When God Speaks to us

[Salty]

In our Bible Study tonight we were talking about how we here Gods voice

We mentioned the typical thu the Bible, prayer, worship, ect.
We had a visitor tonight who said that God verbally spoke to him

Have you ever had someone say that to you?

Now, he also got on the wagon about speaking in tongues and faith healing.
Those I can deal with in a disccusion

But a verbal conversation - caught me off guard.....

 

[canadyjd]

In our Bible Study tonight we were talking about how we here Gods voice

We mentioned the typical thu the Bible, prayer, worship, ect.
We had a visitor tonight who said that God verbally spoke to him

Have you ever had someone say that to you?

Now, he also got on the wagon about speaking in tongues and faith healing.
Those I can deal with in a disccusion

But a verbal conversation - caught me off guard.....

I had a pastor tell me he not only spoke with Jesus, but Jesus actually physically visited him when He spoke to him.

Now I was skeptical, but what he claimed Jesus told him was consistent with scripture: “preach the gospel…” so I didn’t challenge him. I simply advised him that any “message” he received must be consistent with scripture.

Peace to you

 

[Silverhair]

As far as I understand it God may speak to us in dreams and I am sure that He speaks to us through His word, the bible. If someone claimed to speak to God and to get direction from Him then I would be looking at their ministry and or their life.

 

[37818]

@Salty,
No.
But It first comes to mind are two passages of Scripture.
Matthew 4:4, ". . . Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God." And Acts of the Apostles 2:4, ". . . began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance."
So the genuine speaking from God would still have God's authority. Our personal doubts, not with standing.

So there is today a question I would want to ask that person. "If you were to explain to someone how to personally know God and know for sure about going to Heaven when one died, what would you explain to that person so that 'they' could know this?"

 

[SovereignGrace]

In our Bible Study tonight we were talking about how we here Gods voice

We mentioned the typical thu the Bible, prayer, worship, ect.
We had a visitor tonight who said that God verbally spoke to him

Have you ever had someone say that to you?

Now, he also got on the wagon about speaking in tongues and faith healing.
Those I can deal with in a disccusion

But a verbal conversation - caught me off guard.....

Once after I preached a sermon about the Trinity(John 3:3-8) at the church my wifey and I attend, a member came to me and said when he prayed, he has seen three lights, one larger and two smaller. My first thought is that is not the Trinity as they are co-equal, co-eternal. I bit my tongue and left it there. He later on told me and another guy that he can remember things before he was born.


I posted these to say, just because someone says something is no proof of their validity. I do my best to line up everything according to what the scriptures say. If I hold to Sola Scriptura, and I do, then I have to disagree with your visitor. I’d caution them and tell them if they want God to speak to them, crack open their Bible.

 

[Yeshua1]

Once after I preached a sermon about the Trinity(John 3:3-8) at the church my wifey and I attend, a member came to me and said when he prayed, he has seen three lights, one larger and two smaller. My first thought is that is not the Trinity as they are co-equal, co-eternal. I bit my tongue and left it there. He later on told me and another guy that he can remember things before he was born.


I posted these to say, just because someone says something is no proof of their validity. I do my best to line up everything according to what the scriptures say. If I hold to Sola Scriptura, and I do, then I have to disagree with your visitor. I’d caution them and tell them if they want God to speak to them, crack open their Bible.

Think Lord Jesus addressed this when he said that blessed are those who do not see Him but still believe! Bible is sufficient by itself

 

[Yeshua1]

In our Bible Study tonight we were talking about how we here Gods voice

We mentioned the typical thu the Bible, prayer, worship, ect.
We had a visitor tonight who said that God verbally spoke to him

Have you ever had someone say that to you?

Now, he also got on the wagon about speaking in tongues and faith healing.
Those I can deal with in a disccusion

But a verbal conversation - caught me off guard.....

We are having small groups trying to get traction in my church, in prophecy and tongues, but trying to keep them from spreading!

 

[SovereignGrace]

Think Lord Jesus addressed this when he said that blessed are those who do not see Him but still believe! Bible is sufficient by itself

Agree.

 

[Van]

Yes, my dear sister, a deeply committed Christian of more than 60 years, told me she believed God had spoken to her such that in her mind she could "hear" God's voice. Caught me unawares too. My communication with God has been (thus far) more indirect, i.e. mediating upon the meaning of a verse or passage of scripture and having a fresh insight come to me. Or praying about an issue or a difficult decision, and coming to being at ease with a way forward.

But God does not deal with His chosen ones exactly the same, he reveals different truths to different believers. So as long as the person who believes God speaks or has spoken to them verbally does not profess to be a prophet, and does not claim to know God's will for public consumption, I can accept their view as a possibility.

 

[Baptist Believer]

In our Bible Study tonight we were talking about how we here Gods voice

We mentioned the typical thu the Bible, prayer, worship, ect.
We had a visitor tonight who said that God verbally spoke to him

Have you ever had someone say that to you?

I have not.

In 2005, I had a dream/vision one night (the only time it has ever happened) where God spoke to me about three great concerns on my heart. God told me three things in response to my prayers:

The first was in response to more than 20 years of prayer for a family member to come to faith. I was told my prayer had been answered and to watch and wait. I am still waiting for the fulfillment of the promise, but this family member has made huge steps toward faith in that time, and has been receptive to spiritual conversations with me that the family member initiated.

The second was in regard to a financial matter where a great deal of money (more than $30,000) on a loan was coming due. I had no idea how to pay off the loan, and didn't have any prospects of doing so. I was told it would be taken care of it, and less than six months later I received a check from an attorney regarding an issue I thought was already resolved, which covered the amount completely.

The third was regarding my father's terminal illness. I didn't want my father to suffer, and I had been praying for him to make an easy transition through death to eternal life. I was told that if I had what I was praying for, my father would die before I could see him again. I consented to letting my father go without seeing him. My father died about five days later, the morning of the day I was expected to arrive at my parent's home for a visit.

After that experience, I woke up -- refreshed as if I had slept for days -- with joy and peace. However, I thought it was potentially just a dream, until my father died before I saw him again, and then the check came in the mail. At that point, I realized that what had happened was real, but I don't know how to easily explain it.

 

[Salty]

I;m not sure if this man said it happened while he was sleeping or what - If I see him again - I will try to ask.

 

[agedman]

First, any claim of extra biblical enlightenment is wrong. I don’t find that Scripturally sound.

I will state my own thinking and experience.

A preacher may certainly examine their own life and fine time and again God speaking to them. It may be a slight nudge or exercise of the Holy Spirit not in agreement with that sprit being expressed by someone else. Or, the opposite may occur where one just has that certain confirmation of Spirit agreement.

A believer in the throws of agony, distress, and other highly mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual warfare may also certainly fine they are not alone and that sweet promised communion with the Savior is with them. History is filled with such and I admit to finding that solace.

This is not an aberration, nor common, and is certainly not in the modern froth foaming from festering fakery, and such are never claims to any “special” enlightenment or gift, but are very individual and the depths rarely fathomed by others. “I am with you always” has not ceased.

Have I heard the Spirit of God speak to me? Yes.

It was never in some magnificent earthly display, but in that calmness that affirmed, “My sheep hear My voice.”

Preacher(s),

If God called you to the ministry, gave you a message to preach, … then how is it that you do not not discern His voice?

 

[xlsdraw]

The Lord audibly answered my wife's desperate plea, from on her knees, to help her forgive and build a relationship with her mother, that had abandoned her and her father when she was a teenager.

She had been scouring through the bible about her responsibility towards her mother and realized that she must forgive her mother. After 35 years, of hurt and bitterness, it seemed like an impossible task.

In her desperate plea for the Lord to help her, the Lord spoke just two very powerful words in a beautiful, gentle, and soul calming voice.

"I WILL"

And He did.

 

[Reynolds]

In our Bible Study tonight we were talking about how we here Gods voice

We mentioned the typical thu the Bible, prayer, worship, ect.
We had a visitor tonight who said that God verbally spoke to him

Have you ever had someone say that to you?

Now, he also got on the wagon about speaking in tongues and faith healing.
Those I can deal with in a disccusion

But a verbal conversation - caught me off guard.....

In the last days old man shall dream dreams and young men shall see visions.

 

[agedman]

A warning.

for those causal readers of this thread.

God speaking to us is never an indication that the message is for others.

The message is always specific to that time in which there is no other and is specific to the need at hand.

 

[xlsdraw]

A warning.

for those causal readers of this thread.

God speaking to us is never an indication that the message is for others.

The message is always specific to that time in which there is no other and is specific to the need at hand.

Amen

 

[tyndale1946]

Amen

When I was a Marine in Vietnam, I was on perimeter watch in a foxhole, alone staring into the darkness... The enemy loves to hide in the darkness... It was two in the morning and it was so quiet you could hear a pin drop and I started to drift off... Some of you military men on here, know what I'm talking about... Try staring into the darkness... Just as I was drifting off, I heard my Mothers voice, call out GLEN as if she was right in front of me... Bringing me back to my senses I opened my eyes and heard the enemy advancing... I OPENED FIRE!... And all hell broke lose and we won the night... My Mother was not there, so whose voice was it?... I believe to this day that God used my Mothers voice to save me... A voice I knew also the voice of God... Can you explain it, I can't!... Brother Glen

Btw... After returning from Vietnam, I joined the Primitive Baptist Church I grew up in!

 

[Reynolds]

A warning.

for those causal readers of this thread.

God speaking to us is never an indication that the message is for others.

The message is always specific to that time in which there is no other and is specific to the need at hand.

What Scripture you base that on? God tell you?