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Originally posted by just me 2
Hi Japike,
It's funny that you would ask this question because I am writing a book on this very subject!
I have spoken toHim (and gotten replies back) many times!
You just have to know how to listen for His voice.
“…and His sheep follow Him because they know His voice.” John 10:4
God speaks to His Children many different ways. For example:
* through the advice of pastors or other people
* through dreams
* through lyrics of songs
* through circumstances and situations
* through His Word (the Bible)
He is very creative!
Originally posted by japike
I have so many threads going I am getting lost between ATS & BTS heh.
Can you talk to god? Hmmm. Can you talk to Tom Sawyer?
Try talking to Tom Sawyer sometime and see if he talks back.
You see god is in us all, some just do not listen!
Originally posted by just me 2
Tom Sawyer is a fictional character! God is NOT!
Originally posted by spamandham
Why do you reject the possibility that you are simply reading into scripture what your subconscious is thinking anyway?
Granted, your first example was unusual, but not at all outside the realm of chance. For someone who reads the Bible regularly, odds are you're going to occasionally run into passages that talk to where you are in life. The same could probably be said for any collection of 60+ books.
I run into these types of coincidences too just reading news stories and watching movies. If this is god in action, he doesn't discriminate against those who don't believe in him.
Originally posted by just me 2
Originally posted by spamandham
Why do you reject the possibility that you are simply reading into scripture what your subconscious is thinking anyway?
Because I have faith in God, that's why!
Originally posted by just me 2
Because it is such a large book with thousands of verses, what are the odds of RANDOMLY reading a passage that I didn't even know was there, that applies to what I had recently prayed about?
Originally posted by just me 2
How about this one? This is one of my favorites!
...
“Dear Heavenly Father, I know that YOU are the one and only God and not this “Allah.” You and he are not the same God! If I am right, please play “It Is You,” by the Newsboys before I get home today.” In Jesus Name I pray, Amen.
You know what? That was the VERY NEXT SONG!!!!!!
That doesn't answer the question.
God could be completely real, and yet not talk to you the way you think he has been talking to you. How do you know that's god and not just your own subconscious? There is nothing in the Bible to suggest that it is legitimate to use the Bible as a magic eight ball.
It happens all the time. The only reason it doesn't happen every day, is because I don't read the Bible every day. It is definately more than just once in a while, though.
Assuming you pray regularly and read the Bible regularly, I'd say the odds are high that a passage will occasionally address your prayers within a few days. If god really spoke to you like this, this would be a daily event and not just once in a while.
If the song had not played, would you have kept trying the experiment until it eventually did?
I've been humming tunes in my head before and turned on the radio only to find that tune playing. I guess that's god telling me he enjoys that song as well?
Every day of your life, there are boundless opportunities for low probability events to happen.
Originally posted by just me 2
I think I told you on the other thread that not all people are God's children. Unbelievers don't know how to listen to His voice.
just me 2
I've been humming tunes in my head before and turned on the radio only to find that tune playing. I guess that's god telling me he enjoys that song as well?
You didn't pray about it!
just me 2
Think about it...
Millions of possible subjects to pray about vs. millions of songs that might be played on the radio. What are the odds? And you consider that 'low probability?'
Why is it that someone who BELIEVES in something different than you is a NON-BELIEVER??
And some of you have the nerve to cry persecution. What do you think about people who pray to Allah, or Zeus, or the gods in general? What if THOSE people get a response?
So? If I pray then it's god, otherwise it's concidence?
The odds you will be praying about a subject you heard recently in a song on the radio are reasonably high.
There are indeed millions (i suppose) of possible songs that could play on the radio, but if you are listening to contemporary Christian radio, the odds you hear a given song on any particular day is high, since the playlist is short.
Don't you have anything conclusive rather than just a handfull of coincidental stories simliar to what everyone experiences?
Originally posted by just me 2
The playlist on contemporary Christian radio is the same as secular radio. I used to listen to secular radio stations a few years ago.
Originally posted by just me 2
I asked God to have him call me tomorrow just to let me know how he was doing.
The next day, around 10:00am he called!
...and the playlists are predominantly the top 40. If you listen for 2 hours, you'll start to hear some songs repeating.
I thought god doesn't interfere with free will.