Ouvir a voz de Deus
Ouvir a voz de Deus é o privilégio supremo do cristão. Ele fala por sua Palavra, pelo Espírito e em circunstâncias — e as ovelhas reconhecem a voz do bom Pastor.
As ovelhas ouvem a voz do Pastor
Jesus disse: minhas ovelhas ouvem minha voz, eu as conheço e elas me seguem. A relação com Deus é íntima e pessoal.
My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they pursue me.
It is written in the prophets, And all men shall be able to be taught of God. Each man that hath heard of the Father, and hath learned, cometh to me.
He that is of God, heareth the words of God; therefore ye hear not, for ye be not of God.
Truly, truly, I say to you, that he that heareth my word, and believeth in him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and he cometh not into doom, but passeth from death into life.
Truly, truly, I say to you, for the hour cometh, and now it is, when dead men shall hear the voice of the Son of God, and they that hear, shall live.
In the beginning was the word, [that is, God’s son], and the word was at God, and God was the word.
And the word, [that is, God’s son], was made man [or flesh], and dwelled among us, and we have seen the glory of him, as the glory of the one begotten Son of the Father, full of grace and of truth.
Deus fala pela Palavra
Toda Escritura é inspirada por Deus. A Bíblia é a voz confiável de Deus registrada para nos guiar em toda verdade.
For all scripture inspired of God is profitable to teach, to reprove, to chastise, [for] to learn in rightwiseness,
that the man of God be perfect, learned to all good work[s].
And first understand ye this thing, that each prophecy of scripture is not made by proper, [or own], interpretation;
for prophecy was not brought any time by man’s will, but the holy men of God inspired with the Holy Ghost spake.
Therefore faith is of hearing [or by hearing], but hearing by the word of Christ.
Therefore every man that heareth these my words, and doeth them, shall be made like to a wise man, that hath builded his house on a stone.
And rain came down, and floods came, and winds blew, and rushed into that house; and it felled not down, for it was founded on a stone.
And he said, But yea [or Rather], blessed be they, that hear the word of God, and keep it.
Buscar e ouvir
Deus promete: 'Clama a mim, e te responderei.' Quando buscamos sinceramente sua voz, encontramos direção e revelação.
Cry thou to me, and I shall hear thee, and I shall tell to thee great things, and steadfast, which thou knowest not.
and thine ears shall hear a word behind the back of him that admonisheth; This is the way, go ye therein, neither to the right half, neither to the left half.
and ye said, Lo! our Lord God hath showed to us his majesty and greatness; we heard his voice from [the] midst of the fire, and we have proved today that a man liveth, God speaking with man.
The voice of the Lord on waters, God of majesty thundered; the Lord on many waters.
The voice of the Lord in virtue; the voice of the Lord in great doing.
The voice of the Lord breaking cedars; and the Lord shall break the cedars of Lebanon.
With my voice I cried to the Lord; and he heard me from his holy hill.