S2E13-What did you say, God?

Video link: https://youtu.be/YLhzlTQlvZc

Opening: Welcome to Almost Ordained. I am your host, David, the guy who graduated seminary, but never got ordained.

Have you ever heard someone claim that God spoke to them and said something that made you scratch your head and say, “I don’t think God would say that”? Like maybe, God told them they need a new private jet, top of the line, like a Falcon X7 or a Gulfstream G650? Do they really think God told them that? You might have dismissed it out of hand, but there are a lot of people who take that seriously. Maybe you know someone who does. If so, you’ll want to stick around, because I will show how this type of thinking and “hearing God” comes from a faulty understanding of faith, and hopefully help you maybe steer them toward a more biblical meaning of faith.

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I’ve talked about the Word of Faith (WoF) movement before. I was drawn to it in part because of promises of miracles, and signs and wonders, and healings and divine health, wealth and success. But what intrigued me the most was when they talked about having conversations with God. They said God talked to them directly through the Holy Spirit. And they related these conversations like, “I said … and God said … and I said … and God said …” and so on. I thought, “They can actually hear God talking to them? I’ve gotta learn more about this.”