Word of Wisdom and Prophecy

[Praxeas]

Originally Posted by ChicagoPastor

I have a question...

I'm in the middle of a 4 part series that I'm teaching about the Holy Spirit.
Last night and next week I'm dealing with the "works of the Holy Spirit" concerning salvation, guidance, prayer, and empowerment/ministry.

Last night I focused on empowerment and ministry. As I was teaching on the gifts and explaining the differences between them I started to think isn't the word of wisdom and prophecy almost the same??

The way I explained the word of wisdom was pretty close to the way I explained prophecy.

I was wondering if someone else had a take on this subject.

I teach that the word of knowledge is to "know" the problem/situation/illness
word of wisdom is the solution or guidance for the problem/situation

When I talk about prophecy, to me, it's almost the same as the word of wisdom.

just wanted an opinion...

Word of Wisdom is knowing what to do with the facts. Word of Knowledge is knowing the facts. Prophecy is a direct word from God to a church or a person

[ChicagoPastor]

Originally Posted by Praxeas

Word of Wisdom is knowing what to do with the facts. Word of Knowledge is knowing the facts. Prophecy is a direct word from God to a church or a person

Prophecy is a direct word from God to a church or person for guidance or uplifting.........kind of like word of wisdom.

[Praxeas]

Originally Posted by ChicagoPastor

Prophecy is a direct word from God to a church or person for guidance or uplifting.........kind of like word of wisdom.

no, not kinda like the word of wisdom.

Prophesy is God speaking directly...you repeat what God said verbatim such as "Thus says the Lord, in three days you shall come into great money and then a tornado will bring your house down"

Word of Knowledge (what it is) "The Lord told me that you have a cancerous tumer"

Word of wisdom (what to do) "You need to trust God and go ahead and see the doctors and everything will be alright"

Prophecy (direct communication "I am the Lord that called you. I am your Father and you are my Son. Trust in me and I will be your strength"