I KNOW BY HEART ALL OF RDP'S POSITIONS AND HIS QUESTIONS...HOWEVER HE CANNOT ANSWER WHY THE BIBLE TEACHES THAT PROPHECY IS THE GIFT WE SHOULD DESIRE MOST...THE GIFT TO BE USED IN THE CHURCH....WHERE MAN AND WOMEN ARE PRESENT AND PROPHECY IS “edification, exhortation and comfort.” TO WHO? TO THE CHURCH BODY..."On the simplest level, a prophet is one who speaks words from God that build people up: He that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort." —
1 Corinthians 14:3...he word edify is related to the word edifice, which is another word for “a building.” The church is God’s building. His building (His edifice) is built up through prophecy.
How do prophetic words build up the church? By bringing exhortation and comfort to the individual people who make up the church.
Exhortation is the Greek word paraklesis, which means "solace, entreaty, consolation, admonition or comfort.
A WOMAN PROPHET...PROPHETESS....IS CALLED TO DO THE SAME THING A MAN PROPHET DOES FOR THE GIFT IS THE SAME...THE REASON FOR THE GIFT IS THE SAME AND THE PURPOSE OF THE GIFT IS THE SAME....TO EDIFY...TO EXHORT AND TO CONFORT THE CHURCH...
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