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sophion
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Why cant God just communicate with us directly?
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fred_conty
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How would God do this? There are 7 billion people.
I’m not sure what you are asking. That he do this how often? Or once?
Or just to one person, or to everyone, everyday, minute, second, year.
And why should he do this? How would he appear to us? that is in what form?
And why is this necessary as long as he communicates to us in some way?
I’m not sure just what the reason and all the what, when, where, when, how’s.
Maybe you might explain just what you would want or expect.
thanks.
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tskrobacz
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It is we that are limited in our ability to hear…he communicates to us every day in nature, those we meet and in silence.
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DCNBILL
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All of His creation continuously communicates God to us if we open ourselves to it. Read the lives of the saints (a good day to do that by the way.)
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Peter_Plato
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Perhaps he does but requires a proper state of receptivity. If you are asking him to communicate on your terms rather than his, that would seem rather presumptuous. Why should your rules of communication apply?
*20On that day you will realize that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you. 21Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves me. He who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love him and show myself to him.”
22Then Judas (not Judas Iscariot) said, “But, Lord, why do you intend to show yourself to us and not to the world?”
23Jesus replied, “If anyone loves me, he will obey my teaching. My Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him. 24He who does not love me will not obey my teaching. These words you hear are not my own; they belong to the Father who sent me.
25“All this I have spoken while still with you. 26But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you. 27Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.* (John 14:20-27)
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sophion
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God can do anything, right? It wont matter if there are 7 quadrillion people.
At least communicating with God directly would ensure us that he exists, and that we will know which religion is the right one.
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sophion
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No. Im talking about literally hearing god. just like the prophets.
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sophion
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what did paul and moses have that we did not?
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ProdglArchitect
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Ensuring he exists would negate the purpose of religion, we are called to have faith, not to Know.
They were chosen in their times to spread His message. We are called to spread his message, but we already have it’s fullness presented to us through the Bible and the Magisterium of the Church. As such, direct communication isn’t all that necessary.
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MarcoPolo
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He came Incarnate to the world and did so.
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Ophelia23
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Keep in mind that even in their times, many did not believe that what they spoke came from God. We have modern day people like this as well. Throughout all of history, people have been chosen to spread the message, deed, and image of God. It didn’t end with Moses or Paul. Look at Padre Pio. Pope John Paul II. All of the saints. Even you and me and everybody else, God communicates to us directly if we just learn how to hear.
It isn’t a question of why can’t He. Because He can and does.
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sophion
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are you saying the prophets, mama mary, and the apostles did not have faith?
so why not choose each one of us to receive his message directly? as the old saying goes:
I want to hear from God, NOT FROM YOU.
its just difficult trusting ‘hear-say’.
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sophion
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he should do it again so that the modern world can hear him.
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sophion
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thats why we should hear from god directly, not from some messenger. AND ESPECIALLY NOT FROM A MESSENGER’S MESSENGER’S MESSENGER’S MESSENGER!
look, is there a bible story wherein god called to someone and that someone said “who’s this again? I DONT BELIEVE IT!”.
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Peter_Plato
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For one, they didn’t sit around wondering why they weren’t being directly spoken to. They were sincere men of action and faith. Something about that honesty and commitment meant God could lead them in ways that made a difference. Perhaps God has not seen anything in you (or me :blushing
that merits any special treatment or “calling.” At least, not yet. There is always hope. 
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fred_conty
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Still haven’t answered the question. Details are important. Just what would satisfy you that he did speak. I can think of many ways he could speak directly and there would be some who would still doubt.
What do you think?
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Gorgias
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Yep – the story of Gabriel’s visit to Zechariah in Luke chapter 1…!look, is there a bible story wherein god called to someone and that someone said “who’s this again? I DONT BELIEVE IT!”.
Zechariah’s response to Gabriel was “how shall I know this?” In other words, he was telling Gabriel, “I don’t believe what you’re telling me – prove it to me!”.
You know the result of this, don’t you? He was struck mute for nine months…
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TimothyH
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God speaks to us through the Church.
Whoever listens to you listens to me. Whoever rejects you rejects me. And whoever rejects me rejects the one who sent me. (Luke 10:16)
The Church is the mouthpiece of Christ.
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Whoever listens to you listens to me. Whoever rejects you rejects me. And whoever rejects me rejects the one who sent me. (Luke 10:16)
The Church is the mouthpiece of Christ.
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JM3
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He did.
Exodus Chapter 20
18: Now when all the people perceived the thunderings and the lightnings and the sound of the trumpet and the mountain smoking, the people were afraid and trembled; and they stood afar off, 19: and said to Moses, “You speak to us, and we will hear; but let not God speak to us, lest we die.” 20: And Moses said to the people, “Do not fear; for God has come to prove you, and that the fear of him may be before your eyes, that you may not sin.” 21: And the people stood afar off, while Moses drew near to the thick darkness where God was. 22: And the LORD said to Moses, "Thus you shall say to the people of Israel: `You have seen for yourselves that I have talked with you from heaven.
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pig
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It may be because we are supposed to be and in fact are one body or members in one body.
You might say the soul communicates with the mind and the mind communicates with the arms and legs and so on.
Christ is the head or soul of the body of the Church and it is through His Church, His body, that He communicate with the members of His body.
‘he who hears you hears Me’ you have heard that old saying, I suppose.
or “whoever eats My body lives in Me and I live in Him”
These are direct ways He has chosen to communicate with us.
Largely, I feel, it must have been some american protestant groups - anti-Church, who pressed the notion of a ‘personal relationship with Christ’ as if it was just that individual protestant and Christ versus the world.
However that may be it was not the way He seems to have chosen to communicate with His body on earth in general.
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