People often wonder if it's possible to have a dialogue with God. Christians who pray and sing praises daily may not believe that the deity will answer verbally. Others attest to conversations with the Lord, and we might trust their accounts if we are sure of their godliness and integrity. Is there a way to find out the truth?
Whenever there is a question about spiritual things, the scriptures are the place to start. What does the Bible tell us about this and other subjects? It is always better to check anything you hear and read by consulting the actual Word of God before accepting it as doctrine. Of course, sometimes we all need help and guidance in understanding the Word, but your own spirit will affirm any truth. If you have doubts, the Holy spirit might be telling you to hesitate.
At the very beginning, when God made Adam and placed him in the garden, the Bible tells us that God told them (Adam and Eve) to be fruitful and fill the earth, subdue it, and rule over all the fish, birds, and animals. The Bible does not tell us Adam's answer to this command. God also told him to eat of every tree in the garden but the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Again no reference is made to Adam's answer.
However, we do find a true conversation when Adam and Eve are hiding after their disobedience. When God called, 'Where are you?', the man answered. Later God talks to Cain about his rejected offering and again about his crime in killing his brother Abel. Cain also answers the Lord.
We have now seen at least two human beings that talked with God. A case may be made for Enoch also being in this company as he walked with God for 300 years; Enoch did not die because the Lord took him away. God talked to Abraham and even appeared to him in the form of the Angel of the Lord.
The Bible has this to say about Moses: 'Since then (when Moses died), no prophet has risen in Israel like Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face.' The Lord spoke to Joshua, the next leader of the Israelites, but apparently not in the way He did with Moses. God continued to instruct His people throughout history. He spoke to Solomon in a dream, offering to grant a wish, and Solomon answered, asking for wisdom.
New Testament accounts include Saul's conversion on the road to Damascus. Paul later says that he spent the next three days blind but in the company of the Lord, who he got to know in the same way that the other apostles did - which infers seeing and speaking to Jesus as well as being appointed to the work of the kingdom.
The Bible tells us that God changes not. There is no reason why He cannot speak to men and women today as He did in the past. Of course, there are many other ways to meet the Lord; prayer, praise, and listening with heart and mind are some of them. If you have a dialogue with God and it does not contradict His commands and wishes expressed in the scriptures, don't be afraid to accept the incredible fact.
Whenever there is a question about spiritual things, the scriptures are the place to start. What does the Bible tell us about this and other subjects? It is always better to check anything you hear and read by consulting the actual Word of God before accepting it as doctrine. Of course, sometimes we all need help and guidance in understanding the Word, but your own spirit will affirm any truth. If you have doubts, the Holy spirit might be telling you to hesitate.
At the very beginning, when God made Adam and placed him in the garden, the Bible tells us that God told them (Adam and Eve) to be fruitful and fill the earth, subdue it, and rule over all the fish, birds, and animals. The Bible does not tell us Adam's answer to this command. God also told him to eat of every tree in the garden but the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Again no reference is made to Adam's answer.
However, we do find a true conversation when Adam and Eve are hiding after their disobedience. When God called, 'Where are you?', the man answered. Later God talks to Cain about his rejected offering and again about his crime in killing his brother Abel. Cain also answers the Lord.
We have now seen at least two human beings that talked with God. A case may be made for Enoch also being in this company as he walked with God for 300 years; Enoch did not die because the Lord took him away. God talked to Abraham and even appeared to him in the form of the Angel of the Lord.
The Bible has this to say about Moses: 'Since then (when Moses died), no prophet has risen in Israel like Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face.' The Lord spoke to Joshua, the next leader of the Israelites, but apparently not in the way He did with Moses. God continued to instruct His people throughout history. He spoke to Solomon in a dream, offering to grant a wish, and Solomon answered, asking for wisdom.
New Testament accounts include Saul's conversion on the road to Damascus. Paul later says that he spent the next three days blind but in the company of the Lord, who he got to know in the same way that the other apostles did - which infers seeing and speaking to Jesus as well as being appointed to the work of the kingdom.
The Bible tells us that God changes not. There is no reason why He cannot speak to men and women today as He did in the past. Of course, there are many other ways to meet the Lord; prayer, praise, and listening with heart and mind are some of them. If you have a dialogue with God and it does not contradict His commands and wishes expressed in the scriptures, don't be afraid to accept the incredible fact.
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