Subject: Are Modern Prophets Always Accurate ? |
Bible Note: Dear Jensen, Greetings in the name of the Lord Jesus! I realized that I got carried away answering your other posts and forgot to get back to this one. Confrontation plus intolerance minus grace is sin, whatever you claim to be defending. :-) My point was that prophets is prophets, whatever their era. Indeed, a modern prophet should be accountable. But stoning someone today is murder, so I do not suggest this course of action. It would be wise for a prophet to make sure that he is hearing from God before he speaks in the name of God. No, a forth-teller could speak God's revelation of the present reality, and confirm former revelation, as well as revealing things to come. To 'bring forth' God's word is not always revealing future events. Your experience with false prophets or false tongues or any false gifts does not negate all the gifts of the Spirit. This is simply bigotry. What you are witnessing is the manifestation of the spirit of the age. Indeed, it is sad that many are led astray. It seems to me that we should be praying for a discerning spirit rather than denying all gifts. Come to think of it, that IS one of the gifts that God gives to His church! Will wonders never cease! (I hope NOT! :-)) You really seem to be hung up on the 'perfect, never-wrong prophet' thing. Do you measure your pastor and his preaching with the same meter-stick? After all, preaching the Gospel and counseling the flock is pretty serious business, too. I don't think that prophets should be wrong. But perfection? I can listen and discern with a small grain of salt without compromising my salvation, I hope. If you demand absolute perfection in those who are recipients of God's gifts and callings, you will be disappointed in ALL of His servants. As far as I can see, prophecy is but one of several gifts that the Lord has blessed His church with. Are modern prophets continuing to write (or re-write) the Bible? I don't think so. I see their role in the church as one of edification and guidance. I believe that their words should always be in accord with the Bible. Please, do not say that I impied that Isaiah made false prophecies. That is ridiculous! I merely said that not every word that proceded forth from that normal human being's mouth was an 'in the name of the Lord' prophecy. If this were so, the Book of Isaiah would be thousands of pages long, otherwise we would 'miss' some of God's words. Keep your 'icky.' :-) Well, it is late! I probably missed a few things. Sorry! As we all know a 'true poster' would run spell-check, grammar-check, and proof read twice before posting. Alas, I fall short... In Christ Jesus, charis |