Post by Murph on Mar 4, 2024 8:27:23 GMT -6
How We Can Judge Prophets and Prophecy
A certain prophetic ministry conducts a three-day workshop in local churches. But here's where some of these ministries err. Not all prophecy is from heaven to earth or from God to man. There is a big element of prophecy that is from earth to heaven or even earth to earth. For example, speaking or singing in psalms, hymns and spiritual songs to the Lord is prophecy. This can also be done in ministry to one another (Col. 3:16). Preaching and teaching by divine inspiration is also prophetic in nature. Anytime someone speaks by divine inspiration, there is a measure of prophecy in it.
I believe we do a great disservice to the body of Christ when we relegate all prophecy as being from heaven to earth. Often what happens then is believers start assuming they are prophets, and they begin to attempt to move into predictive prophecy or foretelling. This abuse and extremism is one of the reasons the prophetic movement has been misunderstood and sensationalized.
Educators make simple things complicated. True equippers make complicated things simple. We need more equippers.
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