[thepianist]

I must emphatically disagree with you. Growing in Christ or religion, if you will, is to increase knowledge as well as wisdom. The more one studies (2 Tim 2:15) "Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth."), the more knowledge they acquire and subsequently they will (Eph 6:11) "Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil." (2 Cor 10:4) "For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds." With all due respect, this doesn't sound like someone melting. As for the "warm and gooey", yes, sometimes when the Holy Spirit is heavy you feel as if you're being bathed in warm honey. However, the were no warm, gooey feelings when Joshua marched around Jericho that 7th time, the trumpets sounded and the walls of Jericho came tumbling down. The cold, hard truth on that day was specifically for the inhabitants of Jericho and Joshua was not one bit intimidated.