Does Jesus speak to you?

YahuahSaves · Dec 21, 2022

I am interested in how many may be divided on this topic. So many Christians seem to have differing views on what the scriptures mean.

For example, these passages indicate that followers of Christ are His sheep, and being his "sheep" they "hear" his voice. There are different wordings depending on the version.

John 10:27
English Standard Version
27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.

John 10:27
New International Version
27 My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.

My question, is this to be taken literally or figuratively? How many actually believe it's possible to "hear" God's voice? Can we hear it audibly? In our thoughts? In our spirit? Dreams and visions or signs? Or just by reading scripture alone?

Jonaitis · Dec 21, 2022

I didn't see the option for: natural revelation, Scripture, and subconscious cues.

I do not think God speaks audibly to me, though, or through visions. Dreams are from the subconscious mind, and I do believe God uses dreams (although, not like in the biblical sense) to communicate truths about myself and my habits and personal issues.

YahuahSaves · Dec 21, 2022

Jonaitis said:
I didn't see the option for: natural revelation, Scripture, and subconscious cues.

I do not think God speaks audibly to me, though, or through visions. Dreams are from the subconscious mind, and I do believe God uses dreams (although, not like in the biblical sense).

What do you mean?

I've had 3 dreams that relate to salvation and the leading of the Holy Spirit, so I don't know what you mean by "not in the biblical sense"?

YahuahSaves · Dec 21, 2022

Jonaitis said:
I didn't see the option for: natural revelation, Scripture, and subconscious cues.

I do not think God speaks audibly to me, though, or through visions. Dreams are from the subconscious mind, and I do believe God uses dreams (although, not like in the biblical sense) to communicate truths about myself and my habits and personal issues.

OK sorry you must have been updating when I responded

YahuahSaves · Dec 21, 2022

Jonaitis said:
I didn't see the option for: natural revelation, Scripture, and subconscious cues.

What do you mean? I'll edit the poll if you want but I don't know what you think I left out?

"Yes, through the bible" is meant to include scripture and scriptural revelation.

Jonaitis · Dec 21, 2022

Pipp@ said:
What do you mean?

I've had 3 dreams that relate to salvation and the leading of the Holy Spirit, so I don't know what you mean by "not in the biblical sense"?

Like, an angel telling me my wife will be pregnant with a prophet, or that I am in possession of a righteous man's wife, or that God is going to judge my nation. Although, I do remember a vivid dream of talking to "Jesus" during the time he sent out seventy-two disciples. I had asked "him" the question, "What is your opinion about homosexuality?," to which "he" responded, "Even though it is wrong, they do have real natural affections for the same-sex, so be mindful of that and love them."

What I mean, though, is that sometimes dreams conjures things I may be suppressing or neglecting inside. It will remind me of something, as if to tell me to think about it. I get the 'elevator' dream quite often. I step into this elevator, and it has possibly infinite floors, and each time I leave this elevator, I enter into a room or a floor with imageries of things in my psyche that I think too much about or that I have forgotten or something I don't like, etc. Sometimes they are false memories of an event that never happened, ever, but those events keep repeating. A distorted landscape and event of my childhood is pretty common, and that same layout replays sometimes, as if to convince me that it really happened. I have to remind myself that those memories never happened, but sometimes I wonder.

Jonaitis · Dec 21, 2022

Pipp@ said:
What do you mean? I'll edit the poll if you want but I don't know what you think I left out?

"Yes, through the bible" is meant to include scripture and scriptural revelation.

No, that's fine.

YahuahSaves · Dec 21, 2022

Jonaitis said:
No, that's fine.

Now you have me curious to know what I haven't covered? I tried keeping the poll answers within the confines of scripture, even though we're in the controversial theology forum (and for that reason alone I could possibly edit the poll).

I have a funny feeling though, perhaps not many will answer... I've noticed that lately with some of my more "serious" threads... it's as though people like to avoid the supernatural workings of God.

YahuahSaves · Dec 21, 2022

Jonaitis said:
What I mean, though, is that sometimes dreams conjures things I may be suppressing or neglecting inside.

I'm still of the belief that our spirit can send us messages through dreams and it's not always directly from God per se, but our subconscious mind being expressed to our conscious mind. I use to have a lot of zombie dreams for years and the way I saw it was due to my line of thinking at the time and my lifestyle (I was basically a "zombie" in my life I became reclusive and practically stopped living life).

I don’t think the dreams God gives us often are proohetic in nature. Mine were all personal and the last one I had showed me the difference between people who truly listen to the Holy Spirit and are led by it, and people who are "copy-cats". That was not long before I decided to leave the traditional church I had joined.

NBB · Dec 21, 2022

'my sheep hear my voice' and they recognize his voice, if you don't probably you need to be filled with the Holy spirit.

YahuahSaves · Dec 21, 2022

NBB said:
'my sheep hear my voice' and they recognize his voice, if you don't probably you need to be filled with the Holy spirit.

Possibly read my OP and answer from your own perspective?

I never said I don't, I asked if Christians do in their own experience, and if so, how?

Lost Witness · Dec 21, 2022

NBB said:
'my sheep hear my voice' and they recognize his voice, if you don't probably you need to be filled with the Holy spirit.

i don't think it's that "black and white"
fact of the matter being,
we only know our individual relationship with the LORD,
everyone doesn't necessarily have the same relationship and often not for the reasons that verse may imply
from what I've seen at least on here,
those who 'follow' the LORD are few in number

NBB · Dec 21, 2022

J Mick said:
You make it sound "black and white"
fact of the matter being,
You only know your own individual relationship with the LORD,
everyone doesn't necessarily have the same relationship and often not for the reasons that verse may imply

Jesus take care of us, and loves, he is interested in intervening in our lives, and having a relationship with us.

YahuahSaves · Dec 21, 2022

NBB said:
Jesus take care of us, and loves, he is interested in intervening in our lives, and having a relationship with us.

So no answer to post #11 then? Rather than responding to a thread, assuming something about the poster, how about you actually engage in the conversation, instead of just sharing your opinion?

NBB · Dec 21, 2022

Pipp@ said:
So no answer to post #11 then? Rather than responding to a thread, assuming something about the poster, how about you actually engage in the conversation, instead of just sharing your opinion?

I already answered, i believe in its literal meaning and also know Jesus know his childs and intervenes in their lives, and that probably you are going to hear him in your soul/spirit.

YahuahSaves · Dec 21, 2022

NBB said:
I already answered, i believe in its literal meaning and also know Jesus know his childs and intervenes in their lives, and that probably you are going to hear him in your soul/spirit.

I've heard him in more ways than one personally. But thanks for clarifying your position on the scriptures... care to assist in the poll as well? No pressure.

NBB · Dec 21, 2022

Pipp@ said:
I've heard him in more ways than one personally. But thanks for clarifying your position on the scriptures... care to assist in the poll as well? No pressure.

I already voted.

YahuahSaves · Dec 21, 2022

NBB said:
I already voted.

Interesting, the poll hasn't updated on my end. Perhaps it's a bug...

NBB · Dec 21, 2022

Pipp@ said:
So no answer to post #11 then? Rather than responding to a thread, assuming something about the poster, how about you actually engage in the conversation, instead of just sharing your opinion?

Also, i was not speaking about you, i was posting generally, maybe i would have needed to word it differently.

YahuahSaves · Dec 21, 2022

NBB said:
Also, i was not speaking about you, i was posting generally, maybe i would have needed to word it differently.

No worries all is forgiven. Thanks for participating :wave:

Does Jesus speak to you?

Does Jesus speak to you?

Yes, through the bible

Yes, through dreams, visions or signs

Yes, internally (thoughts or in the spirit)

Yes, audibly

No, the bible (His Word) is the only way God speaks to me

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