you are right its about false prophets.
no fear though.
If anything learn to hear God's voice so you can learn to increase yourself in front of God so He might find you a willing and precious gift.
does God speak to you audibly? in person?
So have you found a scripture yet? Indicating that the spiritual gifts seize?
Merely curious...
Something else I would like to ask you concerning the question you asked me. If I say Yes. it would be merely be a person writing and there would be no proof of me that I actually did hear God's voice. And from what I have learned so far from you, you won't just take someone at their word. Nor do I expect you to. I wouldn't either. But for the sake of friendliness the answer is yes. But on that basis I wish to ask you something...
Why do you think Jesus is called the High Priest of our faith?
Why do you think the curtain in the temple was torn.
What was the purpose of the High Priest?
If God wanted us to talk to Him via someone else, why make Jesus the High Priest?
What would be the purpose of the Holy Spirit if we couldn't listen to Him?
Joh 14:26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
How can He teach us if we do not hear Him? Or listen to Him? How did the disciples of Jesus?
If the Holy Ghost is not in our lives today...how would it even be possible to learn the things that Jesus taught?
What does it mean to be born again, if you cannot enhance spiritually? John 3. How can you enter the Kingdom of God? How can you enhance spiritually if you cannot listen to God. For growth comes through obedience.
Joh 14:21 He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.
Nor shall they enter into His Kingdom...
Mat 7:21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the
will of my Father which is in heaven.
How do you know the will of the Father for you in this very minute or hour or even day?
How would you know it, if He doesn't say it to you? Of course we need to love one another.
But let's take a practical example.
Say you are about to buy a house or a car? How do you know it is the Father's will without listening?
More so and even more important. Say you are busy counselling someone or talking to that person about Jesus, how do you know that the words coming out of your mouth is the Father's will that you must say those exact words if you didn't listen to hear what He wanted you to say?
How do you know you have given the advice God would have given to that person. In fact how would you know about things in their lives without the revelation of God showing you the things that they are to shy or ashamed to talk about. How would you aid them? And more importantly, how without listening would you be able to be at peace knowing that the advice you gave might not have been what God intended for those people to hear. For if you listened and spoke the words that God told you to speak, there is no fear. There is no doubt. And sometimes even a miracle follows. And that person would immediately sense the fruit of God's spirit. Why because the Holy Spirit worked. And because Jesus said that we should test on the fruit, He would always deposit His fruit. So immediately that person would feel joy, peace or any one of the fruit of the spirit automatically. But if you do not listen, but speak out of your own understanding, you might even give somebody good advice, no doubt. But would it have been the advice God would have given?
And more importantly without it, could you really spiritually grow? Is spiritual growth based on knowledge of the Bible (which is also important) or is it more based on a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Now think on this. If you cannot have a two-way conversation with any person on earth, we as humans would struggle to keep a relationship with that person. How do you expect to have one with God from a human's side without communication in both directions.
But then again. Maybe you know all this already and I merely wrote it for someone else on this site who does not hear His voice. Just remember, and this I would say to everybody including myself. You cannot fake a relationship. You either have it, or you don't. If I claim I have a girlfriend, but never listen and talk to her. (forgive the comparison) then how can I claim I have a girlfriend.
If I create a fanclub and talk about her all the time, make t-shirts,etc but I never listen to her. How do I even know how she is feeling about something. Or what is her opinion. The same with God. How can you claim to be one of His, go to church all the time. But never listen to Him in your daily life. (don't get me wrong Going to Church to learn more about God is good) But if you don't listen to Him when you are busy in your life. While you are doing things, discussing it with Him. Two-way discussion. How on earth and Heaven for that matter, are you going to know what His opinion is about what you are doing?
Example: Sometimes God tells me to go a certain person and talk to him about a specific thing. Sometimes I have not even met the guy. Then I go talk to him about it, and I can literally see how God touch that person's life. When me and my wife were still in the friends phase, she was deaf. So God said, ok you can go and invite her this afternoon to you house and then you can heal her deafness. I did so. And yes, so did God. He took away her deafness and gave us one of our most precious moments of running outside into the rain so that she could hear the wind in the trees and the birds and the wind and the droplets of water. If I didn't listen to God, she would have remained deaf. I say this so God can get the honour for this and that people can start a relationship with Him and start listening to Him. How else do you think it must be done? Jesus said that He has done nothing if the Father has not shown it to Him. He did that so we could have an example. We should listen to God. For it is not us that can perform miracles. But God.
I apologise if I come over a bit strong, Zone. But I really feel some people need to know this, even if not you.
May you have joy today!
Something to consider.
Peace be with you