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NASB | John 10:4 "When he puts forth all his own, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 10:4 "When he has brought all his own sheep outside, he walks on ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice and recognize his call. |
Subject: How to teach people to hear God's voice? |
Bible Note: "After further elucidation I do not find that we differ much in our theology on this topic." Hi, Doc! I concur! Also, I believe that much of our arguments (Christian variation in Scriptural views) is due to vocabulary--we term the same theologies in different words which, as free agents, are open for interpretation: many times the thought being conveyed is not received because the receptors' vocabulary is different... "I just want God to tell me Himself!" The person you alluded to is a clear example of vocabulary/language gone wrong... once made aware of Scripture (though I would have quoted to verse 17)--which is the Word of God, and the Word being Spirit and Life it was God Speaking to her... she was stubbornly unreceptive because her '"I know what the scripture says! I just want God to tell me Himself!"' denied that God was Speaking to her through you by the Power of His Word! She desired something and would not listen to Scripture that told her that she was misguided (James 4:1-10) because she wanted God to tell her what she wanted to hear! All communication, specially with God, has a serious drawback: COMMUNICATION IS A TWO-WAY STREET! We often come to God not truly seeking His Wisdom and Will, but predisposed to our obsessions! James was very succinct about this: "When you do pray and do not receive, it is because you prayed wrongly, wanting to indulge in your passions." "If we don't like the answer we find in scripture, somehow we think we can find a loop hole somewhere." Sadly, it goes even beyond that... we attempt to use Scripture to create loopholes! God Bless! Angel |