It’s subtitled, “How to Live the Full Adventure of Knowing and Doing the Will of God.” 2Ĭhristian Book Distributors, offering the largest selection of Christian products in the world, featured it prominently on page two of its Christmas sale catalog. The book is simply entitled Experiencing God, by Henry Blackaby and Claude King. It is not surprising, then, that a book promising to lead the believer into such intimacy would be a best-seller. Without it genuine closeness to the Savior is not possible. 1 For many, such an intimacy is central to personal relationship with the Almighty, the core of vibrant Christianity. To challenge it is akin to spiritual treason. The notion is, to many, so obviously Christian, so undoubtedly Biblical, that its truth is beyond question. It is hard to think of anything that has captured the imagination of Christians recently as aggressively as the idea of hearing the voice of God. The implication for the audience was clear: He listens to God they should listen to him. Instead, he was simply introduced as “a man who hears from God.” It was the ultimate sign of spiritual competency. There were no references to his academic letters, theological acumen, skill at biblical living, or personal holiness. The keynote speaker’s list of spiritual qualifications was not lengthy.
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