if someone came to you or your church and said that they had literally heard from God or seen a rainbow over their head on a sunny day or seen lights shining from a cloud at night.....................what would you say.??? Do you think they should be commited or put on medication?? OR would you believe but just know to your self that this is something you don't understand or have no answer to.???
2007-04-07 15:34:29 · 11 answers · asked by Wayne 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
If you truly believe in God, I would say that you should test the spirit.
1 John 4 says that we should not believe everything that was being put down on us. As Christians, we should test the spirits, which basically means (i think) that we should not just believe what the person is saying just because he/she use the "I heard from God or God showed me" statement.
2007-04-07 15:41:56 · answer #1 · answered by Allan Martin 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I would accept that they saw it, without feeling I had to make a judgement on whether it was an objective fact or not. What difference would it make?
I would try to take more interest in the person's reaction to his experience. Are they depressed? On a dangerous emotional high? That is the part that I would feel would be my business to deal with, not judging what they felt they saw.
When I was a little kid I walked into my bedroom one night and before I could turn the light on I thought I saw a hand in midair in the middle of my room. Why did I think I saw that? I don't know! I didn't say anything to anyone at the time, but I was sure glad my Dad was in the house.
Our eyes can play tricks on us, our imagination too, or it could be something to do with our neurons, and then there is a very real spirit world.
2007-04-07 22:42:25 · answer #2 · answered by Mr Ed 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
As George Muller once said to seek the spirit without the word you are opening yourself up to strong delusion.
Miracles are real very real, but the counterfits are out there too, I have had experiences from God, and the enemy has given me the same experiences. Be very careful who you believe and check everything that is being done against the word of God. Preferably the KJV
2007-04-07 22:52:22 · answer #3 · answered by wisdom 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It really depends on the character of the person.
God enabled Moses to perform miracles n the front of the people so that they would believe that the message he is about to give is indeed from God. : )
2007-04-07 22:39:34 · answer #4 · answered by SeeTheLight 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The OT is full of strange things--like talking bushes,talking snakes,unicorns,flat earth,a cruel homicidal maniac God--puts Harry Potter to shame really!!--lol--:]
2007-04-07 22:42:19 · answer #5 · answered by huffyb 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Who am I to judge the life and beliefs of others. I don't live a life of a saint so if someone says they heard god, maybe they did who knows. I would have no room to say different.
2007-04-07 22:39:47 · answer #6 · answered by levonna b 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
When ever GOD gave someone a miracle and a sign, he also established them and endorsed them with other signs for his followers to recognize
Someone saying they saw Jesus in their soup means nothing.
Someone saying they saw Jesus in their soup and then raiseing people from the dead, and displaying the properties outlined in the bible, does have my attention.
2007-04-07 22:40:05 · answer #7 · answered by tiggis2006 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Send the nice men in the clean white coats to come take him to the to the happy home with trees and flowers and chirping birds and basket weavers who sit and smile and twiddle their thumbs and toes....
And they're coming to take me awayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!
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2007-04-07 22:40:30 · answer #8 · answered by Weird Darryl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe that anything that YOU see/hear/experience from God is intended for YOU and anyone you are responsible for.. not for anyone else unless you are the Prophet (and I believe that the Prophet is Gordon B. Hinckley).
2007-04-07 22:40:08 · answer #9 · answered by ♥Tom♥ 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If they could part the Red Sea I'd give them a long listen...
2007-04-07 22:38:57 · answer #10 · answered by Steelhead 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋