Christians always say the bible is the "main way God communicates with us". Where does this idea come from? People haven't always had the bible, and some people don't have it now. Why do Christians put so much emphasis on reading/knowing it? Did God really just stop talking to people at some point and say "now I will speak to you through the bible?"
The stories in the Bible show that God has spoken to people using a plethora of ways. He’s used an audible voice, dreams, visions, writings, experiences, via angels, through other people, and very specifically through Jesus –just to name a few. Please understand that God hasn’t stopped using all these other means –he is still actively communicating to people today. As you hear or experience what you think is God talking to you, the question comes up, “is this God telling me something, my own wishful thinking, or that meatball sandwich I had last night coming back to haunt me?”
By reading the Bible we learn what God’s “voice” sounds like. The things that are close to his heart. The way he tends to interact with the world. The things he would never say or do. His character. -A close relationship with God must include reading his Bible.
Then, when we think God may be speaking to us, we compare that new message to what we know to be true in the Bible and it helps us discern who’s really talking.
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