Does God speak to you?

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by Ben Kenobi
There's different gifts UR.

Um, yes, gifts.

I remember that, on several occasions, a murder asserted that God had told him to kill.

[Kuciwalker]

God told me that this thread needs MORE COWBELL.

[Brundlefly]

Assuming for a moment that the Bible is a divine work and expresses the will of God, how can you expect a perfect translation of His will into action by humans of varying degrees of imprefection? I think this explains how two armies in battle against each other can believe God is on their own side..

People have an amazing ability to frame reality in a way that is pleasing and/or comfortable to them. IMO, this is the case for those people in this thread who attribute serendipitous events and strange coincidences as divine in origin.

That is just my opinion and I tend to form opinions based on facts and reason as much as possible. I'm trying to make the leap of faith, but it doesnt feel right. I wish I could. Everything would be much easier.

[Odin]

Anyone who think God speaks to him/her needs to get mental help ASAP.

[child of Thor]

Originally posted by Odin
Anyone who think God speaks to him/her needs to get mental help ASAP.

said the norse god, no wonder the christians pushed out the old ways so easily

[Odin]

Originally posted by child of Thor


said the norse god, no wonder the christians pushed out the old ways so easily

[child of Thor]

@Odin -

Originally posted by Frankychan
I wouldn't necessarily say that I've actually heard God, but there have been times where I'm doing something that is beyond reckles and life threatening and there's that voice that don't necessarily hear, but it's telling you to either stop, or don't give up.

And it's not a feeling like your conscience...it's different. Had it happen to me a few times. Once driving on the roads wasted off my mind..."something" told me to get my a** straightened up and pull off the road and fall asleep. Another time I was drowning and basically gave up when that same thing said to just do one more kick and you'll make it to the surface.

God? I dunno. It's something tho.

Yes the few times i've been close to snuffing it, i've had a simular thing. Something that could be your own voice maybe, but doesn't really make much sense when your that close to the void as your not really concious of anything, other than a 'voice'(more like a feeling?) telling you its not your time and to keep fighting.

Afterwards as you sit in contemplation of the fact you nearly died, you do feel somehow something divine touched you and interviened.

I call it Thor - but people give it many names equaly as good

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by child of Thor
said the norse god, no wonder the christians pushed out the old ways so easily

Are you two related?

[Frankychan]

Ok, SPEC (yes I'm talking to you). You have to change your avatar...

NOW. I hate the Grudge and I hate the Ring. The Grudge screwed me up for months.

[trev]

Are you a priest?

No, just a lay preacher, who does a sermon about once a month, as do half a dozen others in the congregation.

[chequita guevara]

When I was a Christian, I thought God sent me a message a couple of times. The human capacity for self-deception is quite amazing.

Since God told me to do two contradictory things (become an Episcopalian priest and also convert to the Jewish faith), either God is insane or I was fooling myself.

[Dis]

Originally posted by chegitz guevara
When I was a Christian, I thought God sent me a message a couple of times. The human capacity for self-deception is quite amazing.

Since God told me to do two contradictory things (become an Episcopalian priest and also convert to the Jewish faith), either God is insane or I was fooling myself.

how do you know you aren't being self decepted into being an athiest? or a communist?

[molly bloom]

Originally posted by chegitz guevara

either God is insane or I was fooling myself.

There is no either.

Mad G-d told me so, Rebbe Guevara.

[chequita guevara]

Originally posted by Dissident
how do you know you aren't being self decepted into being an athiest? or a communist?

Marx isn't talking to me in my head.

[MosesPresley]

God doesn't return my phone calls.