Hey Dean:
In my opinion, revelation from the Holy Spirit has nothing to do with adding to scripture. If the Holy Spirit did not reveal to you that He wanted you to preach on the streets, then you are out there on your own authority. If the Holy Spirit did not reveal to me that I was lost and desperately needed a Savior, I would still be headed straight for Hell. We received extra biblical revelation. Dean and Terry are not mentioned in the Bible.
Preachers can preach 'til their face turns blue, and if the Holy Spirit is not at work, they are doing it for nothing. He comes alongside and uses His power to make your message effective.
There have been people like Herbert W. Armstrong that claimed that he had been given the date of the Lord's return, but after he missed it three times it was pretty obvious that he was not getting his information from the Holy Spirit, and it was not the Holy Spirit that inspired him to make those claims. People who had never opened a Bible knew that Herb was a screwball.
There are four hundred people in Los Angeles alone claiming to be Jesus Christ. No one believes them. It is not new revelation, and it is not the Holy Spirit leading in all truth. It is just your average whacko doin' his thing.
Nothing wrong with exposing people like those I mentioned, or those who are a little slicker, like ol' Joe Smith, but no reason to get excited about it either. There will always be people like that 'til the Lord returns. In the meantime, He is writing it all down.
Terry
Terry I agree with you-The lord can/will lead us to do his will-the problem I am running into is this
"Thus saith the Lord" type of revelations that come from outside the bible that people give the same weight-if not more -as the Bible-this is wrong in my opinion as it leads to cults such as Mormonism. Yes he can and has spoken to me personally-and thru others but there was nothing that he said to me that changed what has already been written.I believe the real problem lies in this area-to change.
