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joy2give2u -> Yes Lord your servant is listening. (6/12/2008 2:56:51 PM)

Are you listening to the Lord? When it comes to marriage, relationships, dealing with single living are you listening to the Lord?

Last night I asked God. Do you really speak to me? Do I really hear your voice especially when it comes to my emotions?

He answered me last night and confirmed it today through the following passage found in 1 Samuel 3


Meanwhile, the boy Samuel was serving the Lord by assisting Eli. Now in those days messages from th Lord were very rare, and visions were quite uncommon.

One night Eli, who was almost blind by now, had just gone to bed.

The lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was sleeping in the Tabernacle near the Ark of God.

Suddenly, the Lord called out, "Samuel! Samuel!"
"Yes?" Samuel replied. "What is it?" He jumped and ran to Eli. "Here I am. What do you need?"

"I didn't call you," Eli replied. " Go on back to bed." So he did.
Then the Lord called out again, "Samuel!"
Again Samuel jumped up and ran to Eli, "Here I am," he said. " What do you need?"
"I didn't call you, my son," Eli said " Go on back to bed"

Samuel did not yet know the Lord because he had never had a message from the Lord before. So now the Lord called a third time, and once more Samuel jumped up and ran to Eli. "Here I am," he said. "What do you need?"

Then Eli realized it was the Lord who was calling the boy. So he said to Samuel, "Go and lie down again, and if someone calls again, say, 'Yes, Lord, your servant is listening."

I wonder how many of us are listening? How many of us hear God's voice above our emotions when it comes to relationships?

"Now in those days messages from the Lord were vary rare, and visions were quite uncommon." Why? Because God stopped speaking or because people stopped listening? And today? Is the same true today?

Has God changed so much since Samuel was a boy that he no longer is capable or choses to speak to us?

"Samuel did not yet know the Lord because he had never had a message from the Lord before".........

Have you had a message from the Lord before? Has he talked to you about a relationship?

When was the last time you said "Yes, Your servant is listening?"

Yes Lord, I am listening..........

Are you?



John_O -> RE: Yes Lord your servant is listening. (6/12/2008 3:56:59 PM)

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ORIGINAL: joy2give2u

He answered me last night and confirmed it today through the following passage found in 1 Samuel 3


Meanwhile, the boy Samuel was serving the Lord by assisting Eli. Now in those days messages from th Lord were very rare, and visions were quite uncommon.

One night Eli, who was almost blind by now, had just gone to bed.

The lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was sleeping in the Tabernacle near the Ark of God.

Suddenly, the Lord called out, "Samuel! Samuel!"
"Yes?" Samuel replied. "What is it?" He jumped and ran to Eli. "Here I am. What do you need?"

"I didn't call you," Eli replied. " Go on back to bed." So he did.
Then the Lord called out again, "Samuel!"
Again Samuel jumped up and ran to Eli, "Here I am," he said. " What do you need?"
"I didn't call you, my son," Eli said " Go on back to bed"

Samuel did not yet know the Lord because he had never had a message from the Lord before. So now the Lord called a third time, and once more Samuel jumped up and ran to Eli. "Here I am," he said. "What do you need?"

Then Eli realized it was the Lord who was calling the boy. So he said to Samuel, "Go and lie down again, and if someone calls again, say, 'Yes, Lord, your servant is listening."

I wonder how many of us are listening? How many of us hear God's voice above our emotions when it comes to relationships?

"Now in those days messages from the Lord were vary rare, and visions were quite uncommon." Why? Because God stopped speaking or because people stopped listening? And today? Is the same true today?



Excellent post in that we should be listening to the Lord.

I've not been able to find "Samuel did not yet know the Lord because he had never had a message from the Lord before." in any of the many versions I have available to me at the present. They all say "Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, and the word of the LORD had not yet been revealed to him." or something very similar.

What translation are you using?



mutinywxgirl -> RE: Yes Lord your servant is listening. (6/12/2008 8:52:56 PM)

I want to listen. I do listen. There are times when I don't want to hear what He is saying. Then there are times when I do want to hear it, yet I don't believe what I'm hearing.

I'm a mess.

But, I know He's there and talking to me and leading me through each step that I take and opening doors I never imagined would be opened and closing others I never imagined would be closed.

Time for me to go do some serious talking and listening right now!



rcudawg -> RE: Yes Lord your servant is listening. (6/12/2008 10:01:08 PM)

Funny you should bring this topic up for discussion...

A couple of the guys on Death Row are extremely religious. And, I see at least two of them seemingly in prayer fairly often. I also see them reading their Bibles a lot. However, I wonder if, when they are praying, they actually just 'shut up and listen?' I know I really dislike one sided conversations. I'm sure God does, also.

Interestingly enough... This past week while driving to work, I've been turing the radio/CD off for the drive down, and now starting to for the drive back, so that I have some good quiet time to think and pray. It's now a twenty minute drive to work. (Before, it was only a couple of minutes from my apartment to the prison.)

RC



joy2give2u -> RE: Yes Lord your servant is listening. (6/13/2008 10:12:07 AM)

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However, I wonder if, when they are praying, they actually just 'shut up and listen?' I know I really dislike one sided conversations. I'm sure God does, also.
I use to be like that........I had a set time, each day, dedicated to reading the bible, praying and talking to God. My prayers were always me talking to him and reading the word was all about learning more about Him and letting him speak through the words written but I never really understood what it meant to be still and silent before the Lord.

Over and over the bible talks about ears which hear and eyes that see.

Hear what? See what?

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I've been turing the radio/CD off for the drive down, and now starting to for the drive back, so that I have some good quiet time to think and pray
Me too.......I don't play the radio in my car. Instead I spend my time talking with God.

Have you ever noticed how uncomfortable people get with silence? I sometimes wonder if the reason so few people hear God's voice might be because they don't want the stillness or the silence so they find ways to avoid it.

I am becoming more and more convinced the reason people chose not to hear God's voice is because deep down they know that upon hearing His voice a part of them will die, and they don't want to die.

I think one of the reason we don't want to hear God's voice in relationships is because part of us, deep down, believes God will tell us something we don't want to hear.

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What translation are you using?
New Living Translation........but does it really matter? Is God limited by a translation? God speaks so that we hear what he wants us to hear......and he knows which translation you are using before he leads you to something in that translation..........

God knew, as I was sitting outside watching the clouds, which of my Bible's I had beside me.......He heard my heart cry out to him, asking Lord do you really speak, in a voice, directly to us? .........and he turned the pages to I Sam 3.......somehow I don't see My Lord ,sitting up on the thrown in heaven, thinking good golly what am I going to do.......Joy has the wrong translation.........what shall I do now? No I think he knows that it is not the words written on paper which will speak to me but His spirit using those words. Don't you think?

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"Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, and the word of the LORD had not yet been revealed to him."
If God is speaking to you more through this translations then let Him speak through it .......be still and let him speak.

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Samuel! Samuel! I love that God calls us by name.

When God calls me by my name I am changed.

When was the last time he said your name?

How did you respond?

Yes Lord I am listening.......?????

Are you listening?



joy2give2u -> RE: Yes Lord your servant is listening. (6/13/2008 2:52:42 PM)

God never fails to amaze me........

When he shows us something he always tells us the same thing more then once or twice different ways.

I had the most incredible thing happen today.....God reinforcing what he is teaching me and that which lead me to make this thread.

After putting on my shorts and tank top for my noon jog I was sitting on a chair putting my running shoes on when all of a sudden a thought popped into my mind..... I should call a friend and see if she wants to go to lunch.

I had a lot on my mind having spent a big part of the morning explaining to a different friend why I was afraid to believe God was speaking to me directly. I told him I am afraid of making a mistake and then missing out on something else in my life because I was wrong about hearing God's voice.

Taking a break from me thoughts and focusing on someone else would be a good thing.

I called and she had already eaten lunch but decided to walk over to the smoothie place with me. It would give us time to talk about something she was struggling with this past week and plans she has for tonight.

We walked, talked, got smoothies and where sitting outdoors discussing what is going on in her life when she says....... oh I forgot I heard a song the other day I wanted to tell you about.......... For some reason when I was listening to it you came to mind.

She asked if I knew who Delilah was on the radio. Yes I had heard her before. Then she asked if I knew who Peter Cetera was........I said no I don't think so....
She mentioned Chicago, who I like, and said he was one of the singers......I was like oh ok.....why?

She had turned on the radio a few days ago and a man was requesting a song. The name of the song was "One Clear Voice" . She had never heard the song before but as she listned I popped into her mind. She thought she should share the song with me.

Though she thought, at the time, she should share the song with me she forgot about it until today when out of the blue she remembered.

She had no idea what was going on, about this thread, or how I had been seeking God to show me that he does speak directly to us in a clear voice.

So told me the name of the song, I said I would look it up, and we continued our discussion about something different.

I got back to my office and she sent me an IM asking if I had looked at the song.

I found the lyrics and read them .........The words spoke to me powerfully..... As soon as I read the lyrics tears of joy, love and overwhelming closeness came.

The whole world is talking
Drowning out my voice
How can I hear myself?
With all the noise?
But all this confusion
Just disappears
When I find a quiet place
Where I can hear

That is what you are talking about Ray.....finding that quiet place where you can hear.

Read this part.......wow

God is so awesome

One clear voice
Calling out for me to listen
One clear voice
Whispers words of wisdom
I close my eyes
Till I find what I've been missing
If I'm very still, I will hear
One clear voice

I love you so much Lord.

The next verse is very powerful as well to me.......it spoke to me directly but I can't post it since we can't post complete lyrics......here is the link.......One Clear Voice

Isn't it just like God to have a friend turn on the radio, hear a song, for Him to place you on that person's mind, then days later for God to arrange the two of you to get together so that he can share what he wants you to hear.........

God speaks very clearly.........are you listening?



iwillfearnoevil -> RE: Yes Lord your servant is listening. (6/13/2008 3:14:53 PM)

that second verse is cool too:

I'm always searching for which path to take
Sometimes I'm so afraid to make mistakes
Somewhere inside me, stronger than my fears
Just like the sound of music to my ears, I hear

this is a good thread. just like RC i try to leave radio off at times. i've read in our youth group's current bible study renovation of the heart when trying to build up solitude with God that it helps to be able to do it in chunks. trying just 5 minutes a day then increasing from there.



joy2give2u -> RE: Yes Lord your servant is listening. (6/13/2008 3:28:34 PM)

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Sometimes I'm so afraid to make mistakes
Somewhere inside me, stronger than my fears
Just like the sound of music to my ears, I hear
God not only speaks to us but he speaks directly to the concerns we are presenting to him........he speaks to those things on our hearts.........

Earlier today I was sharing with a friend how I wanted to believe I was hearing God's voice yet I was afraid of making a mistake and missing out on something else God has for me..........

Look at the words..........Sometimes I'm so afraid to make mistakes........yet somewhere inside me, stronger then my fears, just like the sound of music to my ears I hear that one clear voice.........

God you amaze me......how you sent your son to provide a pathway of communication so that I can see and hear you.

Thank you Lord that you still speak to us in one clear voice.

Father I pray for every single posting in these threads ( and those of you lurking as well) that we can believe more and more each day that you still call our names.....

Lord I pray as we walk in relationship with you, your voice will guide us in our relationships with others.

Lord I pray we will no longer be guided by our own emotions but by your voice.

Lord I pray each person reading these words will grow a hunger to hear your voice call their name, a hunger to hear the sound of your voice and no one else or thing will quench that hunger until they turn to you and say.........My Lord I am listening.

Thank you Lord that we do not have to find love on our own, or seek out a mate with no guidance........thank you Lord that you love us so much that you want to share your plans with us.......and Lord please give us ears to hear and eyes to see......and a heart willing to follow where ever you lead.

Thank you Lord that you love us enough to speak to us about our relationships.......

I love you Lord.

Amen



ebony101 -> RE: Yes Lord your servant is listening. (6/13/2008 7:02:04 PM)

I try to listen.
God speaks -
sometimes I am stubborn
and close my ears,
sometimes I want to walk
my own way.
The path he wants me to take
isn't always clear,
but despite my stubborness
He's always there.

(Hmmm, I didn't intend to write a poem, but it's quite poetic)



makarizo -> RE: Yes Lord your servant is listening. (6/13/2008 8:45:16 PM)

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ORIGINAL: ebony101

I try to listen.
God speaks -
sometimes I am stubborn
and close my ears,
sometimes I want to walk
my own way.
The path he wants me to take
isn't always clear,
but despite my stubborness
He's always there.


[sm=thumbsup.gif]



joy2give2u -> RE: Yes Lord your servant is listening. (6/15/2008 9:05:58 PM)

I love your poem Ebony101.........and yes he is always there and he is always speaking.



John_O -> RE: Yes Lord your servant is listening. (6/16/2008 11:47:54 AM)

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New Living Translation........but does it really matter? Is God limited by a translation? God speaks so that we hear what he wants us to hear......and he knows which translation you are using before he leads you to something in that translation..........


Of course it matters. Some translations are more accurate than others and some are down right wrong. If you're going to use the scriptures to relate what God has been dealing with you about then it would be wise to use the most accurate translation you can find.

God speaks to us but He never contradicts His word. That's one reason why we need to know His word. (accurately)[:D]



iwillfearnoevil -> RE: Yes Lord your servant is listening. (6/16/2008 1:17:58 PM)

so what is contradictory about the passage joy2give2u posted?



FunBetty -> RE: Yes Lord your servant is listening. (6/16/2008 3:02:53 PM)

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ORIGINAL: John_O


Excellent post in that we should be listening to the Lord.

I've not been able to find "Samuel did not yet know the Lord because he had never had a message from the Lord before." in any of the many versions I have available to me at the present. They all say "Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, and the word of the LORD had not yet been revealed to him." or something very similar.

What translation are you using?


Can I ask how you interpret these two translations to be different?



hotsaucygma -> RE: Yes Lord your servant is listening. (6/16/2008 3:37:23 PM)

I've often thought that one of the interesting things about the passage you are talking about, Joy, is that Samuel was "talked" to by the Lord a couple times before even Eli realized it was God speaking to Samuel! How often have we heard our name called, but didn't really know it was "Him", and didn't have a Eli to run to? What if Eli hadn't believed Samuel?

We have to learn how to listen for that still small voice. And to be quiet enough to hear it... sometimes I'm not good at quiet and still [&:].



John_O -> RE: Yes Lord your servant is listening. (6/16/2008 4:55:47 PM)

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ORIGINAL: FunBetty

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ORIGINAL: John_O


Excellent post in that we should be listening to the Lord.

I've not been able to find "Samuel did not yet know the Lord because he had never had a message from the Lord before." in any of the many versions I have available to me at the present. They all say "Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, and the word of the LORD had not yet been revealed to him." or something very similar.

What translation are you using?


Can I ask how you interpret these two translations to be different?


It's quite possible to have a message from the Lord without having the word revealed to you. Say if Eli was given a word to speak to him. The message would be from the Lord yet the word was not yet revealed. Similarly teh children of Isreal received many messages from the Lord via Moses Without the Word being revealed to them.

I see the revelation of the Word as being much more personal, like a visit, while a message is more like a phone call.



joy2give2u -> RE: Yes Lord your servant is listening. (6/16/2008 5:08:05 PM)

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If you're going to use the scriptures to relate what God has been dealing with you about then it would be wise to use the most accurate translation you can find.


Interesting.........

Speaking of accurate translations, wouldn't the scrolls used by the Pharisees be the most accurate? I wonder then why Jesus often comments on their inaccurate beliefs. If they were reading the most accurate translations why were they not hearing truth?

Is it possible truth depends more on the heart of those reading and the Holy Spirit's shining the light on what God is saying? Doesn't scripture tell us the Holy Spirit can only speak what God is speaking? Doesn't it say that the spirit of truth will guide us into all truth?

Can you please show me in scripture where Jesus tells us to be cautious which translation we use for the Holy Spirit can not speak God's truth if the our translation is not the most accurate.

I can find places in scripture and history for that matter where the most "accurate" translation was used to speak thing which were clearly not God's truth.

If the most accurate translation is subjective to the heart and sight of the one reading how can we say it would be wise to read only that one? Would it not be wiser to humble ourselves and ask God to speak to us through his spirit? and can't he do that no matter which translation we are reading?

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God speaks to us but He never contradicts His word. That's one reason why we need to know His word. (accurately)
I agree he never contradicts His word when His word is read through the light of the Holy Spirit. I also agree we need to know His Word. I believe we should read, meditate, absorb and chew on His word daily. I get to hungry if I go for more then a day without spending time in the Word.........it is that important to me.

But I do not agree reading the most accurate translation is the key........I believe humbling ourselves before the Lord and opening our ears to hear from him is.

God is always speaking.......we are the ones who limit his voice by refusing to hear him unless he speaks in the way we have decided to allow him to speak.

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Joy, is that Samuel was "talked" to by the Lord a couple times before even Eli realized it was God speaking to Samuel! How often have we heard our name called, but didn't really know it was "Him", and didn't have a Eli to run to?

WOW hsgma what a great point.....I didn't see the connection between Eli and the Holy Spirit until you mentioned it.

Samuel had Eli to tell him to say "Yes, Lord, your servant is listening"

We have the Holy Spirit prompting us to say Yes Lord your servant is listening.

Thank you hsgma.......for such insight.
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We have to learn how to listen for that still small voice.
And this is the whole purpose of this tread.........to give testimony to the truth God does speak to us in a small still voice and we can hear him if we are open to receive what he wants to speak to us.



FunBetty -> RE: Yes Lord your servant is listening. (6/16/2008 5:12:55 PM)

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ORIGINAL: John_O


It's quite possible to have a message from the Lord without having the word revealed to you. Say if Eli was given a word to speak to him. The message would be from the Lord yet the word was not yet revealed. Similarly teh children of Isreal received many messages from the Lord via Moses Without the Word being revealed to them.


Does this not fall into the "If a tree falls in the forest..." philospophy? We don't know if Eli had been given a word from the Lord. Does scripture explicity specify that?

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I see the revelation of the Word as being much more personal, like a visit, while a message is more like a phone call.

Your opinion. To me, whether I got a personal visit or a txt, if I knew it came from God, it wouldn't matter how it was delivered.

But I'm going to stop and "agree to disagree" on this matter because the original point is being muddled now.



joy2give2u -> RE: Yes Lord your servant is listening. (6/16/2008 5:18:14 PM)

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I see the revelation of the Word as being much more personal, like a visit, while a message is more like a phone call.
Interesting........when God speaks to me, whether I call it a message or a conversation, it is very personal........because you see it come from he who is the Word. God's voice, spoken directly to me, is more personal then can be described in words.......it transforms you.......gives you life.....and speaks to your Spirit in a way which is indescribable.

John 1:1.............NKJV as to not be inaccurate [:D][:D]

1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.



joy2give2u -> RE: Yes Lord your servant is listening. (6/16/2008 5:20:35 PM)

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Your opinion. To me, whether I got a personal visit or a txt, if I knew it came from God, it wouldn't matter how it was delivered.
Have you ever had the radio come on without you turning it on and heard a song then called the radio station the next day to ask the name of the song and be told they have never heard of it? I have.....and let me tell you.......it was real personal.........[:D][:D][:D]



iwillfearnoevil -> RE: Yes Lord your servant is listening. (6/16/2008 8:36:59 PM)

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ORIGINAL: John_O
It's quite possible to have a message from the Lord without having the word revealed to you. Say if Eli was given a word to speak to him. The message would be from the Lord yet the word was not yet revealed. Similarly teh children of Isreal received many messages from the Lord via Moses Without the Word being revealed to them.

I see the revelation of the Word as being much more personal, like a visit, while a message is more like a phone call.


looking at the differences here
NVLT: message from the Lord
KJV: word of the LORD

the word in question here (pun intended for the pun maestro) is dabar (hebrew) from H1696:
1) speech, word, speaking, thing
a) speech
b) saying, utterance
c) word, words
d) business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner (by extension)

Word as logos (greek) can refer to this personal aspect as used in John 1:1 (In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.) and perhaps is the source of your skepticism. i understand your point about which translation of a bible is used, as i personally tend to be more cautious when dealing with paraphrases too, altho i'm not a kjv only man. however, i think joy2give2u's original point of us listening to God talking to us thrives with this deeper examination.



shemaromans -> RE: Yes Lord your servant is listening. (6/17/2008 12:09:02 AM)

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God is always speaking.......we are the ones who limit his voice by refusing to hear him unless he speaks in the way we have decided to allow him to speak.

This is an interesting comment, Joy, and I'm wondering if I understand you correctly.

Are you saying that we can limit God or keep him from doing anything?



John_O -> RE: Yes Lord your servant is listening. (6/17/2008 8:47:50 AM)

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ORIGINAL: iwillfearnoevil

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ORIGINAL: John_O
It's quite possible to have a message from the Lord without having the word revealed to you. Say if Eli was given a word to speak to him. The message would be from the Lord yet the word was not yet revealed. Similarly teh children of Isreal received many messages from the Lord via Moses Without the Word being revealed to them.

I see the revelation of the Word as being much more personal, like a visit, while a message is more like a phone call.


looking at the differences here
NVLT: message from the Lord
KJV: word of the LORD

the word in question here (pun intended for the pun maestro) is dabar (hebrew) from H1696:
1) speech, word, speaking, thing
a) speech
b) saying, utterance
c) word, words
d) business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner (by extension)

Word as logos (greek) can refer to this personal aspect as used in John 1:1 (In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.) and perhaps is the source of your skepticism. i understand your point about which translation of a bible is used, as i personally tend to be more cautious when dealing with paraphrases too, altho i'm not a kjv only man. however, i think joy2give2u's original point of us listening to God talking to us thrives with this deeper examination.


I agree that we need to listen to God. never argued that point. "Logos" doesn't enter into this particular point though as it's not used in the OT. "Dabar" doesn't translate exactly correctly (or even closely) as "message".

Version is important. Some are more accurate than others. (I'm not KJV only. But I am formal equivalence only.)



hotsaucygma -> RE: Yes Lord your servant is listening. (6/17/2008 8:52:44 AM)

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ORIGINAL: shemaromans

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God is always speaking.......we are the ones who limit his voice by refusing to hear him unless he speaks in the way we have decided to allow him to speak.

This is an interesting comment, Joy, and I'm wondering if I understand you correctly.

Are you saying that we can limit God or keep him from doing anything?
I would think what Joy meant (though she can certainly correct me if I'm wrong! [:D]) is that we can limit what we hear. God is never limited, but we often put limits on ourselves and what we believe- or think others should/should not believe.



John_O -> RE: Yes Lord your servant is listening. (6/17/2008 8:57:13 AM)

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ORIGINAL: joy2give2u
Speaking of accurate translations, wouldn't the scrolls used by the Pharisees be the most accurate? I wonder then why Jesus often comments on their inaccurate beliefs. If they were reading the most accurate translations why were they not hearing truth?


Going back to the original languages is always best. But for most of us its unattainable. we have to make due with translations. So we may as well use the best translation we can get.

The Pharisee's problem is that they did not understand scripture even though God had clarified those points previously (in scripture). Just because someone misuses a scripture doesn't make that scripture wrong.

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Is it possible truth depends more on the heart of those reading and the Holy Spirit's shining the light on what God is saying? Doesn't scripture tell us the Holy Spirit can only speak what God is speaking? Doesn't it say that the spirit of truth will guide us into all truth?


Certainly. But it makes the Spirit's job a whole lot easier if you are reading what was originally said instead of what some guy thinks was originally said. (that way He doesn't have to correct you before he can teach you)

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Can you please show me in scripture where Jesus tells us to be cautious which translation we use for the Holy Spirit can not speak God's truth if the our translation is not the most accurate.


2 Timothy 2:15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.


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I can find places in scripture ... where the most "accurate" translation was used to speak thing which were clearly not God's truth.


If God didn't want it in the original manuscripts then why did he have it written there? Scripture is correct. We are sometimes wrong in our use or understanding of it, but scripture is always correct. (and for clarity sake I normally do not consider paraphrased versions to be scripture as they are not formally translated)


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God speaks to us but He never contradicts His word. That's one reason why we need to know His word. (accurately)
I agree he never contradicts His word when His word is read through the light of the Holy Spirit.


No He never contradicts his word. Period. If we are hearing something that contradicts His word then we have either misinterpreted His word (and need to do some serious study to correct ourselves) or we are not hearing God correctly (or hearing God at all)

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But I do not agree reading the most accurate translation is the key........I believe humbling ourselves before the Lord and opening our ears to hear from him is.


It's not an "either/or" question. It's a "both" We have to know the word and the only way to really do that is to find the most accurate translation.


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We have to learn how to listen for that still small voice.
And this is the whole purpose of this tread.........to give testimony to the truth God does speak to us in a small still voice and we can hear him if we are open to receive what he wants to speak to us.


This is truth.



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