I Why is it difficult to think in terms of judging prophecy A Because prophecy is a gift of the Spirit B Because of the manner in which prophecy is usually given C Because it is difficult to judge the gift without feeling that you are judging ID: 555177
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Judging Prophecy
I. Why is it difficult to think in terms of judging prophecy?
A. Because prophecy is a gift of the Spirit.
B. Because of the manner in which prophecy is usually given.
C. Because it is difficult to judge the gift without feeling that you are judging
the person
exercising the gift.Slide3
II. Why is it important that prophecy be judged?
A. Prophecy is not on the same level with
the written word of God.
B. Prophecy comes through people who are fallible.
C. Prophecy by its very nature is highly
subjective
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D. The Bible indicates that there will be false teachers, pastoral hirelings, false apostles and
false prophets.
1. We are instructed to test ministries (Rev. 2:2).
2. Even pure ministries can “miss” God.Slide5
III. What are the tests for prophetic utterance?
There are eight tests for prophecy.
A. Test #1 – The written word of God, the
Bible (II Tim. 3:16; Is. 8:19-20).
B. Test #2 – The spirit or
the manner
in which the word is given.
C. Test #3 – The
conduct
and personal life of the person prophesying (Jer. 23:15-16; II Pet. 2:2).
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D. Test #4 – The inner witness of the
Holy Spirit (I Cor. 2:11-14; I Cor. 14:33).
E. Test #5 – The confirmation of other witnesses (II Cor. 13:1; John 5:31-47).
F. Test #6 – The edification experienced by the word given (I Cor. 14:3).
G. Test #7 – The
fulfillment
of the word given (Deut. 18:20-22).
H. Test #8 – The prophecy’s
exaltation
of Jesus (I Pet. 4:1; I Cor. 14:24-25; Deut. 13:1-5).
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IV. Who is to judge prophecy?
A. Judgment Level #1 – The
one giving the prophecy (I Cor. 14:32; I Cor. 11:31).
B. Judgment Level #2 – Other prophetic ministries (Acts 13:1; 15:32; I Cor. 14:29).
C. Judgment Level #3 – The
leadership
of the church (Acts 20:28-31; I Pet. 5:5; Heb. 13:17).
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V. Is prophetic ministry worth the effort?
A. We are instructed to
not despise prophesying (I Th. 5:20).
B. We are to earnestly desire to prophesy (I Cor.14:1).