Everyone describes the voice of the holy spirit as a calm, gentle, soft voice I want to know if that is really the voice of the holy spirit because the voice I hear is loud and don't really match the normal description so does it mean the holy spirit doesn't speak to me or maybe will just assume the voice of the holy spirit is soft or maybe God speaks to me differently or what I don't know I don't just get it.
Question on the voice of the holy spirit.
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Where in Scripture does it state that the voice of the Holy Spirit is "calm", "gentle", or "soft"? I don't see it.
At times I hear Him "loud and clear" while at others, a whisper for which I need to focus and pay attention.
You may be certain that the Holy Spirit will speak in accord with Scripture and with the character of God. While He may compel you to something firmly in the moment, He will not be manipulative, impatient, or demanding; those are the tactics of the enemy.
The "gentle" voice reference is probably a reference to 1 Kings 19:12.Welcome to CC!
Where in Scripture does it state that the voice of the Holy Spirit is "calm", "gentle", or "soft"? I don't see it.
At times I hear Him "loud and clear" while at others, a whisper for which I need to focus and pay attention.
You may be certain that the Holy Spirit will speak in accord with Scripture and with the character of God. While He may compel you to something firmly in the moment, He will not be manipulative, impatient, or demanding; those are the tactics of the enemy.
Agreed, but I have found that people use this as a "proof text" to say that God always (or normally) speaks in a still, small voice. Nothing in the passage (or anywhere else) says this is normal or normative.
I agree. Besides, that verse does not even mention the Holy Spirit. Here is is with the previous verse, for context:
NKJV 1Ki 19:11 Then He said, "Go out, and stand on the mountain before the LORD." And behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind tore into the mountains and broke the rocks in pieces before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake;
1Ki 19:12 and after the earthquake a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire; and after the fire a still small voice.
The Holy Spirit is Truth and Love (1John 5:6&4:8, Rom. 5:5, Gal. 5:22-23), so whenever you learn truth and discern divine love,
you are experiencing God. Some people err by mistaking emotional excitement for the manifestation of God's presence, but
that can also be experienced at sports events and music performances.
The reason God does not prove His presence more obviously, is because genuine saving faith cannot be coerced by fear of hell;
it is elicited by learning the love of Christ (2Cor. 5:7, Eph. 3:16-19). Do not desire to prove faith via demanding miracles (Matt. 16:4).
The Holy Spirit is God's Word, so whenever you meditate on Scripture and apply it in your life, you are communing with Christ and becoming more godly (Matt. 4:4, Eph. 2:10), which is true worship (Rom. 12:1-2).
I believe God speaks via Christian brethren on CC, although you may need to sift wheat from chaff.
I can explain how I do so, if you want.
LIC, GWH
