Posted by rayww on September 10, 2004, at 18:39:03
In reply to Lou's request for clarification » rayww, posted by Lou Pilder on September 10, 2004, at 16:44:32
You always ask good questions Lou, but they are not easy to answer. If I would have said God cares for the sparrow and He will care for His children, someone may have questioned the suffering going on in the world.
People of my faith don't separate God from Christ or the Holy Ghost in prayer. We approach God the Father through the spirit (Holy Ghost), having faith in Christ. "Our Father in Heaven, da da da da, In the Name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
God can come unto anyone He chooses whether one has faith in Christ or not, but without faith they may not see, hear, or understand. God is ever near to every one, yet some will feel His presence, and others will deny His existance.
There is an example in scripture when God spoke and some heard the message distinctly while others thought they heard a wind, and some heard nothing. (I can't find it!)
The only accounts that I'm aware of in the Bible where people actually heard the voice of God "the Father" from the heavens have been to introduce His Son. http://scriptures.lds.org/query?words=%22this+is+my+beloved+son%22&search.x=31&search.y=10
You heard a voice and saw a messenger who was riding a white horse. Whose voice did you hear?
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