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At the recent Synod on the Word of God, the bishops talked about the many ways that God speaks to his people—the ways that his “word” goes forth into creation. As we have seen, the primary focus of the bishops was on the Bible as the word of God.
But even here, an important point needs to be made: The Bible exists not just to tell us what God has already said. It exists so that we can hear him speaking to us today as well. We tend to think of the word of God as a gathering of pages with words on them, conveying information and direction for our lives. But the word of God is so much richer than that. Because it is inspired by the Holy Spirit, the Scriptures are living and active (Hebrews 4:12). They are not just the word of God but one of the primary ways for the voice of God to be spoken and heard.
In this article, we want to look at other ways that God’s voice is active in the world, ways that his word is going out, looking…
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