2007-01-08 19:42:30 · 18 answers · asked by purple surfer 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
If you have doubt, it definitely isn't happening. I would doubt other's claims as well. "Nudges" may occur as to the right thing to do, but God doesn't "talk" to people. If they think so, let 'em be, they probably get some benefit from thinking so ... but you know better, hmmmm?
2007-01-08 19:49:31 · answer #1 · answered by MyPreshus 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Metaphysically, you cannot in honesty rule it out. Conceivably, the person is telling the truth, and God for some reason just chooses not to talk to you.
I find the best way to deal with such people is to ask more questions: What exactly did He say? What was His tone of voice? Did He sound near or far away? Did He have a regional accent? How did He say the word "water"? (Did He pronounce it correctly, or did He say "wah ter" the way people not from Queens do?)
Usually, if the conversant is truthful, the answers will grow hazier the more you ask about it.
By the way, this conversationalist idea was decisively rejected by the great Protestant reformer Martin Luther. While Luther was in captivity at Wartburg castle, a number of prominent colleagues of his from Wittenberg, including his right hand man Andrew Karlstadt, reported that God had spoken directly to them, telling them to go around smashing up Catholic churches and converting priests and nuns by force.
Luther scoffed at them by reminding them of God's holiness. To claim that God comes down and gets together with men in a familiar manner is to lose sight of His exalted, kingly nature.
Luther's response has satisfied most Protestants to this very day, although there continue to be reports from Pentecostals,like Oral Roberts, who claims that God tells him specifically how many millions of dollars he is to take from his followers.
2007-01-09 03:47:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anne Marie 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
God always talks to me. everyday i see him and i hear what he has to say to me. most of the time i will be searching for an answer to something or just guidance, and i open up my bible and through the scripture he speaks to me. thats why its called God's word. also, the things that happen around me help open my eyes to understand what God is trying to tell me. if you just take a look around you and think about why things have happened like they have, you may begin to see and understand.
2007-01-09 03:53:54 · answer #3 · answered by Kenneth H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are also the one caught in that wild fire of wrong notion!
First think why God has to talk to you? Are you great problem solver?
All of us are having same level of brain power. Each of us is specialized in a few fields!
2007-01-09 03:52:14 · answer #4 · answered by SESHADRI K 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God reveals himself to you all the time. All you have to do is open your eyes and ears and mind. You could question things all day long just to make sure, but this is just being overly paranoid. Just listen to your intuition, which is the first thought or feeling that comes to you and do not question to feel extra safe- only listen to it and go with it and you can't go wrong.
2007-01-09 03:48:20 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
That is actually a good way for you to reason, because the Devil, his demon followers and also the human followers, all masquerade as an Angels of light(2Colrinthians11:14)
2007-01-09 03:52:35 · answer #6 · answered by I speak Truth 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You mean how can you find proof? Evidence? You can't. Unless God speaks to two people at once and they both hear Him. Go by what your heart tells you.
2007-01-09 03:49:51 · answer #7 · answered by Tripper 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Easy anwser "IF" they speak according to The Holy bible Isa. 8:20 reads this way:
8:20 To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, [it is] because [there is] no light in them.
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2007-01-09 03:51:32 · answer #8 · answered by wgr88 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
" My sheep know my voice" Spend time in His presence." God inhabits the praises of His people." "anothers voice,they will not follow" Get into His presence, and LISTEN.
2007-01-09 09:47:39 · answer #9 · answered by jomi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when God spoke,
it will be according to his word in the bible
it will be to ur benefit or others
it will be to pray
it will be to his Glory
it wil be according to his nature and character
and it need to be test several times from u and from other who are believer in a good relation with God
2007-01-09 03:50:22 · answer #10 · answered by الحقيقة 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋