without_you Posted April 3, 2019 Report Posted April 3, 2019 (edited) Can church songs and christian rock/music bring the spirit to you? I was listening to LDS radio on Pandora...and I had a warm feeling of happiness because of the lyrics and melody. The song is: Peace in Christ by McKenna Hixson. I'm wondering if there's a scriptural reference to this? I'm wondering if what I felt was from the Holy Spirit?! I'm just curious! Thank you ! Edited April 3, 2019 by without_you Quote
Jane_Doe Posted April 3, 2019 Report Posted April 3, 2019 Totally! The Spirit testifies of Truth, it doesn't matter if the person singing it is XYZ faith-- if it's Truth the Spirit will testify. I have an entire arsenal of Christian songs from all sorts of genres for all sorts of moods. Midwest LDS and without_you 2 Quote
unixknight Posted April 3, 2019 Report Posted April 3, 2019 Big fan of "I Can Only Imagine." It always puts me in a more spiritual place. without_you and Midwest LDS 2 Quote
Fether Posted April 3, 2019 Report Posted April 3, 2019 (edited) @without_you For someone like me who doesn’t really feel much emotion when the spirit comes, It’s hard sometimes to recognize the difference between the feelings I get while listening to the chorus of “hearts burst into flames” by Bullet for my Valentine and the feeling I get when i listen to “I can only imagine”. So if you are one of those people that never cries when the spirit comes or doesn’t naturally “feel the spirit” when singing hymns in church. I wouldn’t rely on emotions to dictate when the spirit is there. If I did that, I would be blasting Green Day, All That Remains and Avenged Sevenfold every Sunday. Edited April 3, 2019 by Fether without_you and unixknight 2 Quote
Guest MormonGator Posted April 3, 2019 Report Posted April 3, 2019 (edited) I think you can feel the Spirit in many places. Some of my most spiritual moments take place when I'm on top of Ben Hill Griffin stadium when it's completely empty (they keep it open for visitors). Sadly, some people can't comprehend you feeling spiritual in places where they don't. What is even sadder is them visually demanding you feel spiritual in places where they do and you don't. I'm sure it's the same with Christian rock/church songs. Edited April 3, 2019 by MormonGator Quote
without_you Posted April 4, 2019 Author Report Posted April 4, 2019 On 4/3/2019 at 1:29 AM, Jane_Doe said: Totally! The Spirit testifies of Truth, it doesn't matter if the person singing it is XYZ faith-- if it's Truth the Spirit will testify. I have an entire arsenal of Christian songs from all sorts of genres for all sorts of moods. Care to share a top ten artists lists? or a top ten song list? :):)😍 Quote
without_you Posted April 4, 2019 Author Report Posted April 4, 2019 I just wanted to make sure that what I'm feeling is not just emotions....but actually the Spirit. Quote
Guest Mores Posted April 6, 2019 Report Posted April 6, 2019 On 4/4/2019 at 1:36 AM, without_you said: I just wanted to make sure that what I'm feeling is not just emotions....but actually the Spirit. I don't intend to discourage, but it may still be emotions that you are feeling. But the two aren't mutually exclusive. Remember that the fruits of the Spirit include emotions like love, joy, peace, etc. So, it's not one or the other. It is often both. I just didn't want you to think every time you feel this way, that it necessarily means the Spirit is testifying truth to you. Only experience, prayer, and humility will teach you the difference. Keep searching, listening, asking. Quote
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