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Originally Posted by "GL"
Keith, my question to you since you seem to be an expert on the subject....
What are the distinguishing marks of one who fulfills the office of the NT prophet? If that individual misses fairly often, does not the Body of Christ have the right and obligation to question that person's claim to be a NT prophet?
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1. Someone called by God to that office
2. Consistent use of the Gift of prophecy, the body of Christ will recognize this.
3. Consistent accuracy in that gift, the criteria being edification, comfort and exhortation. They will be more on than off, but they will grow in their gifting. No conference preacher started in that level of authority or no teacher started at that level, but as the exercised their gifting the grew up their gift and became more mature and authoritative.
4. The openess to have their words tested and weighed (
I Cor. 14;
I Thess. 5)