Q&A: Discussion of 'holy laughter' — Mike applies a spectrum approach, differentiating between Spirit-inspired joy and loss of self-control, the latter being inconsistent with the fruit of the Spirit.

Mike describes holy laughter on a scale of 1-10: level 1 (giddy joy at God's goodness) is acceptable because the fruit of the Spirit includes joy. Level 10 (involuntary spasming, no self-control) is problematic because the fruit of the Spirit also includes self-control. Mike argues that claiming the Holy Spirit caused you to lose self-control is internally contradictory and unbiblical.