Hearing from God is not an abnormality, if you want a revelation from God, read your Bible. The message is written down for us and is in general very plain. There are a few places where something is lost in translation and in our ignorance of the cultural context of the original recipients of some letters, messages and prophecy. The moral imperatives, the call to belief and repentance, the death, burial and ressurection of Jesus for our sins, are all plain.
But lets start with some basics. Ephesians 5:5 tells us that no whoremonger, unclean person,the coveteous, or the idolator has any inheritance in the kingdom. Revelation 22:15 tells us these are not in God's Holy City: whore-mongers, idolators, murderers, sorcerers and those that love and make a lie.Romans Chapter 1 hits even more sins and touches upon sexuality, including the sins of homosexuality and lesbianism. If you find yourself, your lifestyle or habits in these scriptures, then the message from God is this,"Repent."
Proverbs 1:7 tells us" the fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge." This fear and knowledge will produce repentant men and women.
There is not one person without excuse.Read Romans 1:18 until the end of the chapter. Argue the point with God if you disagree. Further posts will examine general revelation.
We all have seen or been touched by the ultimate reality of life-life ends. We don't need the Bible to inform us of death, but we do have eyewitness accounts of the afterlife by its Creator.We are finite in time, we don't need Kierkegaard to tell us we pass from this time. Our existence is however eternal from conception forward.
This is a part of the image of God that we humans bear. This is why our destinations after death are eternal in scope and duration. Heaven, or eternity with God is to be sought, The Lake of Fire, or eternal separation from God is to be avoided, your choice.
The default state of humanity is just condemnation-John 3:18.
John 3:16-17 tell us how to avoid this condemnation-belief. This belief is to put faith and trust in Christ and his sacrifice. Repentance will result from any real effectual encounter with a Holy God. No fancy tricks, no acts of charity or piety, just real belief as in confident trust and repentance.
Luke 24:17 tells us of this "repentance and the remission of sins."
Again, the revelation is in writing, read it. Repent.
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