In Christianity we talk a lot about having a personal relationship with God, but do you hear God’s voice? Here are some tips for how.
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Against the backdrop of mysterious, ancient gods that demanded mass killings of children, the God of the Bible shines most brightly, writes Tania Harris.
Even when we hear God’s voice, things can still go wrong. The interaction of God’s revelation with our fallen humanity means there are few solid rules.
Dreams usually speak a symbolic language. Objects may represent a concept. If your dream features a vehicle of some sort, it is likely to be significant.
Back in the first century, it wasn’t normal for men and women to be friends. But with his radical new ethic of equality, Jesus changed that.
Learning to hear God’s voice takes time and our ability to recognise the voice of the Spirit improves with experience and practice.
It’s easy to assume that once someone makes a decision to become a Christian, they automatically start acting like it. But this is largely a fallacy.
Self-righteousness, condemnation and finger-pointing seem to have become the order of the day, and it’s all the more repugnant when cloaked in religiosity.
God’s voice is best heard within the safety and accountability of the church community. This is the pattern we see in the early church.
No matter how pure, powerful or accurate God’s words may be, they can only be effective if they are received in faith and obedience.