does anyone beileve in the Holy Spirit?
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I think me and a lot of other people do.
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I agree. I believe this is where Bible reading, prayer and the Holy Spirit come in. The Bible reading will make you familiar with what doctrines churches should be teaching. Prayer will give to you wisdom, and the Holy Spirit can help you discern and understand, based on fact, what is going on. Good luck to ya!
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The Holy Spirit abides in you from the moment you're saved. I believe according to what Jesus taught, that we should be Baptized in the name of the Father, the Son, and The Holy Ghost. Baptism is an outward expression of what's already taken place on the inside!
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the Holy Spirit cannot die, there are many Beliefs out there that believe that the times of miracles have passed that that was only for the primitive church, but when you submit yourself to God and let the Holy Spirit take over the Spirit of God Moves around you.\n\nWhen you pray and you cry and you have faith that the prayer was heard that is the reassurance through the Holy Spirit.  When you are listening to a gospel track and you are listening to the lyrics and you begin to feel chills and you begin to cry, that is the Holy Spirit.  When you are praying and you hands move on their own into the air, that is the Holy Spirit.  The Holy Spirit can be manifested in many ways.  These were only a few.\n\nAmen, \n\nGod Bless
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Definitely. God can work in and through you in ways that make your life so full and amazing when you ask for, recieve, and cultivate the Holy Spirit in your life!!!!
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i dont go to church often (i havent been in a while) but for the past few times i did go the preacher always seemed like he was speaking to me...\n\ni love the music and a couple of times i have even cried for no reason (not like boo hoo crying just like a couple of tears streamed down my face)...and no it wasnt because i felt guilty about anything (because i also believe that God is everywhere you seek him...not just in church)...my fiancee says that it was the holy spirit...
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Yes! speaking or praying in tongues is a way to communicate with God that only He understands. It takes complete submission on your part and to focus on His glory and to praise and worship Him. I was only and am only able to pray in tongues if I think of only Him and my heart feels so complete. It is an act that should be achieved by every Christian. God wants us to have a relationship with Him and I think this is one of the ways to display your filling of the Holy Spirit. Continue to read the bible, Know Jesus is our Lord and Savior, and get others to come to Heaven with you.
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My body. That is where the Holy Spirit dwells.
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Probably because you haven't accepted the fact that, "We're just passing through!" and, our physical selves are only temporary! Once we focus on our spiritual selves(everyday) in "The Holy Spirit" then there is no negative thought formed in this (spiritual)existance! "The Holy Spirit" will not allow the true followers of God to waste time on nonsense! Focus on God!
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It is okay if you think I am nuts but here goes.I talk to God by prayer, sometimes silently and sometimes outloud. God talks to me occassionaly at His time frame, In other words I don't have to be in a prayerful or spiritual mood for Him to speak. I cannot explain it but when He speaks to me, it is not silent in my head and it is not audible so that others can hear it but it is clearly audible to me.So yes, I have a relationship with Him. I also can feel His prescense in my life.Look to John 8:47,& 10:26-30 Jesus stated my sheep hear my voice and they know me(Jesus) and follow me. God may not communicate with everyone the same as He does with me but if you do not hear His voice in some manner then you don't know Him. My relationship with Him indeed started out as faith but you are correct in the change that takes place. I cannot prove this relationship to anyone but to me it is fact. You can not achieve fact without first having faith.
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I am Apostolic myself.First of all don't let people judge you.You said you were new to going to church,thats the way they need to treat you.The Bible says in Acts 2:38 "Then Peter said unto them,Repent,and be baptized everyone of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of your sins,and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost."So first off you need to repent and be baptized in Jesus name if you haven't done that already.It is necessary to have the Holy Ghost with the evidence of speaking in other tongues.The Bible says we must be borned again of the water and of the spirit to enter into the kingdom of God.I know its hard to understand if you never been around it,but just because you don't understand it don't knock it ,because blaspeme against the Holy Ghost is the only sin Jesus want forgive.If you ever want to email questions concerning Apostolic your more than welcome to email me. roxie054@yahoo.com
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I believe and by looking at most of the Christians of today, there you see the answer. I believe not because i was told to but because I have experienced it myself. So who else can dispute my personal experience but me because even if I'll say that it is so, I cannot force others into believing. The Holy Spirit ha guided Christianity into the light that have shown the exact truth. The truth that each Christian may choose to follow or not. Sure there are still those who fall short of expectations and there are those who refuse to open their eyes from the truth. But what really counts is that Christianity has advanced to a certain level where peace and progress have been a part of who they really are except for a certain few who have continued to pursue their twisted concepts, aspirations and selfish goals in life and others just can't handle it. Maybe the gift has not touched them yet.
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MARJOE GORTNER, Youngest Evangelist In History, Explains::\n\n"After you've been saved," Marjoe continued, "the next step is what they call 'the infilling of the Holy Spirit.' They say to the new convert, 'Well, now you're saved, but you've got to get the Holy Ghost.' So you come back to get the tongues experience. Some people will get it the same night; others will go for weeks or years before they can speak in tongues. You hear it, you hear everyone at night talking in it in the church, and they're all saying, 'We love you and we hope you're going to get it by tonight.' Then one night you go down there and they all try to get you to get it, and you go into very much of a trance -- not quite a frenzy, but it is an incredible experience.\n\n"During that moment the person forgets all about his problems. He is surrounded by people whom he trusts and they're all saying, 'We love you. It's okay. You're accepted in Christ. We're with you, let it go, relax.' And sooner or later, he starts to speak it out and go dut-dut-dut. Then everyone goes, 'That's it! You've got it!' and the button is pushed and he will in fact start to speak in tongues and just take off: dehan-dayelo-mosatay-leesaso ... and on and on."\n\nMarjoe paused. Flo was dumbfounded by his demonstration, although he hadn't gone into the jerking, trance-like ecstasy that is commonly associated with the tongues movement. I'd seen the classic version in his movie, yet even in this restrained demonstration, Marjoe appeared to be triggering some internal releasing or babbling mechanism. I asked him how he brought it about.\n\n"You'll never get with that attitude," he joked. Then he went on to explain the true nature of the experience. His perspective showed it to be a process that requires a great deal of effort to master.\n\n"Tongues is something you learn," he emphasized. "It is a releasing that you teach yourself. You are told by your peers, the church, and the Bible -- if you accept it literally -- that the Holy Ghost spake in another tongue; you become convinced that it is the ultimate expression of the spirit flowing through you. The first time maybe you'll just go dut-dut-dut-dut, and that's about all that will get out. Then you'll hear other people and next night you may go dut-dut-dut-UM-dut-DEET-dut-du... and it gets a little better. The next thing you know, it's ela-hando-satelay-eek-condele-... ... and it's a new language you've got down."\n\nExcept that, according to Marjoe, it's not a real language at all. Contrary to most religious understanding, speaking in tongues is by no means passive spiritual possession.
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No. \nSource 1:\n    * 1 Cor. 12:7-11, "But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal. For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit; To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues. But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will."\n\n    * 1 Cor. 12:29-30, "Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all workers of miracles? Have all the gifts of healing? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret?"\n\nNot all speak in tongues because God doesn't give the gift to everyone.  Speaking in tongues is not THE sign of salvation, but A sign.  If anything, the fruit of the indwelling Spirit of God is listed in Gal. 5:22-23 is the sign of salvation.  \n\n    "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law" (Gal. 5:22-23).\n\nSource 2: Was there a point in time when you surrendered your life to Christ? Was there a moment of brokenness when you recognized that you are indeed ungodly and cannot become righteous by your deeds? Have you invited Jesus into your heart and made Him Lord? Has there been a change so that you are no longer living for the world, but living for Christ. Walking in obedience out of love for God is evidence of salvation. Speaking in tongues is not.
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you also need to be christlike.....with christian virtues with the help of the Holy Spirit..... and have faith
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awesome testimony. It's so refreshing to find other believers out there who are actively ministering to people.\nI had a similar experience with the Holy Ghost, and I haven't quite been the same since then.
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Yes, there is a religious spirit, it is a false spirit pretending to know God. \nThis type of spirit will come on someone who is not living the life as they should and live in sin.\n And like Samson, shook himself as before and God was not with him\nThat type of spirit is usually on lay people\n\nI don't believe any of the men of God, above are false prophets\n\nFalse prophets and teacher are those perverting the gospel of Jesus Christ and his teachings. \nThey are those who do oppose the Christian faith,\n and make their own religion, or worship other God's.\n God said have no other God's before me.\nIf you believe not  Jesus Christ and his kingdom, and go and teach others you are not one of us;\nChrist has come in the flesh, born of a virgin, died and rose again, and ascended into heaven.\nIf you don't believe and teach the Kingdom of Heaven, you are a false prophet or false teacher.\nThese men teach, being born again, repentance from dead work, faith in God and the power of his Resurrection\nThey teach the Gospel of the Kingdom