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1 | What is "slain in the spirit"? | 1 Thess 5:21 | kalos | 158255 | ||
Is being slain in the Spirit biblical? 'Answer: No, being slain in the Spirit is not biblical. Those who practice "slaying in the Spirit" do use Bible passages that talk about people becoming "as dead" (Revelation 1:17) or of falling upon their face (Ezekiel 1:28; Daniel 8:17-18; Daniel 10:7-9). However, there are a number of contrasts between this biblical "falling on one's face" and the unbiblical practice of "being slain in the Spirit." '1. The biblical falling down was a result of a person's reaction to what he saw in a vision or that was beyond ordinary happenings, such as at the transfiguration of Christ (Matthew 17:6). In the unbiblical practice of "being slain," the person responds to another’s "touch" or to the motion of the speaker's arm. '2. The biblical instances were few and far between, such that they occurred only rarely in the lives of but a few. In the "being slain" phenomenon, falling down is a weekly event in their churches and an experience that happens to many. '3. In the biblical instances, the people fall upon their face in awe at either what they see or Who they see. In the "being slain" counterfeit, they fall backwards, either in response to the wave of the speaker's arm or as a result of a church leader's touch (or push in some cases). 'We are not claiming that all examples of being "slain in the Spirit" are fakes or responses to a touch or push. Many people experience an energy or a force that causes them to fall back. We find no Biblical basis for this. Yes, there may be some energy or force involved, but if so, it is very likely not of God and not the result of the working of the Holy Spirit. 'It is unfortunate that people look to such bizarre counterfeits that produce no spiritual fruit rather than pursuing the practical fruit which the Spirit gives us for the purpose of glorifying Christ with our lives (Galatians 5:22-23). Being filled with the Spirit is not evidenced by such counterfeits but by a life that overflows with the Word of God such that the Word spills over in spiritual songs and thanksgiving to God. May Ephesians 5:18-20 and Galatians 5:22-23 so picture our lives!' ____________________ www.gotquestions.org/Spirit-slain.html * * * * * * * * * * * * * For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. 2 Tim 4:3a NIV |
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2 | What is "slain in the spirit"? | 1 Thess 5:21 | Hank | 158296 | ||
Kalos, you deserve to have the attention of Forum readers drawn to your Posts 158253 and 158255. Every reader of SBF should read these posts carefully, in which you use credible resource materials that debunk the totally unscriptural practice of being "slain in the Spirit" and the mountebanks who promulgate it. These people are not preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ; they are circus clowns. Yet they are able to deceive people by the thousands while lining their own pockets with millions of dollars bilked from the very people whom they lead astray. They are fakes, charltans, merchants of spiritual snake oil. ...... The Forum since near its beginning has played host to believers in and defenders of this "slain-in-the-Spirit" nonsense, and they still show up now and then. To counterbalance and refute this heresy, the Forum is blessed to have faithful long-time registrants such as yourself who are not afraid to challenge and rebuke false teachers and false teaching and meet both these enemies of the gospel head-on with the truth of Scripture. ..... Thank you, Kalos, dear friend and brother in Christ. And I'm convinced that many other Forum users also thank you and appreciate your untiring efforts over the years as much as I do. Your excellent contributions to the Forum are nothing short of monumental. You richly deserve a word of thanks and appreciation. Without solid heralds of truth such as you, this Forum would not have survived. --Hank | ||||||
3 | What is "slain in the spirit"? | 1 Thess 5:21 | Makarios | 158302 | ||
"And I'm convinced that many other Forum users also thank you and appreciate your untiring efforts over the years as much as I do. Your excellent contributions to the Forum are nothing short of monumental. You richly deserve a word of thanks and appreciation. Without solid heralds of truth such as you, this Forum would not have survived." Hank and Kalos (about Kalos), I am in full agreement! - Makarios | ||||||