2006-08-02 08:18:22 · 14 answers · asked by Chuck E 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
He doesn't have to. You are supposed to have personal conversations and alone time with Him, and he talks to you through other people and their actions.
2006-08-02 08:21:41 · answer #1 · answered by Lisa 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh good, a Bible question!
I'll be as succinct as possible.
1. God is Spirit.
2. Spirit can only communicate to Spirit.
3. Adam and Eve had Spirit (along with body and soul).
4. They sinned and God says, "where are you Adam?".
5. Old Testament - the Spirit is "on" a leader and often passed on from one leader to another.
6. New Testament -- The Great Mystery revealed, (the Christ in you, the hope of glory verses) -- spirit can once again be in every born again believer.
7. So, yes, God as Loving Father can once again communicate with us like an earthly father (as we're forgiven for our sins).
8. Be born-again of incorruptible seed -- keep the conduit clear by asking for forgiveness when you sin -- and praise God!
2006-08-02 16:03:19 · answer #2 · answered by wrathofkublakhan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God is not an earthly father. God does actually exists, but it does not look after us, fortunately.
What would you do if you were a father and your two sons would approach on to you to arbitrate between their disputes? What side would you chose to be on? It is nor for God to become human but for humans to become Gods. If God would chose sides, do you think God would still be God. God does not suffer from the same diseases as humans would. A God that would chose sides would leave its offspring orphan, for humans would have nothing to evaluate their own behavioral excesses against. Please do try to understand what I am saying to you. As I said, God does not look after us, but this is a good thing.
2006-08-02 15:35:15 · answer #3 · answered by george 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because our ancestors ate of the tree of the knowledge of good AND evil, and God can't look upon sin. He put the tree there because He has ALWAYS offered man CHOICE! He did not create man to be puppets or angles who's sole purpose in existance is to serve.
Hence the burning Bush and the angelic, and demonic intervention for that matter. Adams error in judgement and Eve's stupidity forced them to have to give up walking with God side by side and since you are a product of your ancestory. God could not and still cannot look upon the sin (and if you want to know why, it is because good and evil can't exist in one place for either to be what it is) It is a law of nature.
Alll of sin, everything that it implies, is a nature inherent in all men down through the bloodlines God can't look upon sin, unless through the act of sacrifice and repentence and the death and ressurection of His own Son Jesus Christ.
God will never break His own laws. They had to be amended and the covenant had to be forfilled.
I His absence and in the absence of the ascended master, rabbi, teacher, savior Jesus Christ, we have been given His essence, his spirit to guide us and teach us. It's name is Schekinah alive in the aggape love of the Lord for His children and His creation. We are not left alone... God is everywhere! Especially inside your heart in the spirit He imparted within you the day you asked for it. Oh you didn't yet? Well they why don't you? Give it a shot if you really want to know... Ask for the Holy spirit to come to yoou and explain it to you, to bring about the situations and the events that can lead you to understanding the grace and the Glory of God,
If I may suggest a great place to start, apart from actually readin the Bible in context. There is a little section i the back of the bible that contains extra's, little helpfull explinations to help you really understand what you are reading. It is called the Scarlett Thread.
Read it... I dare you!
2006-08-02 15:26:12 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is he an Earthly father?
2006-08-02 15:21:44 · answer #5 · answered by JeSuSfReAk121 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because God isn't a father .
Just a little bit of logic , if God were our father , then we surely are his sons , but who may be the mother here who participated in this famous parent-ship ?
God only created us , we aren't his sons ,we are only his creatures , the real proof is we don't have a "mother goddess"
Hope you understand!
2006-08-02 15:29:47 · answer #6 · answered by Bird 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because of sin, our hearts don't have a direct connection anymore. We have to learn to push aside all the "noise" of this earth and distractions to listen to his voice. I think you can clearly hear the messages of the Holy Spirit if you want to. But many of the others are correct in that God gives us other more obvious messages via his Word (the Bible), students of His Word (pastors, theologans, other believers) and signs and miracles.
2006-08-02 15:36:03 · answer #7 · answered by Jennifer W 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe because just like many earthly fathers, he's an SOB.
2006-08-02 15:24:32 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
we are instruments in Gods hands. would you still worship him and believe him if he was like our earthly Father and talk to us just like your father does to you,
2006-08-02 15:30:55 · answer #9 · answered by kimber g 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He does,.. He's just waaay harder to hear. All the noise of the world gets in the way, and we often don't hear or recognize His voice. You just have to take some time to get to know Him through prayer and by reading the Bible, and hopefully you will learn his voice.
2006-08-02 15:26:32 · answer #10 · answered by smartee 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he communicate with us throught our earthly fathers, his followers and preachers who love us.
2006-08-02 15:22:44 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋