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Originally Posted by Rin
"wow that was amazing". What concerns me here is that this "wow that was amazing" seems to come from other people reporting back to the person. It doesn't seem to be created by a first hand experience which imo would require some kind of recall of the experience. Such recall seems to be totally lacking, people seem to go unconscious.
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Actually being involved in it many times I just realised you guys are getting talking in tongues confused with being slain in the spirit.
They are very different.
Slain In the spirit is like a lightheadedness full of joy while you are totally conscious. You sorta go weak all over but you remember it all. You get overcome with something that comes on you thats really cool and irresistible.
A baptism in the holy spirit might happen while you are standing up or where ever you are in gods presence. It could make you have heightened emotions.
One time it happened to me I could not stop tears of happiness. For once in my life I felt acceptable in the presence of God for a little while.
Talking in tongues is just praying to god in spiritual gibberish sounding language. it feels good but is nothing like the other things I said above it could be the result of one of those things.
For christians The spirit baptism of the holy spirit at conversion or later on brings with it spiritual gifts from God and tongues MAY be one among many others.
I'll put some verses in to help you understand how as Christians we view this.
1 Now about the gifts of the Spirit, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed. 2 You know that when you were pagans, somehow or other you were influenced and led astray to mute idols. 3 Therefore I want you to know that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus be cursed,” and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit.
4 There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them. 5 There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. 6 There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone it is the same God at work.
7 Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. 8 To one there is given through the Spirit a message of
wisdom, to another a message of
knowledge by means of the same Spirit, 9 to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of
healing by that one Spirit, 10 to another
miraculous powers, to another
prophecy, to another
distinguishing between spirits, to another
speaking in different kinds of tongues,[a] and to still another the
interpretation of tongues.[b] 11 All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, and he distributes them to each one, just as he determines.
Lots of gifts you could get, tongues is just a little least important one. Its great to pray to god with by yourself in private.