How do you distinguish between those who "speak" for God and false claims?

In the Kalama Sutra, Buddha says.

Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it..

Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many.

Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books.

Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders.

Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations.

But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it.

nicely enable's see. In Columbia I see a guy ask God to boost a toddler's leg simply by fact the toddler became crippled and could desire to quite walk. simply by fact the guy prays the limbs grows suitable till now my eyes. the lads gets up jumps around and starts working laps around the construction. Now i could have under no circumstances considered this if i did not have faith in God simply by fact i wouldn't in any respect be on a project holiday to Columbia. yet once I under no circumstances new God or something like that i could call it a miracle becuase what else could somebody call that.

What the people who are "speaking for God" say, will line up perfectly with what God has said

Latest example is the waste of space Campings. He said He knew when the rapture would occur. God said, no one will know.

One of my important reasons to KNOW the bible

Usually people just accept whoever commends them, or tells them they're doing things right.

Or when they bring in a philosophy or prophecy that they like.

Even if they aren't necessarily legitimate.

by the holy spirit that lives in us and the word of god

I ask myself if their claims are in alignment with God's greatest commandment, "to love, as he has loved us," and overcoming Human Nature/Selfishness.

It's simple, really. I don't believe in anyone's "god", so they're ALL full of hoo-ey.

God does not speak to anyone. He gave us the bible so he wouldn't have to.

I'm sure that those that speak for God have a "Power Of Attorney" document from Him.

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Only in hindsight, and not always

For example there were, and still are, followers of Harold Camping.