Religious folks come in here for a sec. Lets discuss talking in tongues, fainting, and ...

[Knowledge]

catching the holy ghost.

No disrespect, I grew up in the church all the way up until I left home. But something always made me curious. I would see people go up to the alter, the pastor would say whatever it was he had to say, he would place his hand on the person's head, then the person would fall down to the ground and act like they was knocked out for however long. I went up there once and the pastor tried that on me and I just stood there and the pastor mushed me in my head again and I still just stood there. Dude looked at me like . I didn't understand. Was I supposed to play a part or was it just supposed to happen?

Of course other times, we've all seen people catching the holy ghost and running laps around the church while screaming.

Then theres talking in tongues....do people know what they're saying or are people just making noises.

I've always chalked this stuff up to be people attention whoring in the church after a certain age. I could be wrong, but thats why i'm here asking now because i honestly dont know.

 

[Thsnnor]

The number one thing people usually do when getting the Holy Ghost is praising and worshiping God.

This other stuff is to be seen by people. It will put you on your knees crying out for mercy and repenting or flat on your face. Too muck fakery out there.

 

[Take It In Blood]

My homie started speaking in tongues once and I just burst out laughing

 

[Neil Tyson]

I always thought they were just big kids playing pretend. Like having an imaginary friend that happens to be a holy ghost.

 

[Taadow]

Jesus said what the Holy Spirit was supposed to do when his brothers received it, and it ain't what you see in those gifs.

Talking in tongues literally meant speaking in different languages.
That was only supposed to be done if you had people present who understood that language. Paul said (1) you don't need to use the gift of speaking in tongues if everybody there understands the same tongue, and (2) that ability was a gift that was going to eventually go away.

It's all there in the Bible...

 

[Nicole0416_718_929_646212]

I think people can have a genuine feeling where they have some type of spiritual breakthrough or moment of repentance/acceptance of God transforming their life and it manifests in different ways. There's bible verses about speaking in tongues in The New Testament.

But people are too much into performance and dramatics these days, doing too much to be seen , like this, screams fake and forced -

 

[xoxodede]

I don't know about speaking in tongues -- but I can say for a fact - the holy spirit is real.

I had an experience a few years ago -- LIFE CHANGING. It was 1hr of constant bliss. I can't even describe the feeling -- it was the best think I ever felt.

 

[Memorial Stadium Piru]

I've never gotten to the point of speaking in tongues, but I've been moved to soft tears & have felt energized by prayer during service before

 

[blaccbeard]

Nah im not discussing with you heathens, the bible says the only sin that God cannot and will not forgive is blaspheme against the holy ghost.

 

[The Coochie Assassin]

I spoke in tongues one time when I was like 11. It was actually in Creflo Dolla's church in College Park, GA.

When you go there for the first time, they took you to an after service room where you sign up and pray and shyt. I was there praying with them and they was like just let go, let God take over you. And I let go and started speaking in a language I never spoke before and it was a legit language, like I wasn't saying random shyt to myself, something else took over my voicebox and was speaking through me I ran out that bytch after that and never returned
but it's real brehs

 

[Wildhundreds]

Jesus said what the Holy Spirit was supposed to do when his brothers received it, and it ain't what you see in those gifs.

Talking in tongues literally meant speaking in different languages.
That was only supposed to be done if you had people present who understood that language. Paul said (1) you don't need to use the gift of speaking in tongues if everybody there understands the same tongue, and (2) that ability was a gift that was going to eventually go away.

It's all there in the Bible...

Its all there..

And people still push this mumbling stuff..

 

[Take It In Blood]

Its all there..

And people still push this mumbling stuff..

True


But Paul never met Jesus and simply had a dream about him but nevermind that it's all DuckTales at the end of the day

 

[Wildhundreds]

I spoke in tongues one time when I was like 11. It was actually in Creflo Dolla's church in College Park, GA.

When you go there for the first time, they took you to an after service room where you sign up and pray and shyt. I was there praying with them and they was like just let go, let God take over you. And I let go and started speaking in a language I never spoke before and it was a legit language, like I wasn't saying random shyt to myself, something else took over my voicebox and was speaking through me I ran out that bytch after that and never returned
but it's real brehs

Stop lying nikka..

And im not joking..

The bible bushed speaking in tongues..

Read 1st Corinthians 14..

Over and over and over, until it clicks..

 

[Wildhundreds]

True


But Paul never met Jesus and simply had a dream about him but nevermind that it's all DuckTales at the end of the day

Dream? Where you read that?

 

[Taadow]

True


But Paul never met Jesus and simply had a dream about him

So how do you wake up from a dream blind, and then follow the directions you got in the "dream" to see again?