Does God Still Speak to Us?

Written by Matt Tague

Saturday, 03 October 2009 09:36

by MattTague

Many people want to know if God still speaks to us today. The Christian answer comes down to two simple alternatives: Yes or no. There are lots of intelligent people out there who disagree on this subject. My own answer is an unqualified YES. Allow me to tell you why.

I am sure we could all think of a wierdo or a TV preacher who says that God is speaking through them when we know it isn't true. However, just for the sake of the argument, let's throw that out and discuss the matter sincerely as people who really want to know the answer. In fact, let's get a little more specific. Let's ask, "Does God really speak to Christians today apart from the Bible?"

The group that usually answers no to the question give examples of someone who told others that God spoke to them and they ended up being wrong and it hurt someone. This example is powerful because that is a very tough life experience. It seems to give God a bad reputation when someone does that. But is that any reason to really believe that God never speaks anymore?

Think about this: God has always used two instruments in the life of his church: First, the Holy Spirit and second, the Bible. Some people interpret the Bible wrong but does that mean we throw it out? No way. In the same way, some people interpret the Holy Spirit wrongly in what He is doing or saying, but that doesn?t mean that the Holy Spirit is not with us or speaking to us.

The person of the Holy Spirit and the living Word of the Bible work similarly in our lives as Christians. Neither of them have a 100%, always right interpreter for us to look to in order to solve every moral, ethical or doctrinal question. We can and do disagree about what the Bible says at times. We also can and do disagree about what the Holy Spirit can say to God's people. But the fact that there are abuses of these two instruments does not mean that we should close our ears to them and believe that they don't speak.

A Bible passage to support the speaking role of the Holy Spirit is found in John 14:6. "I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, who will never leave you. He is the Holy Spirit, who leads you into all truth." If God the Holy Spirit really is inside of us after salvation, then he must speak to us. If he speaks to us, then God still speaks to us today. It doesn't make sense that the Holy spirit is our advocate, helper, and comforter but that he never says anything to us. God does speak to us today. Listen to his voice.

About the Author:

Matthew Tague is a pastor in Southern California. He loves helping people learn to read and enjoy the Bible. Find out more by going to his web site.