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Originally Posted by Amanah
People are healed by their faith in Christ, that doesn't necessarily confirm a ministry.
Also, Balaam prophesied blessings on Israel, and his heart wasn't right with God.
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I don't think the comparison is equal. Balaam was an old testament prophet, likely a prophet for hire. As such, possibly a fraud. When hired by Balak, God intervened and gave him a message, for a particular situation. Balaam did not have a continuing divine prophetic ministry, nor was he a Christian. So I don't think the comparison is really equal.
A genuine prophet of God might become a drunkard. But I seriously doubt a genuine prophet of God would be fleecing people for money, living like a drunkard and possibly a whoremonger/adulterer, and running a religious scam while likely not even being a believer at all.
If the Holy Ghost is what seals us to the day of redemption, and the Holy Ghost manifests via spiritual gifts, and yet anyone, any backslid or apostate-in-heart Tom, Dick, or Harry can be used continuously in the spiritual gifts... then what exactly is the point of the Holy Ghost, again?