| What does
"the voice" say? |
- It
reveals the error of personal and corporate
ways.
- It
rebukes for failure to follow God's ways.
- It
reproves for failure to do judgment and justice.
- It
repents corporately while leading the people
to repent personally.
-
It revives the spiritual attentiveness
of the people.
- It
renews the spiritual attentiveness of the people.
- It
reconciles men to God and to one another.
- It
rebuilds the waste places.
- It
repairs the breach.
- It
restores the ancient paths to dwell in
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| To whom
is "the voice" directed? |
- It
is directed to the Church... "My people."
- It
is directed in rebuke to pastors who fail to teach
the whole truth, lead by holy example, protect from
error, and heal the people.
- It
is directed to prophets who falsify, twist and lighten
the clear Word of God in favor of the profits in money,
merchandising, manipulation and men's adulation.
- It
is directed first to the spiritual "power brokers"...those
in public ministry...then to the civil power brokers
of the day, politicians, corporations and businessmen.
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| Is "the
voice" validated by God or men? |
- God
sends and inspires "the voice" because men have gone
their own way.
- Spiritual
leaders, as a whole, are generally last to validate
"the voice," if ever.
- The
people may, or may not follow or validate "the voice."
Whether they follow or not is irrelevant to its validity.
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| How is
"the voice" identified as being from God? |
- It
is like a trumpet call.
- It
shakes, disturbs, confronts, reveals motives and discerns
thoughts.
- It
confronts principles, principalities and powers rather
than personalities.
- It
warns while providing hope for willing hearers.
-
It speaks to the people rather than through
political or spiritual power brokers.
- It
is uncompromising.
-
It is good news to the poor and the common
man but upsetting to the prim and proper.
-
It exalts the Word of God above all else.
- It
brings both the Spirit and Truth into harmony for
true worshipers.
-
It exalts Jesus Christ while lessening
self.
-
It builds God's Kingdom rather than personal
kingdoms.
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| Does
God send more than one voice? |
-
God may send more than one messenger,
but the messengers sound with one voice.
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| When does
God send "the voice?" |
- God
sends "a voice" in the fullness of time...His time.
- God
sends "a voice" when men have become tuned to every
voice but His.
- God
sends "a voice" when His own Church has lost its voice.
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