Lee Strobel
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No, verbal communication. Interesting. And he looks at me and he says, that doesn't matter. And a chill went down my spine. How could my efforts to be a good kid and to do good, how does that not matter? I was just at a loss. And he said, someday you'll understand. Well, about 16 years. And that was it? That was it. He disappeared. And that was the only dream I remember from my childhood.
No, verbal communication. Interesting. And he looks at me and he says, that doesn't matter. And a chill went down my spine. How could my efforts to be a good kid and to do good, how does that not matter? I was just at a loss. And he said, someday you'll understand. Well, about 16 years. And that was it? That was it. He disappeared. And that was the only dream I remember from my childhood.
No, verbal communication. Interesting. And he looks at me and he says, that doesn't matter. And a chill went down my spine. How could my efforts to be a good kid and to do good, how does that not matter? I was just at a loss. And he said, someday you'll understand. Well, about 16 years. And that was it? That was it. He disappeared. And that was the only dream I remember from my childhood.
It was more vivid than any dream ever. Was it a dream? It was a dream. Oh, a vivid dream. But it was a vivid dream unlike any I'd ever had. Yeah, yeah, yeah. So I suppressed it. I thought, oh, I must have had a bad pizza. That's crazy. And ultimately became an atheist. But then my wife brought me to church on January the 20th of 1980. And I heard the gospel for the first time.
It was more vivid than any dream ever. Was it a dream? It was a dream. Oh, a vivid dream. But it was a vivid dream unlike any I'd ever had. Yeah, yeah, yeah. So I suppressed it. I thought, oh, I must have had a bad pizza. That's crazy. And ultimately became an atheist. But then my wife brought me to church on January the 20th of 1980. And I heard the gospel for the first time.
It was more vivid than any dream ever. Was it a dream? It was a dream. Oh, a vivid dream. But it was a vivid dream unlike any I'd ever had. Yeah, yeah, yeah. So I suppressed it. I thought, oh, I must have had a bad pizza. That's crazy. And ultimately became an atheist. But then my wife brought me to church on January the 20th of 1980. And I heard the gospel for the first time.
It's not based on your good works, how hard you try to be good that the doors of heaven are flung open. No, it is a free gift of God's grace that we receive in repentance and faith. Good deeds come later because we're seeking to please God and to live and to love others as he loves us. And so here I am, and two things happen.
It's not based on your good works, how hard you try to be good that the doors of heaven are flung open. No, it is a free gift of God's grace that we receive in repentance and faith. Good deeds come later because we're seeking to please God and to live and to love others as he loves us. And so here I am, and two things happen.
It's not based on your good works, how hard you try to be good that the doors of heaven are flung open. No, it is a free gift of God's grace that we receive in repentance and faith. Good deeds come later because we're seeking to please God and to live and to love others as he loves us. And so here I am, and two things happen.
Number one, I realized that angel told me something when I was 12 years old that I didn't know. So it wasn't just something coming from my imagination. And secondly, he made a prophecy that someday I'll understand that came true 16 years later.
Number one, I realized that angel told me something when I was 12 years old that I didn't know. So it wasn't just something coming from my imagination. And secondly, he made a prophecy that someday I'll understand that came true 16 years later.
Number one, I realized that angel told me something when I was 12 years old that I didn't know. So it wasn't just something coming from my imagination. And secondly, he made a prophecy that someday I'll understand that came true 16 years later.
All kinds. Those intuitions that you believe are really from God.
All kinds. Those intuitions that you believe are really from God.
All kinds. Those intuitions that you believe are really from God.
Wow. And there are these moments. I mean, I think the question, how do you hear the voice of God, for me, and you, I'm sure, agree, generally through reading Scripture. Yes. You hear the voice of God through the scripture that speaks to you and tells you what God wants you to know and so forth.
Wow. And there are these moments. I mean, I think the question, how do you hear the voice of God, for me, and you, I'm sure, agree, generally through reading Scripture. Yes. You hear the voice of God through the scripture that speaks to you and tells you what God wants you to know and so forth.
Wow. And there are these moments. I mean, I think the question, how do you hear the voice of God, for me, and you, I'm sure, agree, generally through reading Scripture. Yes. You hear the voice of God through the scripture that speaks to you and tells you what God wants you to know and so forth.
And everything has to be measured against that to make sure because God's not going to lead you to do something that's inconsistent. But I've had those moments too. I had one in 1994 back when we used travel agents, remember, to book airline flights. So I had to fly to a city in Ohio.
And everything has to be measured against that to make sure because God's not going to lead you to do something that's inconsistent. But I've had those moments too. I had one in 1994 back when we used travel agents, remember, to book airline flights. So I had to fly to a city in Ohio.