God communicates with all the world through at least a dozen ways:
- Godly advice
- Nature (Psalm 19; 104)
- The history of ancient Israel (Rom 15:4; 1 Cor 10:11)
- The prophets and apostles of old (Eph 2:20; Heb 1:1)
- Our consciences (not infallible, but still a key safety mechanism)
- Wisdom (the distilled wisdom of all cultures has much to teach us)
- Relationships (since a relationship with God is analogous in many ways to relationshiups with people, we can learn a lot by observing)
- Dreams (indirectly — sometimes a dream shows us what we are really thinking about, so God can get our attention this way, even though there will be no direct message)
- The person of Jesus Christ. Christ is called “The Word of God,” and in a way the Lord speaks most clearly in the Word (even more than in the Heb 4:14 word).
- Scriptures (both testaments)
- Suffering (“His megaphone to rouse…
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