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Explain how Bible study, fellowship, and prayer can be called different forms of spiritual communication.
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The Bible is God talking to me.
Prayer is Primarily me talking to God.
Fellowship is me talking and building up other believers while they are doing the same for me. -
In all these ways, interpersonal interaction is involved—either between God and man, or man and man (through Christ or about Christ). Hence the term ‘spiritual communication’.
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Those are the three main ways we can know God. It is His Word that enlightens our spirits to who He is and who we are either in Christ or away from Christ. It is through prayer that we can talk directly with God and as we learn from our study of Scripture that He hears and wants to commune with us. When we communicate with fellow believers, we can participate in communicate with God and each other because we share the same Holy Spirit.
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Prayer is the foundation, it’s talking and communing with God. Bible study leads us deeper into God’s Word and our knowledge and understanding grows. Fellowship gives us the opportunity to give and receive encouragement, accountability. Vertical and horizontal spiritual communication.
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These are different forms of spiritual communication because they interact with God (and others) in various forms. Each has specific purposes and intended messages, too!