In a special Instagram live interview hosted by Brooklyn Pastor A.R Bernard of Christian Cultural Center, Hollywood leading man and veteran actor share his spiritual journey and relationship with God.

 The 33-minute video, Washington noted that he had given his life to Christ three times when he was younger, Fox News reported.

In one of those moments, the “Training Day” actor described a “supernatural” encounter with God back in the 80s during a church service.

“I was filled with the Holy Ghost and it scared me. I said, ‘Wait a minute, I didn’t want to go this deep, I want to party,’” Washington, 65, said of a time at Bishop Charles E. Blake’s West Angeles Church of God in Christ.

 “I went to church with Robert Townsend and when it came time to come down to the altar I said, ‘You know this time, I’m just going to go down there and give it up and see what happens,’” Washington continued. “I went in the prayer room and gave it up and let go and experienced something I’ve never experienced in my life.”

After the service, Washington reached out to his mother about the intense experience.

He said, “I felt like I was going up in the air, and my cheeks were filled.” In response, his mother asserted, “’Oh no, that’s the devil you’re purging.’”

Washington added: “It was a supernatural, once in this lifetime experience that I couldn’t completely understand at the time.”

“It kept me grounded in spite of myself; I mean, I accepted it, I definitely experienced it, but I wasn’t ready to live it. I don’t know how old I was then, but I wasn’t ready to live it then,” the Academy Award winner added. “I’m sure I’m not the only one who’s gone through that kind of experience.”

Born in 1954 to a Pentecostal preacher father and beauty salon owner, Washington has appeared in several notable films and won multiple awards throughout his career. Some of these include Cry Freedom, Glory, Pelican brief, Mo’ Better Blues and biopic Malcolm just to name a few

As the interview came to a close, Washington made this final statement: “After all is said and done, I want to be in that number! I just want to be in that number when the saints go marching in. I want more than anything else in my life to be in that number.”

Source: christianheadlines.com