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I guess he just dropped by to say he has it, he's so special... 
(I mean: I have to make do with scripture and the illumination of the Holy Spirit)
(I mean: I have to make do with scripture and the illumination of the Holy Spirit)
I can't decide if this is a friendly tease or if you're just flat out trying to insult me. Though if it is an insult, then personal attacks are something I'm not going to tolerate.
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I know what you're talking about so don't worry about people who mock you. I have family members who don't serve The Lord who can pick up on things, like having discernment, and they also have prophetic dreams.
I've had similar experiences but I don't consider it a "gift" per say. I just think I'm more sensitive to these things. I'm not sure why some people are and some people aren't. Christians of all people should know that there's a spiritual world, and spiritual warfare going on that we don't see. But as for sensing things, what can we do but pray to God about it? I would try not to get too focused or involved in that realm and take it to God.
I've had similar experiences but I don't consider it a "gift" per say. I just think I'm more sensitive to these things. I'm not sure why some people are and some people aren't. Christians of all people should know that there's a spiritual world, and spiritual warfare going on that we don't see. But as for sensing things, what can we do but pray to God about it? I would try not to get too focused or involved in that realm and take it to God.
sorry; missed the last page of comments. presumed you were prescient. "sixth sense" is a fairly generic term.
to be honest, i don't think intuition/perceptivity/acumen/awareness is especially uncommon, or that it is accurately described as "sixth sense," or "high spiritual sensitivity" as wiccans, new-agers and other pagan spiritualists like to call it. as far as modern spiritualism goes, that is the 'participation award' of extra-sensory powers; the fortune-cookie description that fits just about everyone on the planet who is not completely humble about themselves and their cognition.
i'm not saying this to spite you or be harsh - just being real with you.
and as it relates to our faith - we rest in the assurance and promise of being given of the spirit of God - and we walk by it, not by flesh and written law. so it's not an alien thing to be 'sensitive to spiritual energy' to me - it is my very life.
i am glad to hear that you are aware of reality
to be honest, i don't think intuition/perceptivity/acumen/awareness is especially uncommon, or that it is accurately described as "sixth sense," or "high spiritual sensitivity" as wiccans, new-agers and other pagan spiritualists like to call it. as far as modern spiritualism goes, that is the 'participation award' of extra-sensory powers; the fortune-cookie description that fits just about everyone on the planet who is not completely humble about themselves and their cognition.
i'm not saying this to spite you or be harsh - just being real with you.
and as it relates to our faith - we rest in the assurance and promise of being given of the spirit of God - and we walk by it, not by flesh and written law. so it's not an alien thing to be 'sensitive to spiritual energy' to me - it is my very life.
The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing.
(John 6:63)
(John 6:63)
i am glad to hear that you are aware of reality
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So what you gonna do? Jinx me or something? Ooh... I'm scared!
...If such a thing as a sixth sense or third eye truly exists, it is not of God. Those who claim to practice such abilities are either deceivers, self-deceived, and/or under the power of demonic forces. Leviticus 19:31 says, "Do not rely on mediums and psychics, for you will be defiled by them. I, the Lord, am your God." Consulting spiritists is foolish and angers the Lord (2 Chronicles 33:6). Acting as a medium or psychic was punishable by death in the Old Testament (Leviticus 20:27).
The Bible tells us that the Holy Spirit of God has been given to each of us who has received salvation through faith in Christ (Romans 8:9-11). This Spirit will be our guide and teacher of all truth (John 16:13). For Christians, all spiritual leading and communication should come from God, through prayer and revelation from His Word. The only “sixth sense" we need is the Holy Spirit; everything else is counterfeit. But if we allow the Spirit to fill and control us (Ephesians 5:18), we will not be led astray by deceiving spirits.
Source: http://www.gotquestions.org/sixth-sense-third-eye.html
The Bible tells us that the Holy Spirit of God has been given to each of us who has received salvation through faith in Christ (Romans 8:9-11). This Spirit will be our guide and teacher of all truth (John 16:13). For Christians, all spiritual leading and communication should come from God, through prayer and revelation from His Word. The only “sixth sense" we need is the Holy Spirit; everything else is counterfeit. But if we allow the Spirit to fill and control us (Ephesians 5:18), we will not be led astray by deceiving spirits.
Source: http://www.gotquestions.org/sixth-sense-third-eye.html
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I'm sensitive myself and have had numerous 'experiences' not all of which were good...I now know the diff between this and how the Holy Spirit works.
I think you should try to understand that not all sensitivity to these things is coming from God. Before I became a Christian, things happened...things that touched me (physically), scared the wits out of me and just basically tried to have at me...mostly at night.
Interestingly, I never had any sort of occult activity in the home or personal interest...evil spirits are transferred down through family lines and it is imperative to understand that and they may even seem beneficial when all they really have in mind is destruction...the devil appears as an angel of light remember?
giving someone a pass because it sounds spiritual is really the wrong way to go IMO and making the statement that Christians 'should know' means nothing at all
what Christians actually should know, is how to tell the difference
Discernment is what is lacking so badly in most churches and even personally in the lives of Christians
I think you should try to understand that not all sensitivity to these things is coming from God. Before I became a Christian, things happened...things that touched me (physically), scared the wits out of me and just basically tried to have at me...mostly at night.
Interestingly, I never had any sort of occult activity in the home or personal interest...evil spirits are transferred down through family lines and it is imperative to understand that and they may even seem beneficial when all they really have in mind is destruction...the devil appears as an angel of light remember?
giving someone a pass because it sounds spiritual is really the wrong way to go IMO and making the statement that Christians 'should know' means nothing at all
what Christians actually should know, is how to tell the difference
Discernment is what is lacking so badly in most churches and even personally in the lives of Christians
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I decided to wait a few days to give people a chance to post. The common questions first: The ability I know I have is that I am sensitive to spiritual energy. Though I can't visually see them, I can feel that they are there.
They as in who?
Definately not from God if that is the case
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Not all sensitivity is coming from God? If we are Christians, and still happen to see something in the spiritual realm, who is to say what the reason is? You cannot discount every experience as one delving into something demonic when there are dimensions around us that we know nothing about. And Christians should know that.
There are spiritual things happening all the time, whether good or bad. More so with Christians than with normal people because the devil would attack Christians more than those just living their lives.
As for giving someone a pass, I was doing nothing of the sort. Based off his OP and the information provided, and assuming he's a Christian, you and I are both assuming what kind of spirits he is talking about and the reason for it; however, I'm not assuming he is delving into something demonic nor am I assuming that he likes these experiences or draws on them.
The OP can confirm or deny that, and if he did admit that he was delving into something willingly, then by all means it should be discouraged. So far all that has been said is that he senses things in a spiritual realm.
I agree Christians should know the difference but if you are sensitive to these things, you can feel the difference between a spirit of fear, or evil, and an anointing or peaceful spirit. Well, I assume you can because I can and God is not a respecter of persons.
I talk from my personal experience of seeing spirits which were not of God but were shown to me for a reason.
There are spiritual things happening all the time, whether good or bad. More so with Christians than with normal people because the devil would attack Christians more than those just living their lives.
As for giving someone a pass, I was doing nothing of the sort. Based off his OP and the information provided, and assuming he's a Christian, you and I are both assuming what kind of spirits he is talking about and the reason for it; however, I'm not assuming he is delving into something demonic nor am I assuming that he likes these experiences or draws on them.
The OP can confirm or deny that, and if he did admit that he was delving into something willingly, then by all means it should be discouraged. So far all that has been said is that he senses things in a spiritual realm.
I agree Christians should know the difference but if you are sensitive to these things, you can feel the difference between a spirit of fear, or evil, and an anointing or peaceful spirit. Well, I assume you can because I can and God is not a respecter of persons.
I talk from my personal experience of seeing spirits which were not of God but were shown to me for a reason.
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Well I guess I unsettled something.
thats right...all sensitivity to the spirit world does not come from God
Recall the slave girl that Paul exercised? She was telling the truth but it was a demon speaking through her
I did not count every experience as demonic...those are your words and you are being defensive
What Christians seem to NOT know, is that the devil PRETENDS to be light...the Bible teaches us that and Jesus warned us over and over about deception, yet Christians continue to traipse around in the clover like they have nothing to concern themself with
You are not telling me anything I don't know better then I wish I did
He isn't delving into something demonic...his so called gift was passed through the family line...he already has the demonic
The Holy Spirit gives spiritual gifts according to God's will...we don't inherit them anymore then we inherit belief in Christ
BTW, an evil spirit can manifest and give false peace...there are entire congregations under the demonci control of false shepherds and false prophets
You should know that if you are so sensitive...WOF for example, is a fine example of false teaching and doctrine and the words spoken by false prophets are from the devil...they never come true but people seem to just ignore it because they are high on false emotions engendered by their desire for the weird and unusual and they have forgotten to be aware to try the spirits
And it is only going to get worse
thats right...all sensitivity to the spirit world does not come from God
Recall the slave girl that Paul exercised? She was telling the truth but it was a demon speaking through her
I did not count every experience as demonic...those are your words and you are being defensive
What Christians seem to NOT know, is that the devil PRETENDS to be light...the Bible teaches us that and Jesus warned us over and over about deception, yet Christians continue to traipse around in the clover like they have nothing to concern themself with
You are not telling me anything I don't know better then I wish I did
He isn't delving into something demonic...his so called gift was passed through the family line...he already has the demonic
The Holy Spirit gives spiritual gifts according to God's will...we don't inherit them anymore then we inherit belief in Christ
BTW, an evil spirit can manifest and give false peace...there are entire congregations under the demonci control of false shepherds and false prophets
You should know that if you are so sensitive...WOF for example, is a fine example of false teaching and doctrine and the words spoken by false prophets are from the devil...they never come true but people seem to just ignore it because they are high on false emotions engendered by their desire for the weird and unusual and they have forgotten to be aware to try the spirits
And it is only going to get worse
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I am always annoyed at Christians who think they know everything and put God in a box because they either haven't experienced something personally, or they haven't a revelation of what the Word says about it. It's close enough to blaspheming the Holy Spirit because you say something against something you have no idea about.
I didn't say you were counting every experience as demonic; I said you cannot. And "you" doesn't always mean you personally so please don't take it as such. What you DID say is that Christians should be able to tell the difference when I was mentioning something entirely different, and that is that Christians should know that there is a spiritual realm and warfare going on in dimensions we cannot see, and not to mock someone who experiences such.
As for the reason for being able to "sense" things, no one will know but God and maybe the person He is showing something to.
Are you actually saying that someone who can sense spirits has a demonic gift? Do you know that a lot of Christian ministers and prophets, and people with spiritual gifts can often sense things in that realm?
God does give gifts to whomever He will, and that means gifts of vision, prophecy, prayer, casting out demons, dreams... And most of the times, that also means one can sense and see things in a spiritual realm that others cannot. If you have never experienced it, you cannot speak of it. If you have experienced it, maybe you haven't been given the reason for it, but some have and do know.
I don't know what WOF is.
And btw, if you have a close relationship with God, I am fairly certain you know the difference between a false peace and a real one. If not, you simply take it to God, as I mentioned in my first post. Perhaps you are meaning to talk to people who are new Christians and don't know the Word to be able to check what is right or wrong?
When God wanted something to happen in Ahab's day, He sent a lying spirit. He sent an evil spirit to trouble Saul. Devils were hanging around and following Jesus.
Do you think these are the only examples where God would be working in the spiritual realm, even in this day? After all, God is Spirit...
What about the young man whose eyes were opened to see the chariots and horses?
I have seen people who have had demons cast out. I have seen people who have had their lives transformed, literally from the gutter. Spirits gone and lives changed. Addictions gone and not only that but a clean, new look in their eyes that cannot be faked. It amazes me that any Christian would not have a life which has spiritual things happening all the time in it.
I have had cases where people have come at me with a certain kind of spirit, and then God takes it from them and changes the whole situation.
I believe that sicknesses and diseases are spirits, and I have seen people delivered of them. I know some Christians don't agree about that but it doesn't bother me.
As as for sensing and seeing things, I have walked into houses and felt things, had things swoop at me that were not physical, have lived in houses that had disembodied voices and a feeling of fear and noises, seen many more things. It is not a demonic gift or sensitivity. It just simply is, and it proves the power and care of God to deliver a believer out of such situations, and to come in and change the atmosphere of a home to one of peace and sweetness. I know personally that God can cos He has done it for me. And that is all I can testify about.
I didn't say you were counting every experience as demonic; I said you cannot. And "you" doesn't always mean you personally so please don't take it as such. What you DID say is that Christians should be able to tell the difference when I was mentioning something entirely different, and that is that Christians should know that there is a spiritual realm and warfare going on in dimensions we cannot see, and not to mock someone who experiences such.
As for the reason for being able to "sense" things, no one will know but God and maybe the person He is showing something to.
Are you actually saying that someone who can sense spirits has a demonic gift? Do you know that a lot of Christian ministers and prophets, and people with spiritual gifts can often sense things in that realm?
God does give gifts to whomever He will, and that means gifts of vision, prophecy, prayer, casting out demons, dreams... And most of the times, that also means one can sense and see things in a spiritual realm that others cannot. If you have never experienced it, you cannot speak of it. If you have experienced it, maybe you haven't been given the reason for it, but some have and do know.
I don't know what WOF is.
And btw, if you have a close relationship with God, I am fairly certain you know the difference between a false peace and a real one. If not, you simply take it to God, as I mentioned in my first post. Perhaps you are meaning to talk to people who are new Christians and don't know the Word to be able to check what is right or wrong?
When God wanted something to happen in Ahab's day, He sent a lying spirit. He sent an evil spirit to trouble Saul. Devils were hanging around and following Jesus.
Do you think these are the only examples where God would be working in the spiritual realm, even in this day? After all, God is Spirit...
What about the young man whose eyes were opened to see the chariots and horses?
I have seen people who have had demons cast out. I have seen people who have had their lives transformed, literally from the gutter. Spirits gone and lives changed. Addictions gone and not only that but a clean, new look in their eyes that cannot be faked. It amazes me that any Christian would not have a life which has spiritual things happening all the time in it.
I have had cases where people have come at me with a certain kind of spirit, and then God takes it from them and changes the whole situation.
I believe that sicknesses and diseases are spirits, and I have seen people delivered of them. I know some Christians don't agree about that but it doesn't bother me.
As as for sensing and seeing things, I have walked into houses and felt things, had things swoop at me that were not physical, have lived in houses that had disembodied voices and a feeling of fear and noises, seen many more things. It is not a demonic gift or sensitivity. It just simply is, and it proves the power and care of God to deliver a believer out of such situations, and to come in and change the atmosphere of a home to one of peace and sweetness. I know personally that God can cos He has done it for me. And that is all I can testify about.
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It was a short, dark figure of a man walking past the doorway, slowly enough that I could see him, and when I turned and looked at him, he turned and looked at me and his face was sheepish. It wasn't a demonic spirit apparition like one would imagine though of course it wasn't a "good" spirit. It didn't look like a standard evil thing, and I didn't feel scared, I was just shocked to see it.
I have my thoughts about what kind it was and the reason I happened to see it, because of what it coincided with at the time. I did ask God about it because it was so strange. But because there are still things happening with regards to it, I won't say.
I have my thoughts about what kind it was and the reason I happened to see it, because of what it coincided with at the time. I did ask God about it because it was so strange. But because there are still things happening with regards to it, I won't say.
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Upon reflection, I'd like to address these two points I made. The first, I am not meaning you specifically, you mentioned you must have unsettled something, and I am explaining why I seem to get annoyed in my posts, more so when it seems that people are questioning other's experiences.
On the second point, I do agree that discernment is needed about whether something is of God or not. But I also believe if someone is a Christian, born again, then any experience they may have with the spiritual realm is in the hands of God, and for His will.
Anyway, I didn't mean to come across so harsh in my post, I have to watch that because I know I do, I can see it myself. Sorry.
God bless
On the second point, I do agree that discernment is needed about whether something is of God or not. But I also believe if someone is a Christian, born again, then any experience they may have with the spiritual realm is in the hands of God, and for His will.
Anyway, I didn't mean to come across so harsh in my post, I have to watch that because I know I do, I can see it myself. Sorry.
God bless
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What is natural to a Christian? Reading the Word, hearing the Word and experiencing the Word. We can know something, and then we can REALLY know and understand something.
Knowledge itself can be a combination and process, line upon line, precept upon precept. Likewise, in revelation, milk before meat. That's a great topic for a thread: knowledge, experience and revelation.
Knowledge itself can be a combination and process, line upon line, precept upon precept. Likewise, in revelation, milk before meat. That's a great topic for a thread: knowledge, experience and revelation.