I was told that what I was witnessing at a revival meeting was 'laughter of the spirit'.
What is this? Is this truly from the Holy Spirit? If I don't believe it is from the
Holy Spirit, am I blaspheming? I am confused and have been worried about this for
a long time.
First of all I would suggest to you to relax. I see no reason
for you to be concerned of blaspheming the Holy Spirit. In fact, in my opinion, no
one can do that today. God knows your heart. You are attempting to learn the truth.
This act of blaspheming the Holy Spirit that the Pharisees did in that day occurred
because after actually watching Jesus cast out a demon, they refused to believe it
was through the work of the Holy Spirit. They said it was from the devil. It wasn't
their words that condemned them it, but what was in their hearts.
As I said,
God knows our heart. I don't believe in your attempt to learn the truth that you
are going to be condemned on a 'technicality'. Pray for answers. Ask the Holy Spirit
to strengthen your knowledge and faith.
To attempt to answer your questions
about 'laughter of the spirit', we should test every spirit to see if it is of God.
First, lets look at some scriptural aspects of the Holy Spirit. By doing this, we
can test this concept of 'laughter of the spirit';
But the fruit of the Spirit is
love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.
Gal. 1:22-23
Notice the words, peace, patience, gentleness and self-control.
From what you saw and heard that day at the revival, you would have to ask yourself,
do these things agree with scripture? It doesn't sound like it does. There is no
scripture that I am aware of that specifically gives support for this 'laughter of
the Spirit'.
As far as your confusion on these things, again it is because
you, as I are learning, and that's ok. We need to pray to God for these answers,
and always remember;
For God is not the author of confusion but of peace, as in all
the churches of the saints. 1 Cor. 14:33