George Fox

[Miss Elly]

i could have sworn i'd posted... but my post seems to be invisible to me. EDIT: never mind, i found it, it is on the previous page. didn't realize so many other posts had been made since i said that! duh....

my question is, how do we know that this "inner voice" we are listening to is God's voice and not some other?

The answer is that we try the spirit to see whether it is of God or not.

However, I'm certain that this isn't going to be the answer you get. The Word of God is being moved aside in place of the spirit, which spirit we don't really know because were not allowed to try it against the Word to see whether or not it be of God.

The thing that is clear from the Bible is that God does not oppose His own Word but that His Spirit works in conjunction with the revealed nature of God as contained in His Word.

Peace,

Dave

i knew that LOL. i was wanting to see how seeker would answer!

if i'm understanding seeker correctly, the voice in our heart is what he thinks is God's voice... but God says not to listen to the heart because it is deceptive!

Yes, the heart of man is deceptive! I totally agree! That's why we need the word of God for guidance.

This is for seeker: Like I said earlier there are more than one voice a christian can listen to: self (sin nature), satan and God's voice. To be sure it is God's voice, it must line up with the Word of God. God will not tell you to do something contrary to his own word.

A sinner must hear the word of God in order to receive faith to be saved. Their conscience is not the same as the voice of God. God put a conscience in man so that he knows when he has done wrong - say stealing, murder, lying, etc. However, conscience alone cannot save him and listening to it cannot purchase his salvation. He must hear the word of God, repent and choose to live for Jesus. We grow by not listening to "voices" and "inner self" but by sincerely drinking and eating of the word of God. The spirit of God once a person is saved, will convict him of any sins he needs to ask forgiveness for in his walk with Jesus.

[Seeker100]

The bible is the written Word but it cannot be understood by base men. It can only be understood and truly taught by the Word Himself.

then, for the 5th time, what is one to do when their inner voice tells them to go against the teachings of the Bible.

which one wins, the inner voice or the written Word of God?

It doesn't conflict as the Inner Voice "God" wrote the bible. The Inner Voice teaches us the bible.

[Seeker100]

This is getting nowhere. You are not answering questions - only stating "listen to the inner voice which is God". I doubt that the woman who put her baby in a microwave and was listening to her "inner voice" was listening to the voice of God.

Not everyone who says they follow God's voice does. Test the spirits.

WHAT DO YOU TEST THEM AGAINST????????

See if it is of love. Simple

[Guest LadyC]

This is getting nowhere. You are not answering questions - only stating "listen to the inner voice which is God". I doubt that the woman who put her baby in a microwave and was listening to her "inner voice" was listening to the voice of God.

Not everyone who says they follow God's voice does. Test the spirits.

great, now we might be starting to go somewhere. how do we test the spirits? what is the measuring stick by which we know for certain that the voice of "love" we are feeling and hearing is actually the voice of the Lord?

after all, and i say this again... the woman who drowned her five children did so out of love, and did so because the Lord told her to.

the teenager who undressed and had sex with her boyfriend did so out of love. was this voice of love from God? how would she know otherwise?

the homosexual who wants to "marry" his lover wants to do so out of love. he claimes to be a christian even. is this voice of love in his heart really the voice of love?

[Seeker100]

i could have sworn i'd posted... but my post seems to be invisible to me. EDIT: never mind, i found it, it is on the previous page. didn't realize so many other posts had been made since i said that! duh....

my question is, how do we know that this "inner voice" we are listening to is God's voice and not some other?

The answer is that we try the spirit to see whether it is of God or not.

However, I'm certain that this isn't going to be the answer you get. The Word of God is being moved aside in place of the spirit, which spirit we don't really know because were not allowed to try it against the Word to see whether or not it be of God.

The thing that is clear from the Bible is that God does not oppose His own Word but that His Spirit works in conjunction with the revealed nature of God as contained in His Word.

Peace,

Dave

i knew that LOL. i was wanting to see how seeker would answer!

if i'm understanding seeker correctly, the voice in our heart is what he thinks is God's voice... but God says not to listen to the heart because it is deceptive!

Yes, the heart of man is deceptive! I totally agree! That's why we need the word of God for guidance.

This is for seeker: Like I said earlier there are more than one voice a christian can listen to: self (sin nature), satan and God's voice. To be sure it is God's voice, it must line up with the Word of God. God will not tell you to do something contrary to his own word.

A sinner must hear the word of God in order to receive faith to be saved. Their conscience is not the same as the voice of God. God put a conscience in man so that he knows when he has done wrong - say stealing, murder, lying, etc. However, conscience alone cannot save him and listening to it cannot purchase his salvation. He must hear the word of God, repent and choose to live for Jesus. We grow by not listening to "voices" and "inner self" but by sincerely drinking and eating of the word of God. The spirit of God once a person is saved, will convict him of any sins he needs to ask forgiveness for in his walk with Jesus.

There is no salvation without following God. Leaving sins is living in love.

[Guest LadyC]

This is getting nowhere. You are not answering questions - only stating "listen to the inner voice which is God". I doubt that the woman who put her baby in a microwave and was listening to her "inner voice" was listening to the voice of God.

Not everyone who says they follow God's voice does. Test the spirits.

WHAT DO YOU TEST THEM AGAINST????????

See if it is of love. Simple

ridiculous.

how do we know it is of love?

ANSWER THIS QUESTION. i'm dead serious. ANSWER IT. the homosexual says it is love. is it of God then?

ANSWER THIS ONE TOO. the woman who drowned her five kids, said it was God, and did it out of love. was it of God, then?

The Bible says NOT to listen to your own heart, because your heart will always deceive you. that's in the written word of God. is what is written in God's word a lie?

[Seeker100]

It doesn't conflict as the Inner Voice "God" wrote the bible. The Inner Voice teaches us the bible.

so, what happens when someone's inner voice tells them something different than what is in the written Word of God?

you have been given many examples of this in this thread.

what is one to do when the inner voice and the written Word are not saying the same thing?

Oh my goodness I am losing patience here. The Inner Voice teaches the written Word. There is no conflict. So simple. I am getting very tired of repeating myself.

[Guest LadyC]

let me repeat this. i didn't give it quite the emphasis that it deserves.

The Bible says NOT to listen to your own heart, because your heart will always deceive you. that's in the written word of God. is what is written in God's word a lie?

[Guest LadyC]

It doesn't conflict as the Inner Voice "God" wrote the bible. The Inner Voice teaches us the bible.

so, what happens when someone's inner voice tells them something different than what is in the written Word of God?

you have been given many examples of this in this thread.

what is one to do when the inner voice and the written Word are not saying the same thing?

Oh my goodness I am losing patience here. The Inner Voice teaches the written Word. There is no conflict. So simple. I am getting very tired of repeating myself.

you're not getting half as tired of it as we are of hearing you repeat yourself.

your answers are NOT biblical. they are NOT of God. they conflict with the very WORD OF GOD.

how do ya like them apples?

[Seeker100]

This is getting nowhere. You are not answering questions - only stating "listen to the inner voice which is God". I doubt that the woman who put her baby in a microwave and was listening to her "inner voice" was listening to the voice of God.

Not everyone who says they follow God's voice does. Test the spirits.

WHAT DO YOU TEST THEM AGAINST????????

See if it is of love. Simple

ridiculous.

how do we know it is of love?

ANSWER THIS QUESTION. i'm dead serious. ANSWER IT. the homosexual says it is love. is it of God then?

ANSWER THIS ONE TOO. the woman who drowned her five kids, said it was God, and did it out of love. was it of God, then?

The Bible says NOT to listen to your own heart, because your heart will always deceive you. that's in the written word of God. is what is written in God's word a lie?

Ask God yourself. He will direct you much better than I. Get the truth straight from the source. He is with you as much as He is with me.