Is being slain in the Spirit biblical? | GotQuestions.org

Today's question is, is being slain in the Spirit biblical? In this video I'll answer that question from a biblical perspective.

Then afterwards, as always, I'll share some helpful resources, so stick around until the end.

Most commonly, being slain in the Spirit happens when a minister lays hands on someone and that person collapses to the floor, supposedly overcome by the power of the

Holy Spirit. Those who practice slaying in the Spirit use biblical passages that talk about people becoming as dead—Revelation 1, verse 17—or a falling upon their face—Daniel 8, verses 17 -18.

However, there are a number of contrasts between this biblical falling on one's face and the practice of being slain in the

Spirit. First, the biblical falling down was a person's reaction to what he saw in a vision or in an event beyond ordinary happenings, such as at the transfiguration of Christ—Matthew 17, verse 6.

In the unbiblical practice of being slain in the Spirit, the person responds to another's touch or the motion of the speaker's arm.

Second, the biblical instances were few and far between, and they occurred only rarely in the lives of a few people.

In the slain -in -the -Spirit phenomenon, falling down is a repeated event and an experience that happens to many.

And third, in the biblical instances, the people fall upon their face in awe at either what or whom they see.

In the slain -in -the -Spirit counterfeit, they fall backwards, either in response to the wave of the speaker's arm or as a result of a church leader's touch or push in some cases.

We are not claiming that all examples of being slain in the Spirit are fakes or responses to a touch or push.

Many people claim to experience an energy or a force that causes them to fall back.

However, we find no biblical basis for this concept. Yes, there may be some energy or force involved, but if so, it is very likely not of God and not the result of the working of the

Holy Spirit. It is unfortunate that people look to such bizarre counterfeits that produce no spiritual fruit, rather than pursuing the practical fruit which the

Spirit gives us for the purpose of glorifying Christ with our lives, Galatians 5, verses 22 -23.

Being filled with the Spirit is not evidenced by such counterfeits, but by a life that overflows with the

Word of God in such a way that it spills over in praise, thanksgiving, and obedience to God.

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