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The Threefold Test of a Prophet...
It's been my observation that there are many gifts such as the gift of prophecy and speaking in tongues that aren't handled or expressed Biblically today and we need to be careful to take in any teaching that doesn't align with God's Word.
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It's seems that specifically with the gift of prophecy, that it is often only thought by some to be the foretelling of future events but it is also and more often than the previous - it is the proclamation of God's truth from His Word. Same with the gift of tongues...if it exists at all today, I've never seen it done Biblically. (See 1 Corinthians 14)
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I'm sharing this as a warning and not as meaningless controversy by any means. It's becoming more and more prevalent to for people to see people say they are a "prophet" but, they very well may not be as the gift is more active today in proclamation (“forth-telling”), not prediction (“fore-telling”).
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With this in mind, here is the The Threefold Test of a Prophet from Deuteronomy 18:20-22:
1. They must speak in the name of the Lord only. (No other god)
2. Their message must align with God’s revealed truth in Scripture.
3. Their predictions of future events must come true exactly as predicted.
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I'm all for expressing the gifts that The Holy Spirit gives us, but, again it ought to be Biblical in expression as God will not contradict Himself and that includes not contradicting His Word.
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Please search the scriptures yourself and here are three you might read for our own edification: Deuteronomy 18:20-22, Hebrews 13:9 (ESV) and 1 Peter 5:8 (ESV) .
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The Threefold Test of a Prophet...
It's been my observation that there are many gifts such as the gift of prophecy and speaking in tongues that aren't handled or expressed Biblically today and we need to be careful to take in any teaching that doesn't align with God's Word.
_
It's seems that specifically with the gift of prophecy, that it is often only thought by some to be the foretelling of future events but it is also and more often than the previous - it is the proclamation of God's truth from His Word. Same with the gift of tongues...if it exists at all today, I've never seen it done Biblically. (See 1 Corinthians 14)
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I'm sharing this as a warning and not as meaningless controversy by any means. It's becoming more and more prevalent to for people to see people say they are a "prophet" but, they very well may not be as the gift is more active today in proclamation (“forth-telling”), not prediction (“fore-telling”).
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With this in mind, here is the The Threefold Test of a Prophet from Deuteronomy 18:20-22:
1. They must speak in the name of the Lord only. (No other god)
2. Their message must align with God’s revealed truth in Scripture.
3. Their predictions of future events must come true exactly as predicted.
_
I'm all for expressing the gifts that The Holy Spirit gives us, but, again it ought to be Biblical in expression as God will not contradict Himself and that includes not contradicting His Word.
_
Please search the scriptures yourself and here are three you might read for our own edification: Deuteronomy 18:20-22, Hebrews 13:9 (ESV) and 1 Peter 5:8 (ESV) .
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#gifts #Jesus #HolySpirit #Bible #scripture #Godsword #heart #mind #soul #strength #truth #wisdom #life #prophecy #hope #encourage #encouragement #obedience #falsepheophets #christfollower #Christian #Christianity #ashepherdsheart