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Re: Do You Listen To False Prophets?
The phrase "false prophet" is bandied about too freely. Just because someone is wrong about something doesn't mean they are a "false prophet." A false prophet is telling lies and he knows it.
Strong's defines "false prophet" as: "a spurious prophet, i. e. pretended foreteller or religious impostor:— false prophet. AV (11)- false prophet 11; one who, acting the part of a divinely inspired prophet, utters falsehoods under the name of divine prophecies"
Strong's definitions point to knowledgeable actions; not ignorant error. The biblical false prophet is someone who is faking, being deliberately dishonest, probably for the sake of gaining power over people, in my opinion.
Bottom line: I would listen to what someone had to say, even if I didn't agree with them on everything, if they were sincere and intellectually honest. (E.g., they are telling the truth as they know and understand it; not trying to mislead anyone or knowingly tell lies)
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--David Livingstone
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To see no possession but you may possess it—enjoying all without labor or purchase—
abstracting the feast, yet not abstracting one particle of it;…."
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