Man, Augustine goes in that direction! Sort of, at least. He thinks we have a psychological analogy to God within us (mind, memory, will = love).
In my view, I would say that love of God shed abroad in our hearts (that is, the Holy Spirit indwelling us) means at least two things: (1) we *feel* new desires and (2) we now unite Spiritually …
Man, Augustine goes in that direction! Sort of, at least. He thinks we have a psychological analogy to God within us (mind, memory, will = love).
In my view, I would say that love of God shed abroad in our hearts (that is, the Holy Spirit indwelling us) means at least two things: (1) we *feel* new desires and (2) we now unite Spiritually to Christ's flesh through whom we know the Father and all other believers.
So the feeling is not sensational per se, since the Spirit is an invisible Spirit; but its effects are felt through our new desires which in turn do provide sensations of pleasure (and sometimes pain)!
Man, Augustine goes in that direction! Sort of, at least. He thinks we have a psychological analogy to God within us (mind, memory, will = love).
In my view, I would say that love of God shed abroad in our hearts (that is, the Holy Spirit indwelling us) means at least two things: (1) we *feel* new desires and (2) we now unite Spiritually to Christ's flesh through whom we know the Father and all other believers.
So the feeling is not sensational per se, since the Spirit is an invisible Spirit; but its effects are felt through our new desires which in turn do provide sensations of pleasure (and sometimes pain)!