In John chapter 10 Jesus calls Himself the "good shepherd." There are several great things taught in this chapter, but one thing I think is important is about hearing God's voice. How can we be certain we are hearing from God and not someone else? In this chapter, Jesus states that His sheep know His voice. In other words, Christians (true believers/followers of Christ) will be able to recognize His voice. In addition to this, He says that they will never follow a stranger and will run away from him! Those who truly belong to Him are going to recognize His voice.
The Bible promises that if we have given our lives to Christ, we will indeed recognize His voice. But is there a way to be certain? Thankfully, God has given us something to reassure us--His unchanging Word. The Bible is our ultimate authority. If we have heard God's voice, we can be certain it is true if it matches up with scripture. God will never instruct us in a way that is contrary to scripture because:
All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. 2 Timothy 3:16-17
There are hundreds of different religions and denominations out there. You can just turn on the television to see all the different preachers claiming to be preaching God's truth. BUT, we have a test. If one of those religions or churches, or tv preachers teaches something and we want to know if it is true--we must open God's word and find out for ourselves what scripture says. We will either cling to it as truth (if it lines up with scripture) or run away because we will not recognize a strangers voice!
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