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Explain how Bible study, fellowship, and prayer can be called different forms of spiritual communication.
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God has revealed himself to us through His word. So, through Bible study we get to know God more and because his word is alive and active, we are transformed by his word. We know God has communicated about himself to us through his word, so reading the word is like “hearing” from God.
Fellowship can be called a form of spiritual communication because as we are in community with other believers, we are sharpened, encouraged, rebuked, corrected, etc., according to the word of God. So in this case, it’s like God uses others to communicate his will and desires to us. He uses other believers to point us back to himself.
Prayer can be called a form of spiritual communication because prayer is talking with God. So in prayer we are communicating with our Father in heaven. -
Talking to God.
God Talking to Us.
Believers talking to Non Believers.
Believers talking to Believers. -
The Lord speaks to us in different ways: through his Word, through the wisdom of our fellow believers, and through prayer by the Holy Spirit.
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In Bible study you are devouring God’s word and instilling that knowledge both in your heart and mind.
Fellowship is reaching out to other and spending time with one another in God’s love.
Prayer is you connection to God. Your personal everyday communication that stregthens your walk. -
These all can be different forms of spiritual communication by the way they differ. Bible study is a way we receive God’s word. Fellowship is a way that we can spread God’s word. Prayer is a way that we ask or have a conversation with God.