Ouvir
Ouvir é uma disciplina espiritual essencial. A Bíblia exorta: 'Quem tem ouvidos, ouça.' A fé vem pelo ouvir, e ouvir é mais que escutar — é obedecer e agir.
A fé vem pelo ouvir
Sem ouvir a Palavra, não há fé. A pregação do evangelho gera fé nos corações de quem ouve com disposição e humildade.
So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.
So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.
How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching?
He who has ears,let him hear."
Indeed, in their case the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled that says:
"‘"You will indeed hear but never understand,
and you will indeed see but never perceive."
For this people’s heart has grown dull,
and with their earsthey can barely hear,
andtheir eyes they have closed,
lest they should see with their eyes
and hear with their ears
andunderstand with their heart
and turn, and I would heal them.’
Ouvir e obedecer
Não basta ouvir — é preciso praticar. Quem ouve a Palavra e a pratica é como o homem sábio que edificou sobre a rocha.
But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger;
Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.
"Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
"Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock.And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock.And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand.And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it."
But he answered, "It is written,
"‘Man shall not live by bread alone,
but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’"
But he said, "Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!"
But he said, "Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!"
What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me—practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you.
Deus ouve nossas orações
O Senhor ouve os que clamam a Ele de coração sincero. Ele inclina os ouvidos para as nossas súplicas e responde com fidelidade.
I love the Lord, because he has heard
my voice and my pleas for mercy.
Because he inclined his ear to me,
therefore I will call on him as long as I live.
In my distress I called upon the Lord;
to my God I cried for help.
From his temple he heard my voice,
and my cry to him reached his ears.
The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous
and his ears toward their cry.
O Lord, in the morning you hear my voice;
in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you and watch.
Let me hear joy and gladness;
let the bones that you have broken rejoice.
Let me hear in the morning of your steadfast love,
for in you I trust.
Make me know the way I should go,
for to you I lift up my soul.
And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us.
And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked of him.
Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you.
Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known.
Behold, the Lord’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save,
or his ear dull, that it cannot hear;
Ouvir a voz de Deus
Jesus disse: 'As minhas ovelhas ouvem a minha voz.' Deus fala através da Palavra, do Espírito e das circunstâncias — cabe a nós ouvir.
My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.
Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.
"Truly, truly, I say to you, an hour is coming, and is now here, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.
Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.
Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.
You shall walk after the Lord your God and fear him and keep his commandments and obey his voice, and you shall serve him and hold fast to him.
Does he who supplies the Spirit to you and works miracles among you do so by works of the law, or by hearing with faith—
Sabedoria no ouvir
Seja pronto para ouvir e tardio para falar. A sabedoria começa com a disposição de ouvir instrução e aceitar correção.
If one gives an answer before he hears,
it is his folly and shame.
Whoever gives thought to the wordwill discover good,
and blessed is he who trusts in the Lord.
My son, keep your father’s commandment,
and forsake not your mother’s teaching.
Whoever heeds instruction is on the path to life,
but he who rejects reproof leads others astray.
If one turns away his ear from hearing the law,
even his prayer is an abomination.
It is better for a man to hear the rebuke of the wise
than to hear the song of fools.
All things are full of weariness;
a man cannot utter it;
the eye is not satisfied with seeing,
nor the ear filled with hearing.
"Then if you walk contrary to me and will not listen to me, I will continue striking you, sevenfold for your sins.
If you will not listen, if you will not take it to heart to give honor to my name, says the Lord of hosts, then I will send the curse upon you and I will curse your blessings. Indeed, I have already cursed them, because you do not lay it to heart.
But when I speak with you, I will open your mouth, and you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God.’ He who will hear, let him hear; and he who will refuse to hear, let him refuse, for they are a rebellious house.
"Behold, the days are coming," declares the Lord God,
"when I will send a famine on the land—
not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water,
but of hearing the words of the Lord.
About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them,
And Joshua said to the people of Israel, "Come here and listen to the words of the Lord your God."
Therefore whatever you have said in the dark shall be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in private rooms shall be proclaimed on the housetops.
"If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother.
"If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother.But if he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, that every charge may be established by the evidence of two or three witnesses.If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector.
And Jethro rejoiced for all the good that the Lord had done to Israel, in that he had delivered them out of the hand of the Egyptians.
"For the waves of death encompassed me,
the torrents of destruction assailed me;
the cords of Sheol entangled me;
the snares of death confronted me.
"In my distress I called upon the Lord;
to my God I called.
From his temple he heard my voice,
and my cry came to his ears.