I remember many years ago, your uncle came to a church I belonged to. As a matter of fact he came quite a few times. I thought something was wrong with me because I wasn’t falling. I know now why it didn’t happen. I believe God was protecting me from what was happening

I got saved in 1999, and from the get go, I rejected this whole thing as a deception. One of my elders said, "the Holy Spirit is calm and gracious, and when He fills you, you could be holding a cup of water full to the brim and not a drop would pour because the spirit doesn't author chaos" And I still believe it to this day

I 100% once fell down on purpose because I was tired of being prayed for. I figured if I just fell everyone would go away. It worked

I was attending a Assemblies of God church for years as a teen and young adult and even served as a pastor. I was “slain in the spirit” a couple times. The first time was at a conference and had a speaker start just pointing at people and they were falling down. He pointed at me and I passed out and woke up on the ground. It was scary and I now believe it was demonic. Another time I have been pushed and told to let go! Let god touch you. Let go! And other buzz words! Thank you for this video Costi and team!

Thank you for revealing the truth ☺️ I’ve been so caught up with the physical manifestations thinking that they were from the Holy Spirit. I thank God that he lead me to this video and gave me conviction. May you continue to do the Lord’s work and expose the lies of the enemy 🙏 ✝️

Pastor Costi THANK YOU for pointing people to the TRUTH of JESUS HOLY WORD!!! 🙏

From my experience, some of it was demonic (I was taken aside as a "project" by a female Kenneth Copeland), some of it was fake (I know because that was me at times), some of it was peer pressure that resulted in "real" experiences (me, again). I find myself praising God even after all these years (20 years have passed) for removing me from these unbiblical practices and doctrines. I still have friends who are "cautious but open" and it breaks my heart. I pray for them all the time.

I respect your desire to keep people in the accuracy of the Word of God. And you've had personal experiences that have shown certain things to be false as I've seen you interviewed. But, I have to share that I experienced being "slain" under the power of God's Presence one time in my life and no one was laying hands on me, caught me, nor did I see other people having that experience around me. My eyes were closed as I was having a very deep moment of prayer with the Lord and by total surprise I had this experience. I was never the same, more in love with Jesus and following Him, learning His Word through Bible study, being committed to Him and His Church. So even though there are certainly false experiences out there, it grieved my heart to think that people would walk away from the teaching thinking it is never legitimate. God bless you as you share the Gospel of Jesus!

I have to agree. I was at Benny Hinn's crusade in Arkansas in 2001 and I went with some college friends and we were on top of the balcony and when your uncle stated that he was going to blow on everyone, I remember the music slowing and the atmosphere was charged but the moment he said something it was like dominos how the front went down all the way up and when I was sitting on the stairs I promise until this day we still talk about this (our experience) but something like a fire was in front of me and I tried to resist and i felt it on me. It was crazy. And since we came out of the NAR and WOF into biblical teaching we have yet to figure out what threw some people and the rest of us had a crazy experience. I am always ministering the scriptures and encouraging others to read the word it is sufficient! Good teaching, I will share this video.

I am someone who was slain in the spirit.. but it wasn't loud and overbearing like Benny hinn. We came to the front of the church to receive a touch from the spirit.. and I felt it ! I did not even know I'd fallen over .. no one told me I'd fall! I believe everything is possible with God. And I have fond memories of that experience.. ❤

Well done Costi. Thanks for shedding light on dark places that blind people from seeing the Truth 🙏🏻

Thank you so much for this, brother. This is the best treatment of this issue I've seen - including my own. Great job.

Hi This is Bharat from Mumbai India I was 12 when pastor Benny Hinn visited india in 2004. I didn't know who he was. I heard a preacher came from USA I was so far from him. Huge crowd. Almost 2 million people were attending the congregation. I wasn't able to see him. I don't remember how and why But I was slain in the spirit I fell down bavkwards for 3 times it was like heaven was open form me i could not stand up so touched by something powerful. Second time when I fell i felt that wave of water or something hit me and an i fell again. And that presence and power gripped me for 3 days When I came home whenever I closed my eyes i felt i was flying or siting in heaven. Fast forward after 20 years I am baptised 32 year old man Whenever I pray to God I can feel that same presence around me not that powerful but same presence. its so pleasant presence of God I can pray for hours. It's not just falling backward I don't listen pastor Benny hinns messages but it's my personal experience with Lord , there is nobody in my room who can hypnotise me a simple prayer brings Lord presence in my room. That's my testimonyI

A study was done that found that people who were "slain" in a service went on home and absolutely nothing changed in their lives. It would seem such an event would have some kind of lasting impact if it were true.

Thank you Costi❤ I have been saved out of the charismatic movement. I have been in that mess since a young girl. I left it in 2019. I totally have had to detox from it. It is soooooo dangerous😢. I thank God a lot that am out of that. Followers of this are so injured and I have grieved, been angry, cried, doubted, but I am learning the true gospel with pastors Voddie Baucham, John McArthur, Paul Washer, Justin Peter's and you. I don't chase the devil anymore or speak about him. Being set free from this has been hard, but thank you Jesus He set me free!!

I've been part of both experiences and I can tell you this much. I won't LET anyone push me down, nor will I fake it before the Lord, or fall under any peer pressure. I would NEVER bring irreverence to my heavenly Father in any such way. Yet I can ASSURE you I have had such experiences in my lifetime that include being touched by the Lord AT MY HOUSE WITH NO ONE ELSE THERE OR TOUCHING ME, and at my church where again no one touched me, but I could not only feel the feeling of electricity running thru my arms, but that day also clearly for me marks a day in which a desire to chase ALL that God has for my life heightened, and has only increased every day since (that's 17 years plus, y'all). Actually my pastor in that church wasn't even big on sharing these things or having any"special services" from the pulpit. And yet prior to that day(remember, NOBODY TOUCHED OR BLEW ON ME OR WAVED A JACKET AT ME) I never lived with the hunger for purity and righteousness that I have since that day. So think what y'all want. There are probably many fakers doing the touching or being touched, but don't be fooled for one second in believing ALL of that is fake or demonic.

I once went to one of those churches and went forward. There were say 20+ of us. In the end, I was the only one still standing upright. When that Pastor looked me in the eyes, I can describe it as a look of hatred. He however walked away from me without saying a word. Must just say that at that stage I was for many years already a born-again child of God.

The scriptures said that we are to lay hands on the people being prayed for.No waving coats...no yelling fire...just laying on of hands! God's power will do whatever He wants His power to do!

Amen brother! Thank you for shining light on the darkness and workers of iniquity.

i have been slain in the Spirit - in that, God has healed me of anxiety, insecurity and strengthens my inner being.

Amazing praise God for pulling you out of the deception Costi Grateful for you ministry

Thank you, Costi. I was raised by Charismatic parents. I was "slain" in the spirit (I use a little s because it wasn't the Holy Spirit) as a child to "get it over with". I literally, threatened those behind me that if they didn't catch me I'd be after them first! Then I stood where I was supposed to, waited for the praying to heat up, and pulled my toes up. It was done. That was after being "taught" how to "speak in tongues". I was tired of constantly being hounded by -- admittedly well meaning -- but absolutely insistent grown ups after every service! And we went every single night. You can only take so much of that at age 11. So it's nice to hear you lay that out the way it can be in different ways for different people. So glad I escaped it all! Mine was totally fake because I faked it to get them to STOP.

My family loves what you all are doing at For The Gospel! So informative.

Thank you God for pulling Costi out of this mess snd bringing him into a saving faith in Jesus Christ

Grew up watching all this on TV as a child and being in and out of these 'glory meetings' in the UK. So so glad God brought me out of it and into the truth. Thank you for teaching on this!

Point 1 is so accurate - peer pressure is huge!!! Point 2 - wow, so accurate! Hypnotic - Yes Jesus is here, going to touch you.. “touch” and then a soft blow sometime! And you fall .. wow Point 3 - yes the honor of the leader!!! Sooo true oh my goodness! So true 😮 they want the “mantle” .. for us it’s “Guillermo Maldonado” Point 4 - yes! Faking it! Just to get it over with and make leader look good Point 5 - yes! Demonic ! Oh my goodness, very! Just crazy, my faith was truly in Christ but to be so deceived to start screaming and yelling is just so confusing and it’s just so awful. What a shame I had.

Thank you Brother Costi. Very Very much needed.

Thank God someone brought it to light. Bless you bro

Thank you so very much for this teaching, I used to be part of this circle of churches, so thankful to the Lord for getting me out of it. and for his protection I never was slain in the spirit … and I always thought there was something wrong with me.

This is so good. Thank you for covering this! It’s really helpful to have it put into words as simple as you put it because when ppl really want to justify these kind of actions they will make ANY excuse. But you made it plain as day. If it’s not in the Bible, you aren’t missing a thing

I was a part of this movement for many years. If I could add another one to this list it would be the need to prove to other believers just how in tune and receptive I am to the spirit of God by falling down. And to take it a step further, once I fall down, if I shake and quiver and moan etc I am displaying that God must be doing a thorough work ! The whole practice is really rooted in pride and self exultation, almost a competition to see who’s affected the most by the Holy Spirit. The degree of my experience determines the degree of my closeness to God ! The real problem with this practice and the question that really needs to be put forward is this, If the Holy Spirit is the Spirit of Truth, which indeed he is, how could he possibly endorse a practice based on falsity ? If I’m falling down because it’s expected and it’s not really God doing it, then the reality is I’m practicing a lie !

Thank you Costi. God is glorified through your boldness to proclaim the truth.

Thank you, Pastor Costi. This is so incredibly helpful. As you may remember, my husband, Brian Lightfoot, was your Uncle Benny’s administrator at Orlando Christian Center. He worked alongside Gene Polino in the early 90’s. God was so merciful and kind to bring us out of the prosperity “gospel” and into a right biblical worldview, but being involved in that “ministry” really took a toll on our family. I definitely can relate to the attitude of “touch not the Lord’s anointed”…aka “Do not question the teaching, methods, or practices of the spiritual leader. Brian and I are now part of a Reformed Baptist Church in NC but it took many years to “deconstruct” the faulty belief system we participated in and perpetuated while part of OCC. You are in our prayers, brother, as you rightly divide the Word of God and expose the dangers of a false “gospel”. The Lord bless you and your family. I’m sure all this comes at a great cost, but Jesus is worth everything! To Him be all the glory forever!

I haven't been slain in the spirit, but I remember when I was being convicted of my sins, I felt so pulled to run to the altar and ask for forgiveness. However, when I sang in charismatic churches, I was made to feel as if there was something wrong with me when I didn't act like or "feel" what everyone else did.

thank you LORD JESUS !! repentance in utter obedience with an ongoing personal relationship with JESUS is my only Hope in a sea of end of the age unfolds ! this man is answer to my prayer from decades ago when i first encountered this [[ CHARISMATIC ]] MOVEMENT in 1984 and i asked JESUS questions! waiting on JESUS is precious for he hears and answers questions when you PSALM 27:14 for him! thank you JESUS for this gentleman

This is such a helpful video. So accurate and edifying. As someone who grew up around this type movement, this video gave me the closure I didn’t know I needed. Almost all the examples given in the clips are things I had experienced live, even down to the music played. Sends shivers through my spine just thinking about it. Like some have commented, I used to think there was something wrong with me when everyone around me was being “slain” and I wasn’t. I thank God for taking me out of this movement many years ago. I thank God for protecting me. I pray for those around me still caught up in this movement. It takes the true power of God to deliver.

Yep, thank you for covering this. I'm a recovering Pentacostal..really just a child of God saved by grace through faith. When I was young, I went up for prayer. The "minister" tried to knock me down and because i didn't fall under his influence, he said I didn't have enough faith. Who shames a young person in the faith like that? So sad!

I used to get slain many times at my old church assembly of God. Once I was laughing in the spirit for like an hour. It was a NYE prayer small service. God was repeating So What? In my spirit because at the time I was experiencing a lot of hypocrisy, judgment and condemnation. Late I realized it's in the bible where God sits on His throne and laughs at his enemies. Also, the verse that says She laughs with no fear of the future. Later I went on to sing praise and worship at church for about 5 years and more. I still sing gospel but mostly at funerals or local talent shows.

Thank you Costi , I'm embraced to say . I was one of those who were court up & descived in the Pentecostal Charismatic movement for 25 years. I feel down in the so called power of the spirit , I once spoke in tongues & experienced the so called laughing in the spirit . I thank my Lord & Saviour Jesus Christ , for His mercy that lead me to repentence & out of that false Christianity that is the Pentecostal Charismatic movement . I'm now reformed & a cessationlist , who now loves sound doctrine of God's Holy Word the Bible , that is the closed cannon of Scripture 🙏♥️.

Regarding being 'slain in the Spirit', your explanation (self deception and hypnosis) makes perfect sense! This is because deception is how Satan normally operates (Gospel Of Matthew, 7: 15-23; Epistle 2 Of Paul To The Corinthians, 11: 12-15)! I say this as a Christian myself! And I will confess that I would watch that sort of thing (presided over By Benny Hinn, and others such as him) for the laughs! But now I know better! And when I witness that sort of thing now, it disturbs me!!

This is so clear, so helpful, so important for the True Church to understand. Thank you, Costi!

I went to 2 Benny Hinn conferences and left both times thinking Jesus didn't love me because I wasn't "touched by God". At our church that I no longer belong to it was just as Costi explained. Again, I felt like less of a Christian because I didn't get that touch from God others did. A visiting evangelist literally tried pushing me down when I wasn't falling down. He shoved on my forehead so hard it hurt my neck. Im so thankful to no longer be a part of that circus. It has taken YEARS to sort through false teachings to find truth. Thank you Costi for exposing these things.

Kudos to you for being brave enough to expose your own uncle! God bless, you Costi

Long time ago in church I was slain in the spirit and nobody laid hands on me... rivers of living waters flowed inside my belly... I experienced the presence and even saw the radiance/ presence of the Lord. I felt I was embraced by the love of God and heard the Lord Jesus Christ saying things to me about his sacrifice on the cross for me, his blood that cleanses all my sins and he said that one day I would be with him. He told me that He loves me dearly. There are fake experiences yes. Simply because there are real and genuine experiences of being slain in the spirit.

Thank you for speaking truth and breaking this down for us. Your ministry has truly blessed me!

Thanks Costi. I'm a bit older than you. I came under the pressure, as a young bloke in the late 70s, to yield to the manipulation(predominantly the learning to speak in tongues) of the AOG. I believe I have been pulled out of this fraudulence over the last decade or so. I have friends who loved the Lord and went into ministry. They are bogged there to this day. I very much appreciate your lesson and pray success to your message.

Five years ago, the Lord mercifully delivered my family from this kind of deception. Costi, you played a significant role in helping us understand the true work of the Holy Spirit and along with other expository Bible teachers, to examine carefully what we had believed , practiced and experienced in the United Pentecostal Church. I must say that this organization seems to continue to fly under the radar. What you said at the end of this video is truth that finally brought clarity, understanding, and the willingness to admit that much, if not all, of the spiritual manifestations and experiences, we witnessed, and experienced ourselves over three decades were not the Holy Spirit. The United Pentecostal Church preaches a false Gospel. They do preach, the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ, however, salvation comes- not through trusting in the finished work of Jesus Christ, but by obedience to Acts 2:38. They have erroneously connected John 3:3 and John 3:5 with Acts 2:38 making Acts 2:38 the way a person is born again. That is, a person must repent, be baptized, in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and be filled with the Holy Spirit with the evidence of speaking in other tongues. They believe what happened on the day of Pentecost is prescriptive for every believer. If you don’t obey the gospel, by obeying Acts 2:38 then you are not saved. Speaking in tongues is the evidence that the Holy Spirit has filled you. If you don’t speak in tongues, then you were not born again. This is such a gross aberration of the true gospel! Add to this their oneness theology concerning the Godhead and how could this be anything but another Jesus, and a different spirit. Thank you for all you are doing, Costi. May God continue to bless, guide and strengthen you.

Well, done, brother you nailed it. Good for you. I was many of those people you described for a couple decades praise the Lord I no longer am thank you for your help in that.

When I see these fakes, I experience many thoughts and feelings. From anger to sadness to grief to disgusted. My God have mercy on all of them and lead them to the truth. Costi, I am thankful God delivered you. He also delivered me from many false teachings and false doctrines/man centered slavation. Praise God for His mercy.

I was in a pentecostal church for 30 years and I saw that garbage every Sunday. I am so glad that my eyes were opened. Thank you Lord!!! I am still serving the Lord but I go to a independent baptist church now. 😊

This was so good! I was one who wanted to fall and so I did... often. I'm like you...I cringe when I see this on video too. But like you said, praise God he can save sinners like us!

I was a member of Evangelistic Temple in Houston back in the day. It was known as Charismatic. We really had the best worship music back then. All of these people, Hinn, Copeland, Hickey, etc were in and out of the church which on many occasions was standing room only. I used to work for Charles and Francis Hunter in their office and was required to go to their meetings at "The Temple". I quit because I never really got into what they were doing especially Slain in the spirit. I loved this church and all of my friends there and had so many experiences that I knew were from the Holy Spirit. The pastor and many of the people in charge were found out in their immoral sins and I left and heard that eventually the church closed. I am so glad to have been delivered from that belief system.

Hey Costi….so glad you got saved. You’ve become such a wealth of information and correction to the real church

Thank you so much for breaking this down for us Costi. You have really blessed me with greater clarity.

Awesome teaching on this topic! I am so glad I never fell for this one! By Gods Grace.

Have I been slain in the spirit? Most certainly. It happened before I knew such a thing existed. When I was 19 years old, I was in my kitchen and God, and his mercy, moved on my heart, and showed me the sin in my life. I heard the audible voice of God tell me, “John, stop it!”. There was no standing at that moment. I simply fell to the ground and wept in repentance for my sin. I get it, there is a lot of foolishness that happens. Having said that, I am confident that there are times, when God moves in such a way that people simply fall to the ground.

I was a Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist many years ago. I left the practice around 15 years ago. Whenever I've seen slain in the Spirit situations, I clearly see someone who is under hypnosis. So, its easy to know what's going on here. The power of Suggestion is very real. When the subjects critical faculty of the subconscious mind is penetrated, crossed, a person can even create themselves false memories. I studied this for nearly 30 years. It's just the way the human brain works. And yes it can be programmed if one allows it. Never allow anyone in your mind except Lord God Almighty.

I agree with you 100%. My husband and I grew up in churches where there were abuses of the Holy Spirit's work, so when we had children of our own, we chose to raise them in the Wesleyan Church. Interestingly, when our son, at age 6, developed Tourette's Syndrome, we asked our Wesleyan pastor if we could have the elders pray for him for healing. On a Wednesday morning, after the church staff meeting, several of our church staff gathered with my husband, son, daughter and myself for prayer. It was merely 6 adults and the two children. Pastor Dave, a calm non-charismatic pastor, but a godly man, asked our son, "Do you believe Jesus can heal you?", then he explained that he was going to use anointing oil as a representation of the Holy Spirit. He explained that the oil wasn't magic. Then, Pastor Dave began to pray. When he did so, our son instantly fell back into another pastor's arms and appeared to be sound asleep. After another pastor prayed, Josiah woke up and seemed to be in awe, but, of course, he didn't know what had happened. But, all of us adults just stood there, wondering what that was all about. On the way out of the church, I asked my husband, "Did what I think just happen, just happen?" He said, "Yes. Josiah was 'slain in the Spirit'". I said, "In the Wesleyan church?" Previously, neither of us even believed "Slain in the Spirit" was real, but this incident showed us that, though there is, indeed, abuse of God's gifts, He can still do whatever He chooses to do, when and where He chooses to do it. Afterward, I asked Pastor Dave about it and he asked us questions like, "Has Josiah ever seen this happen on t.v. or anywhere?" We said "no". In fact, we had purposely kept our children away from anything that even remotely resembled a false spirit. Pastor Dave said all he could explain was that when he began to pray, he felt a warmth go down his arm, then when he touched Josiah with the anointed tissue, Josiah went out. And, the testimony to all of it, to the glory of God, is that our son was completely, miraculously healed that day! Praise God! He is now 27 and still has no signs of having Tourette's! So, God did heal Josiah that day. It was a miracle of God's choosing and in God's timing. Since then, we have not seen any miraculous healings. In fact, shortly after that happened, our church had a healing service...but they made everyone who needed healing sit down in a chair while being prayed for! I guess they didn't want anything to become a spectacle, but only for the true Spirit of God to be at work, according to His own choosing. I praise God for the miracles He still does. And I praise Him for godly men who warn us of false prophets and strive to live by every word of God!

I got slain in the spirit in the early 90’s. I had never been to the church before, and I never heard of such a thing. I was confused because I felt blissed out for many hours afterward. I still wonder what that was. That said, nothing happened that changed my life for the better.

Thank you for the truth and your faithfulness.

Im one that experianced the power of the holy spirit prior to me accepting jesus and being born again. I did not know anything about is power yet i felt the power go through me as it was like a current going through me .i was shaking. That experiance lead me later to accepting jesus as my savior . The power of the holy spirit is as real the air we are breathing.

Remember Jesus sent out the 70 to preach the gospel, heal the sick and cast out devils… the Holy Spirit was upon them… this is what happens not the modern form of false teachings. Amen Costi

Thank you Costi. We so appreciate you and your love for truth.

Thank you so much for explaining this Costi.There are so many people being deceived! We pray for you daily for strength to continue to stand for the truth!❤

Thank you Jesus for opening Costi's eyes and getting him out of that mess!

Brave man costi! Working for God against family

I can only thank the Lord that these slayings never had any effect on me. Seeing others fall and not me, often made me wonder if something was wrong with me spiritually. There were no conversations at church or in my family to help me understand what was happening. Some of these hyper charismatic churches are damaging people's faith and sowing doubt when people don't see these physical manifestations. Also, I've heard some people are taught they should just fall when touched and that's why some fall. These days I'm learning I don't need these hyper supernatural experiences to love the Lord and know he is at work in my life. Jesus' death for me and daily sanctification of the Holy Spirit is enough for me to trust God.

Thank you Jesus I came out of this movement! I could have easily fast tracked into becoming the “next worship leader” But God in His infinite mercy started to pull me away from the charismatic teaching. I remember I was invited to lead worship for revival meetings. For some reason I could not listen to the “evangelist/prophet” message. After I led worship I would immediately walk out the doors until it was time for me to play again. I could see even then that was the beginning of me questioning everything I was caught up in. Now I’m a busy mom of two beautiful children and I happily play music for Jesus without a crowd and it’s so sweet! I’ve never needed a crowd to enjoy him or or a crowd for affirmation. If I was pleasing men I wouldn’t be pleasing God. Praying for all churches to come out of illusions and false doctrine. To come back to the true Gosple… Jesus is the only way the TRUTH and the life! You don’t need a high (like being “slain”) to fix your problems. You need Jesus to cleanse your heart. Come back to the cross!

Amen!!!! Thank you for preaching the Truth!

First to say thank you, brother Costi, for speaking openly about the false manifestations, commonly mistaken with the power of the Holy Spirit. It is as you said. But there is a real power of the Holy Spirit, a real joy in the Lord and a real tearing of hearts in His presence - only if people revere Jesus enough to be honest with Him and to love Him. I have experienced both and there is a huge difference - one is hollow, the other is holy.

Thank you for saying the Truth! May God bless your walk!

Thank you for sharing the truth!

Thank you for bring light into this charismatic chaos… excellent video

Good work brother, I used to be so worked up wondering why I wasn't being "touched" by the slaying power of by God, I struggled with the thought that perhaps God didn't love me because I wasn't falling down and experiencing the "power" of the Holy Spirit like many others in my church.

Brother, I thank God for this video and also that He plugged you out of this stuff to testify for the Truth 💓 As a young Christian I was definitely confused by this practice, I could see it's not OK, but Christians around me were telling me it's from God, even saying that I might offend the Holy Spirit if I call it out... I prayed so much for God to reveal the truth of this 🙏💓✝️ Praise the Lord ❤️🙏

Thank you so much for explaining this . I’ve been uncomfortable with these services at my church for a while .

Amen Costi thank you for this video

Thanks Costi, beautifully explained.

Thank you for the clear words.

Amen and thank you for speaking scripture truth clearly and practically 💥🤺🛡️It helps to see the examples from the video clips👍

Ahh Costi Always love your teachings Spoken with truth I was Catholic and later got into charismatic prayer groups, then left and joined Assembly of God and was I to their sermons, prayer, worship etc. During Covid watched some churches including Redeemer Bible Church with your self and some wonderful pastors and it all changed. Also been Watchin Spencer Smith's 3rd Adam series (no 4 has just come out) what an eye opener Thankyou Costi and Redeemer Bible Church, Gilbert Arizona Oh and we found a local church that only teaches the Bible herein Australia 🇦🇺 using the find a church near you on your home Web page, couldn't believe my town of Albury got mentioned Love your book too God, Greed, and the (Prosperity) Gospel: How Truth Overwhelms a Life Built on Lies

Thank you for patiently explaining this. The Bible teaches us to be sober and alert, so it can't be of God's Holy Spirit for people to fall down and start having seizures just like those who are demon-possessed, or laughing wildly in church, or acting as though they're insane and belong in asylums. Handing over one's mind and consciousness opens anyone up to the demonic. May the Lord bless you and your ministry!

EXCELLENTLY explained! 👏🏻

As someone who was in the hyper-charismatic stream for years, any time I was laid out, it was an act of my will. I was well-meaning at times, but always from a place of emotion wanting to connect with God and also to appear as though I was having a spiritual experience. In other words, it wasn't involuntary nor was it God laying me out - but rather by my choice

This is so good, thank you for making this video...

Thank you for being obedient to the Lord. In 2001 during "worship" service on Easter Sunday I had a grand mal seizure. The only recollection I had was laying on the Ambulance gurney and the pastor telling me it was going to be ok. Recently, my daughter who was 16 at the time shared with me the traumatic experience she had and that if not for an EMT attending that day she does not know what would have happened as "our" church family was saying I was under the power of the Holy Spirit. This experience caused my daughter to fear church, God and the Holy Spirit, she just recently turned back to God, repenting and calling upon Him. I also would like to add, the seizure was caused by a pacemaker lead that was sending shocks to my brain. I am thanking God for delivering myself and my family out of the lies. God Bless you

THOUGH MANY FALSE PREACHERS ACT THIS OUT TO DECEIVE OTHERS, THERE STILL IS AN OVERWHELMING POWER OF GOD'S LOVE AND PEACE THAT CAN REST YOU.

I agree with many of your points but would add one… Just because there are fakes or inauthentic does not mean there is not an authentic experience…. No hype, no drama or music required. Lots of fakery though for sure… so I understand your perspective. Experiences like this have been elevated over teaching and formation and I do see that as a problem.

-----No, as someone with plenty of knowledge and experience regarding this matter, never allow anyone misleading you about the sound Biblical veracity of being Slain In The Spirit or Slain Under The Power, with this power proceeding directly from the throne of God! This wonderful experience even accompanied Jesus Christ immediately following an angelic visitation of powerful impartation! With this accompanying Angelic Anointing causing soldiers falling backwards to the ground in the Garden of Gethsemane! With the soldiers falling under angelic power emanating from Christ, not falling in any way due to any judgment, but simply by being exposed to God's manifest power emanating from Jesus Christ! With this experience often accompanying Christ's anointed today during Full Gospel Ministry!

I’m so glad that I found you,Costi, on KZfaq. I was in a Pentecostal church and yes, I was slain in the Spirit but after it happened I questioned, did I fall cause I leaned back too far? I wanted to experience the baptism of the Holy Spirit just as my former friends in the church. I said former cause when I left, those “friends” never contacted me, EVER!

Every time I watch these clips, I can't help but to recognize how MAN desires so much to HAVE POWER..even if only a few actually think they do, it must make them feel like they can actually COMMAND the holy spirit to do anything AT THEIR WILL!! shamefully...so many fall for this nonsense!

Thank you Costi

God blesses you brother for expossing those false churches

This was really helpful to hear. I've never been to a service like those, but do desire to be baptized in the Spirit. I think your teaching here will really help me avoid some pitfalls if I am ever in a situation like that.

Great preaching Costi! Sincerely, your Pentecostal brother

When I first accepted Christ it was at a Church of God church camp...when I went forward, people were rtolling around on the floor & mumbling - so that's what I did too...

This is so helpful and reassuring. Thank you!

Great video and teaching, Costi. Truth bomb. Ruth 2:12 to you.

Thanks for the truth Costi!

So creepy and disturbing. I would venture to say demonic. None of these practices have God’s work or hands in this. Finding your ministry has been incredible, life changing and eye opening. Thank you for calling these things out and for contrasting them with truth from the Word!