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1 | Slain or knocked down | Eph 4:14 | Kaylo199 | 104196 | ||
How unfortunate that that happened to you! May the Lord have mercy on he who pushed you down. As I understand it, "slain in the Spirit" simply means that flesh is not able to stand in the manifested presence of God, and what happens usually is that one's body literally becomes weak and "submits" or falls back or forward in prostration before the Lord. The fact that someone falls to the floor does not always mean that it is by the Spirit's power, and the fact that another person may NOT fall while being prayed for does not mean that they are any less saved. It would be more fortunate if we as Christians would focus more on keeping the command of Jesus, that is, loving one another, and abide in Him that we may bear the FRUIT of the Spirit and attract others to Him, rather than seeing things like being slain in the Spirit and speaking in tongues as spiritual calling cards. He who pushed you was probably in his flesh and was not going to be satisfied until you hit the floor as a way of saving face. Don't be concerned. The Lord loves you. Continue to seek his presence. Knock and the door will be opened to you. Blessings! |
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2 | Slain or knocked down | Eph 4:14 | javelin | 154185 | ||
It's happened to just about anyone who has ever attended any type of charismatic-style church While there is a real "falling" - I hate the word "slain" it's so violent - under the power of the Spirit, there are tons of imitations. Unfortunately, lots of normally good men of God, pastors etc. have been foolishly guilty of pushing people down - usually out of pride in thinking it gives them some sort of super-spiritual status or simple over-enthusiasm. In my own area, we've come to the point of not even touching people - just holding up a hand towards them or even nothing but prayer - so if God does the "weakening of the flesh" in His presence to the point that the person falls - so be it - if not then so be it. Personally, I dislike religious "pushers" almost as much as drug pushers - it's so phoney and arrogant! Don't let 'em push you ! And, if they do and people look bright-eyed and "spiritual" about it - tell 'em out loud the guy pushed you down and it wasn't God at all. That oughtta humiliate the pusher somewhat. ;-) |
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