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Originally Posted by Reaper
Just out of curiousity, do most of the "Christians" have a specific cut-off date after which someone who claimed "god told me..." is simply dismissed as a crazy person rather than having their speeches/writings considered to be "The word of god." If so, when is it?
I've been wondering this since I listened to a dude claim that "god told me the world would end in seven years..." and so forth and so on. Most people on the train were rolling their eyes and smirking while looking away from him so as not to encourage him to speak more. I wondered if he'd have been considered a prophet had the diatribe been spoken 1800 years earlier.
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not so much a a cutoff date, but you do have to take things with a grain of salt. 2500 years ago if someone started saying they had heard from God, they may have been listened to, I don't know, that is in interesting question. as for today, we can test what someone says against the bible to see if it aligns with what we know of God or what Jesus said. if someone says the earth will end in 7 years, or a specific date, it is met with much skepticism as the bible says we won't know when the end will come, it will come like a thief in the night etc. also some people you just know are crazy by how they act, or if they are seeking something out of it for themselves I would doubt them also (like leaders of cults etc). if they focus on giving them money or something that is a warning sign. but I think some people do legitimately hear from God and can use it to direct a decision, find peace about something, go on a mission trip or challenge thier church etc