Originally Posted by blhowes

I'm thinking, "Should I, or shouldn't I ask?" - (they say there's no such thing as a dumb question, but...) oh well, here goes. How might we differentiate the inward work of the Holy Spirit bearing witness in our hearts, from say the 'burning in the bosom that (can't remember which) the Mormons or the JWs say they've experienced after they're backed into a corner. They hear something, and something inside tells them that what they're heard is true.

Now, I don't know if they actually do experience that burning in the bosom, or if that's just what they're told to say when backed in the corner. I'll assume for argument's sake that they're honest about it, and that their bosom burns.