Holy Spirit bring sobriety. So I think when you say `contrasts` with being drunk is not enough clarification.

 regards, Marilyn.

Edited December 7, 2016 by Marilyn C

[Guest]

22 minutes ago, Marilyn C said:

So I don`t believe GOD is contrasting being filled with the Spirit with being drunk, as you said. It is the mockers. GOD is a GOD of order & sobriety, He does not get people filled with the Holy Spirit & then act inappropriately.

 Marilyn.

I agree 100%

[Walter and Deborah]

26 minutes ago, Marilyn C said:

Hi Walter and Deborah,

Actually God`s word says that -

`...others mocking said, "They are full of new wine." (Acts 2: 13)

So we see that it the mockers who are saying this. The other onlookers said - `we hear them speaking in our own tongues the wonderful works of God.` (v. 11)

There is no rolling round on the floor, animal noises, head shaking to & fro violently etc etc.

So I don`t believe GOD is contrasting being filled with the Spirit with being drunk, as you said. It is the mockers. GOD is a GOD of order & sobriety, He does not get people filled with the Holy Spirit & then act inappropriately.

 Marilyn.

We agree 100% with the above.

[Marilyn C]

Just now, Walter and Deborah said:

We agree 100% with the above.

That's great Walter and Deborah, PTL.

Blessings, Marilyn.

[StanJ]

1 hour ago, Marilyn C said:

So I don`t believe GOD is contrasting being filled with the Spirit with being drunk, as you said. It is the mockers. GOD is a GOD of order & sobriety, He does not get people filled with the Holy Spirit & then act inappropriately.

I agree, but it is a contrast in the sense that the world looks at this type of joy as being drunk whereas in reality they were not.  IMO, perception from the world towards Christians is seldom accurate.

[Sister]

5 hours ago, Walter and Deborah said:

I'am sorry that you all were offended, of:   God contrasts being filled with the Spirit with being drunk.  I should have used: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ephesians+5:18 

Walter and Deborah

No offence taken.

[Walter and Deborah]

7 minutes ago, Sister said:

Walter and Deborah

No offence taken.

Thanks