tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post491859251240998468..comments2024-03-27T17:15:37.606-04:00Comments on Triablogue: An audible voiceRyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17809283662428917799noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-64460811457365830822014-07-31T21:15:10.226-04:002014-07-31T21:15:10.226-04:00The Biblical record testifies to the LORD using an...The Biblical record testifies to the LORD using angels as intermediaries to speak His messages to men.<br /><br />It's easy to imagine that a human might mistake an angelic messenger's voice for the voice of God, or mistake an angelic visitor for a vision of the risen Christ. Obviously this could theoretically apply equally to manifestations of the demonic as well. CRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03231394164372721485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-88363378753446760702014-07-31T15:39:56.580-04:002014-07-31T15:39:56.580-04:00Two quick points:
i) If somebody tells you that G...Two quick points:<br /><br />i) If somebody tells you that God spoke to him, his claim carries no presumption that God in fact spoke to him. You're under no obligation to believe it, much less act on it. <br /><br />It's like second-hand information generally. If someone tells you he saw something, you can believe him, disbelieve him, or suspend judgment. Since you didn't see what he allegedly saw, you can't verify his claim.<br /> <br />ii) I've been critical of vague "promptings" and leaning to hear God's voice: <br /><br />http://triablogue.blogspot.com/2013/04/hearing-god.html<br /><br />http://triablogue.blogspot.com/2013/04/divine-guidance.html<br /><br />http://triablogue.blogspot.com/2013/04/learning-to-hear-gods-voice.htmlstevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16547070544928321788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-52933931092176067422014-07-31T15:22:17.582-04:002014-07-31T15:22:17.582-04:00Steve et al here at Triablogue:
Great admirer of y...Steve et al here at Triablogue:<br />Great admirer of your work here, wouldn't dream of trying to debate you about nearly anything, frankly. Having said that, I lean towards the 'cessationist', admittedly, but I know that I don't know for sure about it. I guess my biggest prob is with those who occasionally/frequently say 'God showed/told me (fill in the blank)' about this that or the other thing, none of it directly Scriptural (altho' also none of it directly antiScriptural). Very popular in my neck of the woods, including from the pulpit. But individual 'promptings', even verbal messages, such as the example above? I have no reason to question that they could have happened, and assume (based on such testimony) that they have. Also I have a problem with the idea that the average Christian should expect such 'promptings' and should 'learn how to hear the voice of God' (as if God had any difficulty being heard if He wants to!).Dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00205311616949194893noreply@blogger.com