A prophet is anyone claiming to have the Holy Spirit inside them and that spirit promotes them to speak.(that is how the BIBLE defines prophecy: speaking under the influence of the Holy Spirit)?
hi ananda.
is that the biblical definition of a prophet?
more specifically, is that office or "gift" in existence today, and for what purpose?
if a prophet is anyone claiming to have The Holy Spirit in them, and that spirit promotes them to speak, what is the test of that one who claims to have The Holy Spirit in them?
If think you are able to discern between true and false doctrine and SPEAK to other people about it then you are trying to speak for God.
no, i am not claiming to speak FOR God.
i do not claim to be a prophet.
if i am able to discern true doctrine from false it will not be because i am a prophet or an apostle, or because i listen to one claiming that office today: it will because the doctrine they teach will either align with what is written or it won't.
no matter how this is spun, the question remains: are the aposotlic era gifts normative today?
how many times will the foundation be laid? how many Pentecosts are there?
the Latter Rain group tells us we have another Pentecost coming (already underway). is this true?
that idea is based on a certain reading of Joel's prophecy (as you know).
Zone you said that you can tell the difference between true and false doctrine. How is that? Through YOUR research and study?
this is the only place this argument can go: because one (zone) sees both in scripture and in practice that the apostolic era miraculous gifts ceased, and because zone studies and researches, that means zone denies the power and Commission of The Holy Spirit.
which is just silly. no one can even understand the scriptures without The Holy Spirit, nor do they have a desire to.
my position does not deny the power and ability of the Spirit to lead me into all truth: it affirms it. i do not need signs, wonders or extra-biblical revelation.
Well that is not what the Bible says, it should be through the guidance of the HOLY SPIRIT who lives inside of you who will unveil scripture for those who truly seek it with a WHOLE HEART.?
again, here's the false dichotomy: because one claims to be able to, by Grace, through faith under the Power of The Spirit, along with the scriptures just diligently and prayerfully study without miraculous apostolic era gifts, that one is denying the Holy Spirit.
nothing could be further from the truth.
zone