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1 | crying when I pray or sing gospel hymns | Luke 7:47 | Euni | 197644 | ||
When I pray I always cry,and when I hear certain gospel songs and I sing them what does that mean? where in the scripture can I learn more about this and why? Euni |
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2 | crying when I pray or sing gospel hymns | Luke 7:47 | DocTrinsograce | 197657 | ||
Hi, Euni... Welcome to the forum! The passage mentioned by Val came to mind as I read your question. I'm glad she mentioned it. Failing to understand the nature of our sinful debt and the holiness of our God, results in a cold heart, indeed! (The second answer you received was a bit of a mystery -- there's no mention of an "anointing" in the New Testament outside of that which takes place for every believer (1 John 2:27).) The Puritans used to speak of the "gift of tears." Of course, our emotion should be rooted in truth, not experience (see post #197410). The following quote by John Piper -- speaking of the twofold components of true worship -- might be pertinent for you: "There are always two parts to true worship. There is seeing God and there is savoring God. You can't separate these. You must see Him to savor Him. And if you don't savor Him when you see Him, you insult Him. In true worship, there is always understanding with the mind and there is always feeling in the heart. Understanding must always be the foundation of feeling, or all we have is baseless emotionalism. But understanding of God that doesn't give rise to feeling for God becomes mere intellectualism and deadness. This is why the Bible continually calls us to think and consider and meditate, on the one hand, and to rejoice and fear and mourn and delight and hope and be glad, on the other hand. Both are essential for worship." By the way, don't feel alone: I can't help but "tear up" every time I take communion. I've had that reaction since I was saved. How can any believer think of the atonement without such a reaction? In Him, Doc |
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3 | crying when I pray or sing gospel hymns | Luke 7:47 | Val | 197660 | ||
Thank you for the encouragement Doc. I always knew great minds think alike. Just kidding. Seriously, I enjoyed your testimony. God Bless. | ||||||