-----Original Message----- From: David Miller Sent: Wednesday, 05 January, 2005 10.00 Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Judaizers within the Messianic Movement
*slade snipped a bunch to talk about later* DAVID M I believe that a prophet who speaks in the name of the Lord must be error free in the messages that he declares to be a word from the Lord. A man or woman who commits error in such a message is a false prophet. Nevertheless, prophets do not always speak in this way. Prophets do not cease to be men or women who no longer need to study, so the idea that they are always right in their opinions or exegesis of Scriptures is not true. I might note also that some prophets do not even study the Scriptures. There are many different types of prophets, both in OT and NT times. The prophets Abraham, Moses, David, Daniel, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and John the Baptist all functioned differently. David ministered prophetically primarily through song. Ezekiel through pantomine. Moses through leadership and mighty miracles. John the Baptist without either miracle or many great prophetic statements concerning the future (other than the all important one concerning the appearance of Messiah in his generation). SLADE In the first paragraph, you qualify a message given "as the word from the LORD" must be error free. This is true. You then state prophets do not always speak in this way. Lastly, you say that prophets are men who err. Ok. I can agree to a point because even Elijah needed assurance from the LORD that he was not the last of his kind (you know the story about the 4000 who never bent a knee). Here's where the problem arises. I know many who claim the prophetic gift, but never proclaim anything. I hear the declaration "I AM A PROPHET" as if they deserve my reverence, yet they never speak "a word from the LORD." It's easy to be error free if you never give "a word." The, of course you have the complete jag-off who throws the "a word from the lord" around like it's candy at a parade and the consistency of their error is shocking! Those are the JERKS that need to be stoned, wiped from the message boards, and surgically altered to never speak or write again. So which are you!?! The never give a word type, an occasional word type, or the always a word type? Are you willing to test the mettle of your prophetic gift? Second paragraph later. -- slade ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
