Do you hear God speak to you?

Matthew 4:4 But he answered and said,It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

The underlined word in this verse (word) does not come from logos which means "written word" but from rhema which means "spoken word". Jesus says "it is written" (logos) that man lives by the freshly spoken words of God (rhema). So many people who call themselves Christians today think that they are supposed to live life by reading their Bibles and doing what it says. But Jesus is saying that men are to hear God as He speaks in their ear and do what He says. The only way a person can do this is by becoming a disciple --- one who sacrifices, listens and obeys.

Scripture is not enough huh?

This is a common meme put out by cessationists.

I have heard a preacher say "Pray, thats you talking to God, and read your bible, thats God talking to you".. Well thats just not true. The epistle to the Corinthians is ..... to the corinthians. Not written to anyone in 2018. All scripture is PROFITABLE for learning correction etc etc.
But all scripture is NOT profitable for telling you: Who to marry, where to live, if you should even marry, what job to take, what ministry you are called to do, whats God's purpose for you in this life, what situations to avoid, what situations to get into. Basically: Daily things that people face in the real world.

Have I heard God speak audibly to me and say "Hey, do this and that". NO. But I still dont deny it can happen, it happened in the Bible. Im just not that spiritual maybe thats my problem.
But just because it didnt happen to me doesn't mean its impossible. Cant put God in a box.

I challenge any cessationist to provide a text from the scriptures alone that says God stopped talking. Its not there.
And please dont give me that ridiiclous "Oh if God spoke to you, lets just add it to revelation, a new book". That is an embarrasing argument. There are MANY prophets(and prophetesses) mentioned in the Bible and guess what, their prophecies are not WRITTEN in the bible. So moot point there, stop using that argument guys. I beg you.

Matthew 4:4 But he answered and said,It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

The underlined word in this verse (word) does not come from logos which means "written word" but from rhema which means "spoken word". Jesus says "it is written" (logos) that man lives by the freshly spoken words of God (rhema). So many people who call themselves Christians today think that they are supposed to live life by reading their Bibles and doing what it says. But Jesus is saying that men are to hear God as He speaks in their ear and do what He says. The only way a person can do this is by becoming a disciple --- one who sacrifices, listens and obeys.

Chuck - Hevosmies how quickly can you hijack that thread?
Hevosmies - Chuck I can hijack that thread in four posts.
Folks we have a winner!

This is a common meme put out by cessationists.

I have heard a preacher say "Pray, thats you talking to God, and read your bible, thats God talking to you".. Well thats just not true. The epistle to the Corinthians is ..... to the corinthians. Not written to anyone in 2018. All scripture is PROFITABLE for learning correction etc etc.
But all scripture is NOT profitable for telling you: Who to marry, where to live, if you should even marry, what job to take, what ministry you are called to do, whats God's purpose for you in this life, what situations to avoid, what situations to get into. Basically: Daily things that people face in the real world.

Have I heard God speak audibly to me and say "Hey, do this and that". NO. But I still dont deny it can happen, it happened in the Bible. Im just not that spiritual maybe thats my problem.
But just because it didnt happen to me doesn't mean its impossible. Cant put God in a box.

I challenge any cessationist to provide a text from the scriptures alone that says God stopped talking. Its not there.
And please dont give me that ridiiclous "Oh if God spoke to you, lets just add it to revelation, a new book". That is an embarrasing argument. There are MANY prophets(and prophetesses) mentioned in the Bible and guess what, their prophecies are not WRITTEN in the bible. So moot point there, stop using that argument guys. I beg you.

I think this is the reason Christians are not making great impact on the world today as opposed to the time of the Disciples after the death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. I am seeking God to know Him personally as I cannot imagine groping through life blindly without His direction.
That said, do you hear God speak to you, Deardean2?

While I agree with you, and I hear the Word of the Lord daily with instruction on which way to go; I also seek Him by reading His Word.
I believe this is very important, as there are many here who think they believe in God and His Word, but who constantly deny scriptures when advocating their dogmatic perspectives.
If they were more learned in the Word, like the Bereans in Acts 17:11, they would then more readily recognize the spoken Word from God, rather than the deceptive words from our adversary the devil (Revelation 12:9).

Acts 17:11 These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.

Revelation 12:9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

Just think what anointed ones could do if they put aside their Bibles, listened to God and obeyed Him.

I believe you are speaking about committing oneself to believing Christ totally, as in discipleship.
I don't know how many of us today do that, where we don't trust in currency or material goods.
Something very drastic would have to occur in order to create disciples as in the first century.

Just think what anointed ones could do if they put aside their Bibles, listened to God and obeyed Him.

You are right, Luigi. From Acts onward the New Testament is all about disciples, NOT Christians. Yet today most people who call themselves "Christians" do not know that it means anointed one and that it was God who told the disciples to call themselves anointed ones. The traditional churches full of "Christians" are certainly not getting the job done but they all have Bibles and think they are theological experts.

And no, I don't hear about ANY disciples. If they were active they would be turning the world upside down and with our modern social internet everybody would know about it.

That's why there is going to be a world-wide economic collapse. God needs to shake His people up.

Just think what anointed ones could do if they put aside their Bibles, listened to God and obeyed Him.

This is a common meme put out by cessationists.

I have heard a preacher say "Pray, thats you talking to God, and read your bible, thats God talking to you".. Well thats just not true. The epistle to the Corinthians is ..... to the corinthians. Not written to anyone in 2018. All scripture is PROFITABLE for learning correction etc etc.
But all scripture is NOT profitable for telling you: Who to marry, where to live, if you should even marry, what job to take, what ministry you are called to do, whats God's purpose for you in this life, what situations to avoid, what situations to get into. Basically: Daily things that people face in the real world.

Have I heard God speak audibly to me and say "Hey, do this and that". NO. But I still dont deny it can happen, it happened in the Bible. Im just not that spiritual maybe thats my problem.
But just because it didnt happen to me doesn't mean its impossible. Cant put God in a box.

I challenge any cessationist to provide a text from the scriptures alone that says God stopped talking. Its not there.
And please dont give me that ridiiclous "Oh if God spoke to you, lets just add it to revelation, a new book". That is an embarrasing argument. There are MANY prophets(and prophetesses) mentioned in the Bible and guess what, their prophecies are not WRITTEN in the bible. So moot point there, stop using that argument guys. I beg you.

thats funny. In the midst of that, I did answer the OP question too Pay attention next time.