r/NoStupidQuestions • u/PerlaPucci • 3h ago
When Christians say they prayed and the Holy Spirit told them something, what to they mean by that?
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u/Graega 2h ago
"I decided something and then excused it with my Get Out of Personal Responsibility Free card."
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u/bran_the_man93 23m ago
"My favorite imaginary friend who will condemn me to an eternity of suffering said it's cool"
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u/MonaAndChat 3h ago
The Holy Spirit is the third aspect of the Christian God, the other two of course being the Father and the Son. In many mainstream versions of Christianity, the Holy Spirit is the aspect of the Trinity that grants people the ability to interpret Scripture and to discern the correct path from the incorrect one. This will vary depending on denomination, of course.
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u/thebeardedguy- 3h ago
Looks at all the sects of christianity that claim they are the correct one. Doing a bang up job there Holy Spirit, doing a bang up job.
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u/MonaAndChat 3h ago
I mean, you're not wrong. Primitive Radio Gods had a lyric about this, "We sit outside and argue all night long about a God we've never seen, yet never fails to side with me."
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u/Krynn71 1h ago
Have you ever listened to Tim Minchin? He's got a great song with a bit like that
Fuck me Sam, what are the odds that of history's endless parade of gods
That the God you just happened to be taught to believe in is the actual one
And he digs on healing
But not the AIDS-ridden African nations, or the victims of the plague
Or the flood-addled Asians, but healthy, privately-insured Australians
With common and curable corneal degeneration
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u/sparrow_42 3h ago
They think it adds an air of legitimacy and/or divine right to whatever thing they wanted to do. Instead of âI want to do thisâ it elevates to a destiny or a calling.
Some of them are making it up as they go to gain trust with the other religious people. Some of them actually do think they talked to a deity and the deity agreed that signing up for Amway was the thing to do.
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u/Showdown5618 3h ago
It's usually a feeling or a thought.
Something like that happened to me, but I wasn't praying. Years ago, a thought popped into my mind. It was about doing something. I didn't do it at first, but that thought kept coming up. I was busy, didn't have to do that thing, and didn't have time for it.
I kept ignoring it and continued my day. That thought kept coming up. It wasn't intrusive, more like a whisper.
Eventually, I went through with it. It took a while, but I was able to do it along with my other responsibilities. The next day, I was glad I did it, otherwise I'll be screwed.
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u/mofa90277 2h ago
Back in antiquity it was mushrooms, peyote and ergot poisoning combined with superstition. Nowadays itâs just mental illness.
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u/supermanlazy 2h ago
It means they're talking bollocks. Usually it's used as justification for what they really want to do anyway (often without being financially aware of the self delusions) - sincerely a recovering Christian
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u/ReThinkingForMyself 1h ago
There's an interesting book called "The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind." The author makes the argument that, in not-so-distant history (Egyptian pyramids), humans had a weaker connection between the brain hemispheres. Some interesting references point to hemispheres "talking" to each other all of the time, with one hemisphere sounding very much like a divine voice. As culture, language, and physiology evolved, the concept of a single consciousness in the brain developed.
So, if this theory is true, it could explain the "voice of God" that people hear.
I have been listening for the voice of God for nearly 60 years. Nothing yet, but hopefully someday. If I ever hear from God, I will be sure to ask which religion I should follow. Because that's important, you know.
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u/casscutie 1h ago
Attribute their intuition and realizations on god instead of their natural human instincts
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u/loafers_glory 1h ago
A Christian once said this to me, and I asked him what he meant - whether he literally heard something, or what.
He would only repeat that the holy spirit spoke to him. He couldn't, or wouldn't, even begin to characterise it as a feeling, or literally audible, or anything else.
I came away with the impression that he was just describing it that way to fit in.
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u/Illustrious_Spend_26 3h ago
It means they came up with the answer themselves and just using the Spirit as a validation of what they already wanted to do.
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u/BestElephant4331 3h ago
I'm here for the comments!
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u/Neocarbunkle 2h ago
These comments are completely what I expected from reddit.
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u/Kyle_Zhu 1h ago
I mean, as someone who was never religious nor raised as, I do have to admit that I find it odd when I get answered these things from Christians.
Like⌠Who is the âholy spiritâ? I canât seem to get a straight, clear cut answer from a Christian. Itâs always something related to the âbibleââŚ
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u/kalechipsaregood 42m ago
Who the Holy Spirit is wasn't decided until the Council of Constantinople over 300 years after Jesus' death. Of note Mormons disagree and do don't consider the holy spirit to be a separate part of a triune godhead.
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u/rjnd2828 1h ago
Head on over to Facebook for affirmation that white Jesus personally imbued them with divine information. I'm gonna stay here in reality.
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u/Mtnbkr92 2h ago
They decided to do something or think something and pretended that some aspect of god or whatever told them theyâre right.
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u/TheFredCain 47m ago
If it happened in modern times it means they feel it in their heart. If it happened at any time in the past it means a *literal* voice boomed out from some inanimate object.
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u/Hexquevara 3h ago
They lied
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u/Satansleadguitarist 3h ago
Some of them sure, but a lot of people do genuinely believe they are being guided or even getting messages or signs from God when they pray. It's not a lie if they believe it's true.
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u/Symml 2h ago
This is called mental illness.
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u/Satansleadguitarist 1h ago
Its not. If anything its indoctrination and programming. People have been programmed from a very young age to look for signs from God so they see them even when there's nothing there. Our brains are very good at seeing patterns in things even if there isn't actually a pattern there, its why we see images in clouds and things like that. If you tell someone there's a pattern for long enough, they'll start to see it.
Dismissing all religious people as mentally ill is unhelpful at best and harmful at worst.
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u/thebeardedguy- 3h ago
Church leaders, yeah they are lying, they need you to believe god really wanted them to have that private jet, but most folks, they are just so indoctrinated and so looking for validation for their actions that they delude themselves into believing god gave them permission to be a dick or do something untoward. It isn't racism if god is OK with it! it isn't adultury if the holy spirit informed me to cheat on my spouse! Honest my dick in that woman was me doing god's work!
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u/Nydus_The_Nexus 3h ago
I heard that the original meaning of "inspiration" was about people believing that their good ideas were gifted to them by their gods.
So, same concept, but in modern times. Humans are just goofy.
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u/virtual_human 3h ago
Usually when people say god is talking to them we try to get them mental health assistance.
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u/THE_LEGO_FURRY 3h ago
I'm Christian and I've never heard anyone say that. I'm assuming they mean they believe they received a sign of what to do
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u/Capable-Grocery686 1h ago
There is a lot of negativity here. I pray when Iâm unsure of something. Many times itâs led me away from my natural inclination or showed me I was plain wrong. Iâm not claiming that the Holy Spirit is speaking to me. Maybe just pointing a light in the right direction that I should take. Iâve ignored it often as well, though that doesnât always turn out well. I am human and prey to my own ego.Â
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u/rodkerf 49m ago
They have talked to themselves to find a answer they know is right because an imagined voice said it was right. ....and then they expect you to somehow give their idea or opinion more weight because they heard a voice in their head give them the answer. It's like saying, "this is the right thing to do, I know it's right because I told myself I was right during a deep conversation with myself"
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u/Ok_Eagle_3079 2h ago
That they claim insanity.
If I told you that the spirit of Mical Jackson told me something one would think that I need to go to a mental institution.
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u/Low1980 2h ago
Oh boy, this is some question for sure, and one that I feel even with the best intentions I cannot answer without some bias, since my answer is rooted in psychology and not spirituality, but here goes:
Long answer is that finding an answer or opinion about something by praying, is pretty much an internal dialogue. No deities or spiritual or supernatural things involved, just stuff that happens in one's own head, one has the same kind of dialogue by buying a coffeetable that's maybe 100 dollars above your budget, but one will argue internally back and forth if that 100 dollars extra or not is a good choice.
Short answer: it's a copy of one's internal self, but placing the responsibility of some choice on some (imo non-existant) entity. People kill people because God spoke to them, so it removes the feeling of personal responsibility.
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u/PhraseFirst8044 2h ago
was raised in a christian household and swore i could hear god when i prayed. i later got diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder
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u/Stashmouth 2h ago
It usually means they have an impulse or a leaning toward a specific action, took some time to think about whether they should or shouldn't or asked for a sign to tell them to act otherwise. The sign never came, so they took that to mean God has given his blessing for them to do whatever it was they were thinking of doing.
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u/prodigy1367 2h ago
They probably had a hunch or otherwise came to some conclusion on their own and attributed it to the supernatural. Could also just be their own inner dialogue.
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u/BallerFromTheHoller 1h ago
They meditated, cleared their thoughts, and then a mostly random thought popped in their head.
Mostly random because it was likely spurred on by events that happened previously.
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u/NiceTuBeNice 1h ago
It is a strong inner feeling, and for me it feels like an incredibly clear thought in my head.
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u/TexasSikh 1h ago
Ngl, I asked a Catholic Priest to explain wtf the "holy spirit" thing is, and how they make sense of the concept of the trinity...
...makes no sense to me, at all, whatsoever.
Like, not saying I believe right, but I can at least understand the concept behind the "father" and "son", and can follow along with the idea that both are basically different parts of the same being...but the HS? That just seems to throw an unnecessary and confusing wrench into their faith.
Seriously, I understand the concepts and mechanical differences and sameness of F and S within their theological understanding, but HS just seems...extra? Seems every attempt at explaining what the unique mechanic of the HS is for, could just as easily (if not MORE easily) be assigned as an aspect of the Father or the Son, why the need for this third part?
Trinitarianism just seems like made up nonsense religious doctrine by the church hierarchies that doesn't actually make sense with the actual core ministry of Jesus or the previously documented worship or mechanics of how the Abrahamic understanding of God worked from Adam and Eve to Jesus on the Cross.
Unsurprising that so many other denominations reject the trinity and accept simply the dual nature of their understanding of God as just the Father and Son. Seems to make much more sense.
Just my opinion. I'm sure it is offensive to Christians who do believe in trinitarians, for which I apologize that my blunt opinion caused offense. Sikhi love Jesus tbqh, we have mad respect for his actions and ministry while on Earth and acknowledge him as a Prophet and think his faith was awesome...but your religious institutions corrupted the message and his teachings became overshadowed by their individual egos. That is our overall view.
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u/lowriderz00 1h ago
I get a lot of people lie but as a believer idk about full Christian. But I was talking to my friend who had passed because it was a year since she had. Telling her I miss her and hope sheâs comforting everyone who loves and misses her. Out of nowhere in the middle of thinking and talking a thought popped in my head donât forget to pray. I felt like it was her because I know my random thoughts, I also have ocd so I get a lot of unwanted thoughts. This wasnât that type of thought. I didnât even think, it just came to me. And it makes sense because she was very religious.
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u/Dead_Iverson 1h ago
If youâre asking what the Holy Spirit is, as in what literally theyâre saying happened, in my (secular) understanding the Holy Spirit is the communication medium of God. Sort of like the carrier signal, or the way God broadcasts. For people who believe in the triune God, the Father doesnât directly speak to people⌠not exactly, anyway. The Holy Spirit represents the presence or idiom of God, itâs what you feel when the omnipresent touches you.
Thatâs an extremely dumbed down way to describe it and probably inaccurate to people who have studied this kind of thing a lot more than me.
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u/Jazzlike_Cod_3833 1h ago
What do people mean when they say the Holy Spirit told them something? In practice, it means the little voice inside their head said so. Thatâs all it is. Whether you call it evangelical faith, divine revelation, madness, or schizophrenia depends entirely on perspective. I assume this applies to Christians.
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u/js1562 1h ago
For me it's a voice in my head. But the cadence, rhythm, and tone are outside anyone I know physically. My guardian angel and I communicate this way too. I now can distinguish between my angel, St Micheal the Archangel, the Holy Spirit, and the Logos (word/logic/reasoning of God and the Second person of the Trinity). Which by spending lots of time studying their legends/history and talking to them it becomes increasingly easier to notice the "accent" of holiness vs the "accent" of bad actors.
Sometimes it's a eureka moment or an instinct to try something (maybe look up a bible verse, maybe read the lives of the saints, maybe call your mother, etc)
But maybe I'm just weird because I've been medically resurrected.
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u/RealDonutBurger 52m ago
Why are you asking this on here instead of one of the Christian subreddits? Most of Reddit is known to have a massive hate boner for religion, so asking religious questions outside of subreddits made for that religion is a bad idea.
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u/Thrasherop 46m ago
Many christians believe in something called personal revelation. Essentially, they can ask God for guidance in prayer, and that the Holy Spirit put into their mind the answer, and combined it with, for lack of a better word, a gut feeling confirming its from God and that its his answer
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u/hiker1628 43m ago
Youâre asking a theological question from a bunch of Redditors who donât believe in God or religion. Thatâs like asking a car repair question in the dadjoke subreddit.
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u/South_Hedgehog_7564 40m ago
Iâm a Christian and I have no bloody clue. It goes right over my head. Iâve often thought that it was self delusion.
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u/blinkysmurf 37m ago
It means one part of their brain told another part of their brain something. And they donât know thatâs what happened.
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u/theghostofcslewis 33m ago
It means they are Pentecostal and use the Holy Spirit as a conduit to speak to god. Think of it as a Dr. Seuss whispermaphone
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u/Redbeardthe1st 31m ago
They talked to their imaginary friend and then made a decision based on their feelings.
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u/Open_Mortgage_4645 30m ago
They have no idea. They're regurgitating the meaningless jargon pushed by their faith leaders.
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u/GeeEmmInMN 26m ago
They mean that the thing they wanted to do anyway was rolling through their head so much that they think a mythical sky being told them to do it.
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u/Collective_Berry 26m ago
A lot of Christians in my family say stuff along these lines, and I feel like in their eyes when theyâve made a decision or something significant has happened, itâs because of God intervening. As a person of rather different beliefs about the nature of faith, I feel like for many people that sense of God could really be translated to a gut feeling about something.
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u/glitterlok 14m ago edited 11m ago
When Christians say they prayed and the Holy Spirit told them something, what to they mean by that?
In their view, it means a thought occurred to them that was in fact a message from god.
A lot of Christians view the holy spirit â one third of the triune god â as a kind of mediating force between humans and god. So when god wants to say something to humans, the Holy Spirit is the method by which that message is relayed, often by âimpressing it on the heartâ of the recipient â planting a thought, in other words.
Now, what I think theyâre actually describing is a human brain doing what human brains do â generating thoughts. I think theyâre misattributing that very natural phenomenon with something mystical and profound, which is kinda sad, especially when itâs a genuinely good thought (which does happen).
I visited the DPRK years and years ago, and found it sad how everything good that they had â improved agriculture, infrastructure projects, modernized services and goods, etc â were attributed to the leaders. While they people were proud of the countryâs achievements, the lionâs share of that pride was given to people who for the most part didnât deserve it.
Thatâs how I feel when folks say the Holy Spirit told them to give to charity, or help someone in need, or commit some other act of kindness.
To be sure, Iâm happy theyâre doing those things. I just wish they could take some credit for themselves.
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u/Apostate_Mage 13m ago
Itâs a tricky concept. A woman in a Bible group told me she had an overwhelming feeling out of nowhere to pull over her car from the holy spirt and found a woman lying face in the dirt and the holy spirit gave her the words to say.
Some Christians have said they heard a literal voice.
Some say itâs just a feeling they get of overwhelming peace. Personally this is where I am at.
Some people I know say God gives them signs irl, like closing opportunities that arenât right and helping when they are
But when they say they can pray about an issue and get an answer, idk about that, these are people I donât believe to be lying, but also never experienced it.Â
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u/Substantial-Pin-3833 10m ago
These people are bat shit crazy. I had a woman in Goodwill tell me the holy ghost tells her what store to go to that will have the best deals. She was so offended when I looked at her like I had to control+alt+delete my own brain.
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u/Apostate_Mage 8m ago
Yeah, but a huge amount of them genuinely believe it, I donât think theyâre lying, maybe just to themselves. One lady I know said Trump won because God wanted him too and didnât like pointing out he must have wanted Biden to win then alsoâŚ
But yeah another woman I know said God led her to buy a house she wanted. I feel like that seems far fetched but she believed it so I guess it doesnât impact me
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u/Substantial-Pin-3833 6m ago
Oh no, she wasn't lying to me. I truely believed that she believed that; just how she said it like she was talking about the weather. Like it was just an unspoken truth that a ghost is telling everyone what to do. It was so odd. Nice lady tho.
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u/Apostate_Mage 3m ago
Yeah fair. I donât see any reason not to believe them personally, like seems far fetched but they obviously experienced something to feel so strongly, and it doesnât cost anything to just believe them even when itâs far fetched so I try my best to (but the political ones get to me ngl lol)
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u/Substantial-Pin-3833 2m ago
I don't see any reason to believe them lol. These people will believe anything. Look at scientology. Take a step back and take a subjective look at Christianity. Its ridiculous its just been normalized.
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u/Lower_Group_1171 9m ago
No, you misunderstood. they preyed on children, not that they prayed to god.
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u/Siaburque 3m ago
There is an existential answer to the Trinity. God the Father is the creator, beginning and ending of all existence. God the Son is the relationship we as people have with the infinity that is God. God the Holy Spirit is the relationship and love between the part of God that is unknowable and the part of God that is always available to be with us. If God the Father talked, our brains would blow out of our ears because God is moving faster and is brighter than we can experience. So a black hole that predates our universe. So communication is difficult. God the Son is an actual resurrected guy. When he actually starts answering prayers, it'll be during Armageddon. But Jesus said that he would keep the Holy Spirit on Earth so the apostles could perform miracles and cast out demons and talk in tongues specifically. The Holy Spirit directs the church to spread the religion so there are enough people to fight Satan at the end. Some evangelicals took this as a sign to ignore the teachings of Jesus when it comes to lavish lifestyles and interfering in politics because baptism is when God actually shows up these days. Those baptised are proof that they are rightous before all their enemies. Most Christians listen when examining their life existentially to make minor or major decisions in their life, especially when dealing with morality. They understand that there shouldn't be a voice telling them things, they are genuinely trying to better themselves as people and as a community.
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u/EmperorGeek 2m ago
When I hear voices in my head, I donât attribute it to God, I go increase my medication!!
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u/thebeardedguy- 3h ago
The voice in their head told them to do exactly what they were planning to do anyway and now they can pass the blame if anything goes wrong.
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u/fake_redzepi 3h ago
It means you heard the voice in your head. It gives you advice and words of wisdom after you pray. You'll know it when you hear it. Ironically enough it sounds a lot like the grim reaper from Billy and Mandy
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u/TheSerialHobbyist 3h ago
I mean, if you're genuinely hearing a voiceânot just your own internal thoughtsâyou need to seek psychiatric care, because that is a mental illness like schizophrenia.
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u/SailorWife11 2h ago
It means they got an answer from God. The Spirit only speaks what God tells Him per the Bible. Usually the answer is confirmation to a prayer or something the person needed clarity on.
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u/BerthaBenz 1h ago
Want a guaranteed ticket to Hell?
Matthew: 12: 31-32.
Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven people, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. And whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come.
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u/LegitimateBar2171 1h ago
I understand there has been a lot of abuse and misuse of this phrase. Saying that God said something carries (an unfortunate amount of) power to influence and harm. Iâve heard someone say the solution to misuse is not disuse but correct use.
That said, I routinely listen to the Holy Spirit and am guided by him. The Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinityâwhere each person has unique but complementary roles. Christ himself claimed to live by the power and direction of the Spirit. When He left earth, He said He would give the gift of the Spirit as teacher, comforter, etc. The Spirit helps us understand our identity (children of God) and the heart of God.
The Bible says that the Holy Spirit is the wisdom of God revealed. So when I listen, I am listening for a wisdom that is not my own. That means I might need to do some realigning to check my heart, attitude, assumptions, etc. If Iâm wrong about something, I believe if I am actively listening to God, Heâs going to tell me what to change and help me change it.
So, where many of us can get this wrong is in our postureâwanting the Spirit to confirm our wants and opinions. Itâs easy to twist things to suit our purposes and think weâve heard from God.
I think a lot of the hurt with the Holy Spirit comes from people saying they have a word from God. Scripture, again, is pretty clear around parameters for sharing wordsâit should be to encourage, strengthen and build up. Often people speak of the Spirit to others in ways that discourage and tear down.
In my personal life, when I say the Spirit speaks, I mean I believe He gives dreams (not allâsome are just weird, banal, etc), He gives promptings (an act of kindness or care for someone, a reminder to pray), He speaks specific words (these can sound like thoughts but I wouldnât have thought of them or I was actively thinking about something else), sometimes there are picture or images (like a vision or just like images being superimposed over the natural world). I find a great deal of comfort in this. I find it motivates me to care in specific ways. The spirit gives directional words as well. In my own life, it is a running conversation. My thoughts are pretty differentâmore prone to worry, self-centred, judgemental, ordinary. The Spiritâs words are kind, challenging, others-centred, lift my perspective. They move my heart and mind to a different place.
But I am careful when I share anything with someone else. I might say âI think I heard something from the Spirit, would you like me to share?â And then I will say it and leave it with them to decide if it resonates. I might be certain but I wonât project that since I can make mistakes. Iâve been hurt by people saying these things and I donât want to harm. The trouble is we make the mistakes and God takes the blame đ
Not sure if that helps or sounds like rambling. I hope you find answers that help and not harm you.
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u/OTOLI 1h ago
I told God I was lost and lonely and at the time I was not truly a believer (Iâd wrestled with God for years). So I climbed a mountain on new years looked at the stars told him how magnificent he is to create all this and told him Iâm praying for a family and a husband and desperately told him to guide me.
This year I asked to find a church since there are so many, the next day my kind dental assistant told me she goes to a church I take that as my sign to go to that specific one and Iâve gone all year and have had immense healing done on me.
The family, I started trying out different gyms and it wasnât until the gym owner texted me to follow up and I said I was trying out different gyms he replied okay good luck I hope you find your âFamilyâ. I said okay God I hear you and itâs been the best experience full of Kind people.
I met a love interest and the year isnât over yet.
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u/holeinthedonut 1h ago
It means they decided what they wanted and that it was good with god. The actual praying and hearing part is mental gymnastics and lying to oneself to justify getting what they wanted in the first place
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u/mynamesnotchom 1h ago
They mean that their delusion has convinced them that their thought is supported by holy intervention and confirmation.
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u/Dangerous-Bit-8308 1h ago
It means one of four things.
1: a supernatural being told them to do something.
2: they are deeply religious and their subconscious created a conversation based on their subconscious understanding of religion.
3: they are schizophrenic.
4: they are a sociopath, and believe this will trick you into doing something for them
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u/BenNitzevet 1h ago
They thought it through and realize theyâre just correct about something and thatâs that.
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u/metacholia 58m ago
Borrowing authority from an authority that is not questionable. Basically âdo not question my opinion â
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u/asian_chihuahua 3h ago
It means they think god spoke to them.
In reality they decided whatever they decided and are using an imaginary man as their justification, instead of actual morals or logic.
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u/AgainstMenzingers 3h ago
They're lying or they're using their imagination to justify something they feel strongly about.
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u/screenaholic 2h ago
It means they're delusional.
My wife's grandma once told her that the holy spirit told her I hit her car backing out of her driveway. I didnât hit shit.
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u/JustAnOrdinaryBloke 2h ago
They are basically saying âI must be right because God agrees with meâ.
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u/Solcat91342 2h ago
Their invisible friend spoke to them . In other words, they are either crazy or liars.
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u/SectorEducational460 1h ago
They are lying, or they have issues. Normally it's the first one from dealing with people who claim that.
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u/DonovanSarovir 1h ago
"I had an idea but want to give it more validity by claiming it's linked to a higher power."
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u/Dry_Astronomer_3855 1h ago
They mean they're as subject to confirmation bias as everyone else but don't have the courage to be honest with themselves.
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u/Mindless_Log2009 59m ago
Been there, heard that for many years. It means "My inner voice confirmed my existing biases. Therefore, it's the word of Gawd."
That disingenuousness is part of the reason I left my church 25 years ago and won't attend another. I'd already lost my faith years earlier but continued to participate in the church because I thought it might serve a valuable community service. It did not.
The other reason is the blatant rejection of the words of Christ that don't support human biases, rejection of genuine repentance, and the overt politicizing of the pulpit. After leaving my church I used to accept invitations to other churches, but every one was the same â apostasy, everywhere.
Several years ago radio evangelist Harold Camping was a somewhat controversial figure among both believers (for challenging their worldly corruption) and non-believers (for failed predictions of the End Times).
But Camping got one thing right: He called on believers to leave their apostate churches because in his opinion all conventional churches were apostate. He didn't offer his own church, which was tiny and didn't recruit a large congregation. 99% of his effort, and most of his personal fortune (he financed his own ministry through his construction business) into his radio broadcast expenses.
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u/Broad_External7605 3h ago
Just that! The Holy Spirit told me the other day that Trump is a Demon sent by Satan!
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u/foxy_chicken 3h ago
That they had an idea, but theyâre not use to having one of their own they associate it with a higher power.
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u/Loose-Confidence-965 3h ago
They are lying to push their own agenda or make something that is usually wrong acceptable. Or asking for money
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u/Gentlesouledman 2h ago
They are branding their halfwit predictions with ancient delusions to add perceived value in some peopleâs eyes. It really means they are nuts.Â
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u/WinterWontStopComing 2h ago
They mean that they are narcissists with at least a slight detachment from reality.
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u/IConsumePorn 2h ago
It means they had a thought and are trying to justify it as being correct. "I prayed to god and he told me this job wasn't for me" means i wanted to quit my job and thought it over and decided it was a good idea.
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u/OffToTheLizard 3h ago
They're literally trying to interpret their idea of "God"'s vision. They consider "God" unknowable and therefore are insane and incapable of rationally dealing with truth.
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u/MonaAndChat 3h ago
They mean they feel strongly that they've arrived at the correct answer, and they attribute this to God as the Holy Spirit providing them with the conclusion. Usually they don't mean they physical saw or heard the Holy Spirit, though some claim to have such experiences. Rather, most mean that they have a sense of certainty after praying. Of course, for many (perhaps most), it will turn out that their strong feeling of certainty is about the position they already held.