Interesting take! My expectation, upon reading your title was more along the lines of Genesis and creation: "And God said, 'Let there be light, and there was light.'" So God spoke the Big Bang?
Then God heard His people suffering, and 450 years later, Moses heard the burning bush. Was Moses the first one called or was he the first to respond?
On Sunday we recited the Magnificat. Was Mary the first one called, or the first who responded? She certainly spoke as the subaltern; 2,000 years later we still give voice to her words.
Which brings me back to, "Does God need us to respond in order to be heard?" Or is the Big Bang loud enough?
Yes, God spoke the Big Bang. God is energy. All power is given unto me in heaven and on earth. At creation all energy was released. As to whether Moses and Mary were called doubtful. They were chosen.
We know and believe that God speaks to us through the Scripture. Scripture has three characteristics. 1. Scripture is truth. 2. Scripture is inspired. 3. Scripture is efficacious. These features of the Word are not limited to the Bible. God is in constant communication with us. Some people have tried to prove Scripture ( creation vs. evolution) If Scripture needs proving it brings the efficacy into question.
Interesting take! My expectation, upon reading your title was more along the lines of Genesis and creation: "And God said, 'Let there be light, and there was light.'" So God spoke the Big Bang?
Then God heard His people suffering, and 450 years later, Moses heard the burning bush. Was Moses the first one called or was he the first to respond?
On Sunday we recited the Magnificat. Was Mary the first one called, or the first who responded? She certainly spoke as the subaltern; 2,000 years later we still give voice to her words.
Which brings me back to, "Does God need us to respond in order to be heard?" Or is the Big Bang loud enough?
Yes, God spoke the Big Bang. God is energy. All power is given unto me in heaven and on earth. At creation all energy was released. As to whether Moses and Mary were called doubtful. They were chosen.
We know and believe that God speaks to us through the Scripture. Scripture has three characteristics. 1. Scripture is truth. 2. Scripture is inspired. 3. Scripture is efficacious. These features of the Word are not limited to the Bible. God is in constant communication with us. Some people have tried to prove Scripture ( creation vs. evolution) If Scripture needs proving it brings the efficacy into question.