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06-09-2007, 02:42 PM
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Superheros are evil...
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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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06-09-2007, 02:48 PM
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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)
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06-09-2007, 02:50 PM
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Superheros are evil...
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"More on than off" when claiming to speak the specific word of God to someone or a group of people?
That is where I cannot agree with you.
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For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself." But if you bite and devour one another, beware lest you be consumed by one another! (Gal 5:13-15/ NKJV)
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06-09-2007, 03:06 PM
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Originally Posted by "GL"
"More on than off" when claiming to speak the specific word of God to someone or a group of people?
That is where I cannot agree with you.
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Good luck with that approach, come see me when you are 100% accurate!
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06-09-2007, 04:05 PM
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Good luck with that approach, come see me when you are 100% accurate!
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I don't claim the office of a prophet, my friend.
I'm not even speaking of 100% accuracy, but "more on than off" isn't a good standard in my book.
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For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself." But if you bite and devour one another, beware lest you be consumed by one another! (Gal 5:13-15/ NKJV)
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06-09-2007, 09:18 PM
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Originally Posted by keith4him
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) |
good definition of a prophet in our day, in my opinion.
thank you.
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