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Originally Posted by Apprehended
Pay for prophecy? Never.
We should never reduce spiritual things to the level of carnal precepts.
I hardly know where you might find a true Prophet anymore since Pastors who have taken the oversight of the churches have pretty much cut off the ministry of Prophets, having little understanding of the office of Prophet. The reasons that they have cut them off are many and varied. Since that office is the forefinger (pointing direction) of ministry, we are pretty much left to drift at the whims and winds of ecclesiastical politics.
So, without going into any depth of the subject here, let it be known that Prophets were friends of God. Being a friend of God, God is pleased when the spirit of his friend is pleased. That is why Elisha poured water upon the hands of Elijah...which is to say that he volutarily became Elijah's servant that he might please Elijah. Elijah had something that Elisha wanted. In fact, in the end, he got a double portion of it.
The principle is throughout the bible. Jesus even mentioned a "Prophets reward." There is a way to get a reward from the prophet. Please that prophet in whom the Spirit of the prophet dwells. God is pleased with it. It is not a carnal thing. It's spiritual. You can stir up a favorable spirit in a prophet by you actions and attitude toward him.
One prophet said, "bring me a minstrel." As he played, his spirit was stirred and he prophesied. The spirit of a prophet must be favorably disposed or it will die. Too many churches have neglected this powerful ministry to their own detriment. But, those same churches will remain soooooooo THEOLOGICAL...so much that it will shave your eyebrows in straigtness. So strait but so blind.
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In all the years of my being in church, I don't think I've ever heard, or looked at it just like this.
I would like to hear more........
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