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What's up with people who think god talks to them? (hexbear.net)

submitted 3 weeks ago by GiorgioBoymoder@hexbear.net to c/christianity@hexbear.net

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The thread about "hearing" ChatGPT and internal monologues made me wonder about this.

I don't mean "prophets" here, but even just people saying "I'm hearing a word" or otherwise feel they're receiving guidance? I grew up around a "charismatic" protestant group and that shit was everywhere. It kind of fucked me up because I never heard a peep of guidance or response from God, so I assumed I was wrong or bad in some way.

Surely a message from GOD would be unmistakable and impossible to confuse for one's own thoughts and feelings.

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[–] Doubledee@hexbear.net 3 points 3 weeks ago

In some charismatic circles a part of it is that you literally need to in order to fit in. Like if you're not "baptized in the spirit" you're not a full Christian per se, so there's a lot of external pressure to validate the practice and have an experience.

Given that you're also not usually doing in depth text study of the Bible or church tradition it also helps express and regulate the doctrines of the group, with the added benefit that the truths you articulate are almost always going to be contextual and personal. That way you can reaffirm that you're in a "relationship", not a "religion"