If Jesus did not, does not speak with us then WHY did HE say? (!!?? ) ;
John 10:27 KJVS
My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
As Helen do wisely said how sad if your father never spoke to you! Beyond sad.
If a man or woman's father were dead and all they had were his letters and books that would be regrettable.
But for him to be alive and well and never contact his children would signify a horrible family tragedy. Either the father has disowned the children or they have been taught by others their spiritual nanny, that he can't speak to them. A loveless, cold, distant father is not a father at all.
We are told draw near to God and he will draw near to you. No two draw near without speaking! How would you know when he is near? Feelings? You can't trust those. Satan can fake them. God whispers to us and can yell if need be.
Sometimes his voice inside me is loud! Once whole down on my knees praying for my sister the Holy Spirit said strongly, very strongly seemingly loud "CALL YOUR SISTER"! It was very late but I called and she was up. We had a good talk about life and Jesus.
It would be tough on God never getting to speak to his children. With all his love shut up inside.
If I decided never to speak to my children again how they would be broken and devastated.
This then is the sin, the fault, the error, the work against God by the MAN MADE DENOMINATIONS! Whispered into the ears of those that formed denominations to support their Unbiblical, twisted beliefs.
If my heavenly father never spoke to me I would wither and die. He is the living, speaking God that yet walks among us all by his Holy Spirit.
Without his voice we are doomed. Satan certainly speaks.
Thanks be unto God the Father, God the son and God the Holy Spirit that they came for me outside of churches, denominations, sects, religions, doctrines or other misguided works of men.
After years, going on 42, I see more and more the his purpose in this. That I can speak out against the satanically promoted fight of the denominations to cast down the never ceasing, ALWAYS AVAILABLE infilling, gifts, calling and anointing of the HOLY SPIRIT by Jesus the Christ.
Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift of his son followed by his separate gift of the baptism of his Holy Spirit.
Only after being filled with the Holy Spirit will your ears open to hear the small still voice of the creator savior. Amen
Thanks be to God for his never ceasing gifts.
Religion brainwashes the protestant believers at least as much as Islam.