Terry wrote: > Is it your opinion that everyone with a word > of prophecy is a prophet?
No. Terry wrote: > Why would all need to prophesy? It is not so much that we all NEED to prophesy, but rather that we all get to prophesy. The Hebrew Scriptures teach us that the Lord desired for all his people to be prophets. It is the Lord's desire that he speak through his people. Terry wrote: > Why would any need to prophesy? Because we live as looking in a glass darkly and not everything is clear to us. Prophecy reveals the mind of the Lord. It goes behind the veil. Terry wrote: > It seems to me that people are saved by faith > in Christ, not in one or many prophets. That is correct, but when Jesus ascended on high, he gave gifts to men. Among those gifts are prophets. When a person becomes saved, he or she should mature, and some of these saved ones are called to be apostles, and some prophets, and some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers. Terry wrote: > I thought God sent one prophet to a whole nation; > not a gaggle of prophets to one sinner. Only one prophet to a whole nation? No, even in the Old Testament there were many hundreds of prophets. With the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, that has increased greatly and there are thousands of prophets living today. The Biblical prophets you think about mentioned in Scripture are only a small fraction of all the prophets who have lived. Terry wrote: > I am not even certain that the office now exists > and if it does, why it does. If the Bible teaches us that Jesus placed prophets in his churches, and if the Bible gives us examples of prophets within the churches, isn't that enough for us to accept that they are legitimate? Terry wrote: > No one is to add to God's word, and His word > is now complete ( unless you agree with Dave, > the Mormon.) Most prophets in Biblical times did not add to Scripture. That is not the purpose of prophets. Terry wrote: > It seems to me that you may have confused > prophets with evangelists or teachers. No, apostles and prophets are the more persecuted offices of ministry, so we find them pretty much eliminated from recognition in the traditional churches. Even evangelists are not recognized among some traditions. Peace be with you. David Miller. ---------- "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.
