Does God still speak through people?

Cristian Pãduraru

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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