The premise of a scientist's...
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The premise of a scientist's experiments some years ago rested on his belief that every sound made by animal, machine, or human was eternal, floating around the universe and possibly retrievable with the right kind of sophisticated equipment.
It is an interesting idea, particularly when we imagine the possibility of hearing voices from the past, as of Lincoln, Wesley, Paul, Peter or Jesus.
Our Lord must have been extremely impressive in appearance, but even more so in his speaking. We can only imagine what his actual voice might have been like. We can be certain, however, that its soft, but vibrant power was able to calm, sustain, convict, and assure those troubled ears and hearts which were fortunate enough to hear such messages as the Sermon on the Mount.
Yet, even though we cannot hear the real voice of Christ, we can feel his presence and benefit from the loving strength of his words simply by reading the gospels given by Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.
-- Byrd
It is an interesting idea, particularly when we imagine the possibility of hearing voices from the past, as of Lincoln, Wesley, Paul, Peter or Jesus.
Our Lord must have been extremely impressive in appearance, but even more so in his speaking. We can only imagine what his actual voice might have been like. We can be certain, however, that its soft, but vibrant power was able to calm, sustain, convict, and assure those troubled ears and hearts which were fortunate enough to hear such messages as the Sermon on the Mount.
Yet, even though we cannot hear the real voice of Christ, we can feel his presence and benefit from the loving strength of his words simply by reading the gospels given by Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.
-- Byrd
