If Jehovah God or Jesus speaks to us personally, why do we need the Bible?
I've heard some say that Jesus speaks to them, or God spoke to me. If that is the case why did Jehovah give us the Bible.
I've heard some say that Jesus speaks to them, or God spoke to me. If that is the case why did Jehovah give us the Bible.
fixerken
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Satan turns himself into a angel of light, those that are his appear as angels of light. True christians know that the Bible is God's way he speaks to them. People that are physic, gaze at stars, Devin healers, people that say they speak to God or have visions are not receiving this from the true God. His Bible states that all of these will be done away with when the last of the Apostles died, we are told that the way true christians could be identified by the love among them. Not imperfect man, we make mistakes daily, how the love is shown is defined in the two greatest commandments shown at Mark 12:29-31.
All other things come from Satan.
Showing love for your neighbor is teaching them about how they can save their lives and live forever right here on earth, that's what the Bible teaches, this can be proved in any Bible.
All things different are from the Devil, 1 John 5:19 shows that Satan is the the one that controls this earth, he started his deceit with Eve & still is deceiving mankind today. He uses his powers to make people think there dealing with God. The Bible, "God's Word", says that he does not deal with mankind in this manner. What he uses is his power, his active force, his Holy Spirit. This is how God communicates with his people.
Satan has people believing the Holy Spirit is one third of a triune godhead, this is just one more lie that Satan has deceived mankind with.
Man lost his direct communication with God when Adam chose Satan over Jehovah, now we can only communicate to God through his Son Jesus, there will be a time when Satan, his demons, wickedness,false religion, and world government will be no more, then Matt 6:9, the start of the Lords prayer where it says let your Kingdom come to earth as it is in heaven(Dan 2:44)
If you think you can speak to God, read the stars, predict the future, be a divine heel-er, or that Gods speaks to you, you are being deceived by Satan.
For those that want to learn in the Bible where this is shown email me & tell me what translation of the Bible you have, I would Love to show you what your Bible says.
imrod
In the Bible it was extremely rare for Jehovah God or Jesus to speak personally and directly with people.
Jedidoctor
God speaks to us through the Bible, through the words of his Son and the prophets and apostles.
However, to understand his word, we need the holy spirit ans association with true Christians.
Jehovah's Witnesses beliefs at a glance:
Mankind did not evolve but was created.
God’s personal name is Jehovah. (Yahweh, some translations)
Jesus is the Son of God, but is inferior to him.
Not every passage of the Bible can be interpreted literally.
You need not be a Jehovah’s Witness to obtain salvation.
Christmas and Easter are not celebrated because of their pagan roots.
The most important holiday is the commemoration of Christ’s death.
God will establish a kingdom on Earth, bringing ideal living conditions in paradise.
Some faithful humans go to heaven, the majority are resurrected to the Paradise
The wicked will be eternally destroyed.
Wendi888
Jehovah gave us his Word, the Bible, and through it he speaks to us. Through the gospel accounts we have the life and ministry of his Son, Jesus Christ. If we take the time to read and study the Bible, we are listening to God, as he inspired the 40 or so humans who actually wrote down what he wanted us to know.
For anyone who supposedly "hears" God or Jesus speaking to them, I suggest therapy and medication.
John1212
Thr Bible is for all the times and people when God chooses to not speak out loud.