Amnesia

[RevDWW]

My wife was relating a story to me of a man that had been in an accident and lost his memory. He couldn't remember his wife being his wife.

Do any of you know of someone filled with the Holy Ghost that has experienced amnesia after they were filled? Can damage to the brain cause one to forget they are filled?

Would the Holy Ghost depart because of a brain damage?

I love this question! Can you imagine if he was in a strange place and no one could figure out who his family/friends were? The man would have to be exposed to Pentecost all over again, recognize it as truth, and then he would have to go through all of the "seeking" and torment and fear and guilt all over again from scratch...

Originally Posted by Sheltiedad

I love this question! Can you imagine if he was in a strange place and no one could figure out who his family/friends were? The man would have to be exposed to Pentecost all over again, recognize it as truth, and then he would have to go through all of the "seeking" and torment and fear and guilt all over again from scratch...

or he may just believe, receive, and rest.

Originally Posted by Joseph

or he may just believe, receive, and rest.

Yes, if he just happened into a Pentecostal church for some reason... too bad he couldn't catch it on television and have it jog his memory.

[revrandy]

Interesting topic... I don't think I have heard of any cases like this.... from what I have heard the memory recovery seems to come back to some slowly..

Obviously the guy would still be saved, but he wouldn't know he was saved until his memory came back... what if he watched television before his memory came back? Or wore shorts or something really horrible like that? He wouldn't have a Pentecostal yardstick to measure by so would only be able to use the worldly culture as a gauge for modesty, etc. This topic has all kinds of potential!

[RevDWW]

Originally Posted by Sheltiedad

Obviously the guy would still be saved, but he wouldn't know he was saved until his memory came back... what if he watched television before his memory came back? Or wore shorts or something really horrible like that? He wouldn't have a Pentecostal yardstick to measure by so would only be able to use the worldly culture as a gauge for modesty, etc. This topic has all kinds of potential!

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I was hoping to have some reasonable dialog not an anti-UPC/Standards diatribe.....

I really would like to know if there has been an actual case of someone having the Holy Ghost experiencing Amnesia.....

Well, my Pentecostal answer is that the person would still be filled even though he/she had a memory loss... but would still be responsible for his/her actions while having the memory loss... if the person died in that condition, they would still potentially be "saved", depending on what sins they had committed between the memory loss and their death.

(but it is so much fun the other way!)

By the way, I have heard that true amnesia is actually very rare (unlike in books and movies).

[revrandy]

Another way to see it would be someone having Alzheimer's...and forgetting who they were...

I do think that God is a Merciful and Rightous Judge... he will make the ultimate decision concerning folks when it comes...