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Originally Posted by hometown guy
It looks like the prophets of Baal....
One false prophesy and there you have a false prophet. I believe Ehud knows this but there is no such thing as a prophet in training. You are either one or your not.
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Eh...lol nope.
Not really true.
Training is what other seasoned Christians are supposed to be doing to the body of believers.
Pastors/Teachers/Evangelists are trained but you say that Prophets require NO training....if thats the case then why was there a school for the prophets in Ramah?
When one gives a prophecy or a word in the NT church...the others are to listen and to judge...NOW is that person kicked out or forever barred from ministry?
Id say no depending on the motivation and the circumstances...this takes wisdom and discernment and a great deal of patience.
How many "preachers" have dropped the watermelon?
Much more than we'd admit because in that authoritative position we have been trained and indoctrinated to believe that our word is infallible and if we are right we are right and if we are wrong we are right and the laity has no right to question or to correct.
I was told that laity is a vertical submission to the clergy and the clergy is horizontally submitted to each other but scripture does not teach this.
If you believe we are to disregard prophets that are wrong then we must give the same severity of consequence to any other minister that steps out of doctrinal truth in the slightest increment...
Because when you preach you are declaring Thus Sayeth The Lord whether you call yourself a prophet or not....
NOW...of that seems overly harsh and you are scrambling for a buncha "Buts" to toss into that argument...maybe it'd be best to realize that there is always room to grow and learn.
Its taken me years and years to hear God as I do now and understand what I understand and how I understand it....it took me that long because I had no training...no mentorship...maybe if the "church" had done its job things would have unfolded differently but it didnt and here we are.
Ive learned to eat the meat and spit out the bones and when you learn to hear His voice...you can hear Him in all sorts of ways and from all sorts of people...sometimes the message is mixed because its not all Him...sometimes their own opinions and ideas bleed through and THAT is the error...but when you know His voice you can gently instruct and guide and the next time they will know better.