Prophetic or Pathetic, Is That Word They Have For You a prophe-lie? Spiritual Maturity 2014 Prophecy is a little different today than in the Old Testament. As far a prophets, we (Christians) are all supposed to prophecy but not all of us have the specific calling of prophet as given by God. Today, thank God, we have the written Scriptures and the heart of prophecy is to forth-tell God’s written Word. Running around trying to tell peoples’ futures like a fortuneteller is forbidden and is not Biblical prophecy. Many Christians have been swept away by the fear instilled by such false prophecies and have changed the course of their lives based on a false “word”. Lot’s of people, especially in Word of no Faith circles will come up to you and say that they have “a word” for you. Well, unless they are quoting the Scriptures or pointing out something that the Bible really teaches, they are giving no Word from God and have no right whatsoever to say “thus saith the Lord”. Why? Any word from God must be authoritative, inerrant and verifiable (just like the Bible). Such a “word” from people lacks all three of these characteristics. Also, what many think is prophecy today is nothing more than presumption and assumption, or worse, even the occult at work. But every time that you remind someone of what the Bible really teaches compared to what they are doing or are involved in, you are truly operating in the prophetic. Every time you uphold Gods Word and defend the faith, you are operating in the prophetic. Someone with a somewhat “fierce” or bold and outspoken corrective ministry such as myself could be considered a prophet by calling. But none of us are in the same league as Isaiah, Ezekiel, Jeremiah, etc. The cannon of Scripture is closed and God is not writing any additional Scriptures through us. 1 Corinthians 2:9 But, as it is written, “What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love him”— 10 these things God has revealed to us through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches everything, even the depths of God. 11 For who knows a person’s thoughts except the spirit of that person, which is in him? So also no one comprehends the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. So if the so called prophet has not seen it, their ear had not heard it, nor it revealed to their heart, what God has prepared for you , exactly where did they get that word for you?
Posted on: Fri, 31 Jan 2014 10:35:26 +0000
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