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Communicating with Him
April 23, 2012 at 10:09 am
(This post was last modified: April 23, 2012 at 10:10 am by FallentoReason.)
I just want to ask you theists how you know when God has spoken to you? I don't mean to ask this in a mocking sort of way or anything of the sort. I sincerely want to hear from you guys how it happens.
You don't necessarily have to share a particular instance of this happening, as I don't want to create a thread where atheists will come and start making fun of it or whatever. Actually.. I guess it's kind of hard to ask this question and not have people start posting silly stuff as a bi product of my question..
Anyways, I'm just interested because it seems like every Christian friend I have has had personal conversations with God.. So is there a definite way of knowing?
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RE: Communicating with Him
April 23, 2012 at 10:18 am
I get a text message. It says that it is from "Father"... I can only assume that it is the big G.
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RE: Communicating with Him
April 23, 2012 at 11:42 am
One just needs to learn how to interpret digital clocks correctly.
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RE: Communicating with Him
April 23, 2012 at 12:37 pm
i'm interested in this too. i hear so many people i know say that he speaks to them thru dreams, vibe, etc... one person you simply can't count on because before she leaves her house to go ANYWHERE, she asks god first. "lord forbid" he tells her that it's not good to leave, she won't call or anything, she simply won't show up. smh.
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RE: Communicating with Him
April 23, 2012 at 1:46 pm
(April 23, 2012 at 10:09 am)FallentoReason Wrote: I just want to ask you theists how you know when God has spoken to you? I don't mean to ask this in a mocking sort of way or anything of the sort. I sincerely want to hear from you guys how it happens.
You don't necessarily have to share a particular instance of this happening, as I don't want to create a thread where atheists will come and start making fun of it or whatever. Actually.. I guess it's kind of hard to ask this question and not have people start posting silly stuff as a bi product of my question..
Anyways, I'm just interested because it seems like every Christian friend I have has had personal conversations with God.. So is there a definite way of knowing?
See why Christians are reluctant to answer such questions. Prayer is a precious and personal activity to us and we do not care for others to mock us for it. Since PMs are not necessarily private you might not even get answers that way.
God loves those who believe and those who do not and the same goes for me, you have no choice in this matter. That puts the matter of total free will to rest.
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RE: Communicating with Him
April 23, 2012 at 1:56 pm
Yeah...not to mention that you are batshit crazy on top of it, G-C.
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RE: Communicating with Him
April 23, 2012 at 2:11 pm
(This post was last modified: April 23, 2012 at 2:12 pm by Neo-Scholastic.)
Many years ago, I was tuckpointing in my basement which is fairly repetitive work. Consequently, my mind wandered while working. Various topics like what to have for dinner, hoping my grout mix was right, whatever. Out of nowhere I had a very strong intuition. No visions or voices, just this very strong and deep seated insight. I just knew that the scriptures were alive in some real and important sense, particularly the Torah. Not the ink and paper, but the significance of each letter and phrase filling the text with a transcendent vitality. I was familiar with this concept from reading Swedenborg a long time ago. At that time I had dismissed his writings as fantastic mystical nonsense, but I knew, just knew, that he was on to something. I also knew that, because every word and letter was important, it was critical that I learn biblical Hebrew (which I started although progress has been slow.) Because of this, my main form of prayer is study and deep contemplation of the text. As I reflect on the scriptures, I feel a change in myself, opening to be more attentive to the operations of Providence.
