How God Speaks to Us
I was able to make Dr. J.P. Moreland's presentation at a conference that Biola University put on, When God Seems Silent . I missed the beginning of Dr. Moreland's lecture due to traffic, but as an experienced public speaker, Dr. Moreland frequently recapped his points. It may seem counterintuitive to begin a conference on the supposed silence of God by pointing out the ways in which God speaks to us but I thought it fitting. Dr. Moreland acknowledged that there are times when the believer is not hearing from God and that speakers to follow would address dealing with those periods of silence, but it was his role to point out that God often is communicating with us and we should learn the ways in which He communicates. Too often we can pity ourselves as abandoned by God when we are not listening. Gifts of prophecy, wisdom, and words of knowledge . 1 Corinthians 14:11. Dr. Moreland is no cessationist. God speaks to us Today through words of prophecy, wisdom and kn