Can Christians "Hear the Voice of God?" Part 1
Have you ever had someone tell you that God had given them a message for you? Have you ever had someone tell you that God had told them to do something that seemed questionable or at odds with scripture (such as cohabitate with a member of the opposite sex)? Or have you ever had someone justify something that seemed to be blatantly unbiblical (like divorcing a spouse on unbiblical grounds) with the claim "God gave me a peace about it." When I was a college student the staff member of one of the Christian organizations on campus would often counsel students saying, "God impressed me today." If you ask questions or raise challenges, you were admonished for challenging God. Oh. certainly, these folk would say that God speaks to us through his Word, the Bible, but they would say that we should also expect him to give us individual private revelation (or at least confirmation) through experiences and impressions. Having a relationship with God implies that we have an on...