Listening

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People are called upon to listen attentively to God’s word, to his Son and also to words of wisdom. Christians must not only listen to God’s word but also put it into practice. Those who refuse to listen to God’s word or to correction are condemned.

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The importance of listening

To God’s word and his spokesmen

1 Samuel 3:10 RVR60
Y vino Jehová y se paró, y llamó como las otras veces: ¡Samuel, Samuel! Entonces Samuel dijo: Habla, porque tu siervo oye.
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To Jesus Christ

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To words of wisdom

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Believers should not listen to false prophets or ungodly suggestions

Jeremiah 23:16 RVR60
Así ha dicho Jehová de los ejércitos: No escuchéis las palabras de los profetas que os profetizan; os alimentan con vanas esperanzas; hablan visión de su propio corazón, no de la boca de Jehová.
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The wicked refuse to listen to God

Ezekiel 3:7 RVR60
Mas la casa de Israel no te querrá oír, porque no me quiere oír a mí; porque toda la casa de Israel es dura de frente y obstinada de corazón.
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It is a particular emphasis of the prophecy of Jeremiah that the people have refused to listen to God’s voice:

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Those who refuse to listen to correction are condemned

Matthew 18:15–17 RVR60
Por tanto, si tu hermano peca contra ti, ve y repréndele estando tú y él solos; si te oyere, has ganado a tu hermano.Mas si no te oyere, toma aún contigo a uno o dos, para que en boca de dos o tres testigos conste toda palabra.Si no los oyere a ellos, dilo a la iglesia; y si no oyere a la iglesia, tenle por gentil y publicano.

God’s people must not only listen to God’s word but also put it into practice

; In Hebrew and Greek the verb “listen” is related by the verb “to obey”.
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Examples of people listening

Sarah at the tent entrance; Rebekah to Isaac; Samuel to God; a son to instruction; Jesus Christ to the teachers of the law

The crowds to Jesus Christ:

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Mary to Jesus Christ

People to the apostles:

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