Show(wo)manship & Emotions

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Sister Vinessa D'Sa wrote:
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> spirit of God makes them do.  The Bible gives us many examples as you
> must be aware of people singing, dancing, clapping, shouting in the
> spirit...
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And those would be??

I see scripture for singing, shouting, dancing, clapping; but if by*in the
spirit* you mean "in the Spirit" as in under the power and/or influence of
the Holy Spirit, then I will have to ask you for some references.  These
things, especially singing, are mentioned numerous times in the History of
the Children of Israel, but it was never mentioned to be 'in the Spirit' as
if some Divine Manifestation.  It is stated matter-of-factly as a human
manifestation.  IOW, while it may be prompted by a spiritual motivation,
there is never mentioned a particular Spiritual influence.  It is not
mentioned in scripture as an ecstatic experience. Here is what I have found
on this topic.


Exhortations to worship that can be understood

(1 Cor 14:15-16 KJV)  "What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I
will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I
will sing with the understanding also. {16} Else when thou shalt bless with
the spirit, how shall he that occupieth the room of the unlearned say Amen
at thy giving of thanks, seeing he understandeth not what thou sayest?"

Notice that it is "with" the spirit.  There are no scriptures in the NT
which indicated that the Church ever 'danced in the spirit/Spirit', or
'shouted in the spirit/Spirit' or 'clapped in the spirit/Spirit' or even
'sang in the spirit/Spirit'.  There are no examples of the NT Church
dancing or singing at all.  In Acts 2 the people thought that they were
drunken, which can indicate some ecstatic actions, but it is not explicit
explained.  Also, not once is it ever mentioned that anyone was ever 'slain
in the spirit/Spirit' or 'laughed in the spirit/Spirit'.

Kathy (earnestly contending for the truth) Dimick
Falkville, Alabama
kdimick@colsa.com
kedimick@hotmail.com
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"For to me to live is Christ"