Thread: Ephesians 4:7,11-13: But to each one of us grace has been given as Christ apportioned it... Christ Himself gives some to be **PROPHETS** some to be **EVANGELISTS and some to be **PASTORS** and **TEACHERS**, to equip God's people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up untril we all reach unity in the faith and in rhe knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ!
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Ephesians 4:7,11-13: But to each one of us grace has been given as Christ apportioned it... Christ Himself gives some to be **PROPHETS** some to be **EVANGELISTS and some to be **PASTORS** and **TEACHERS**, to equip God's people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up untril we all reach unity in the faith and in rhe knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ!
Posted : 4 May, 2020 07:09 AM
Ephesians 4:7,11-16: But to each one of us grace has been given as Christ apportioned it... Christ Himself gives some to be **PROPHETS** some to be **EVANGELISTS and some to be **PASTORS** and **TEACHERS**, to equip God's people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up untril we all reach unity in the faith and in rhe knowledge of the Son of God and become
mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ! Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back kand forth by the waves and thrown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and and craftiness of people in in their deceitful scheming. Instead**SPEAKING THE TRUTH IN LOVE, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of Him who is the **HEAD**, that is, **CHRIST**. From Him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in **LOVE**, as **EACH PART DOES ITS WORK**!
Romans 12:3: 6-8: We have different gifts, according to the grace . If your For by the **GRACE GIVEN ME** I say to every one of you. Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourselves with sober judgment, in accordance with the **FAITH GOD HAS DISTRIBUTED TO EACH OF YOU**... We have different gifts, according to the **GRACE GIVEN TO EACH OF US**!! If your gift is **PROPHESYING**, then prophesy in accordance with your faith. If it is serving, then serve; if it is **TEACHING**, then teach; If it is to encourage, then give encouragement; if it is to lead, do it diligently; if it is to show mercy, do it cheerfully!
Titus 1:9: An elder must hold firmly to the trustworthy message as it has been taught, so that he can encourage others by sound doctrine and refute those who oppose it!
Acts 5:42: Day after day, in the temple courts and from house to house they **NEVER STOPPED TEACHING** and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Messiah!
Acts 18:11: **TEACH** them the **WORD OF GOD**
Matthew 28:18-20: Jesus says, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations... **TEACHING** them to obey everything I have commanded you!"
John 17:17:Jesus said to His Father, "Sanctify them by the truth, your **WORD** is truth!"
2 Timothy 3:16,17; 4:1-3: All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for **TEACHING**, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of His appearing and His kingdom, I give you this charge: **PREACH THE WORD**, be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage--with great patience and careful instruction! For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of **TEACHERS** to say what their itching ears want to hear!
I Corinthians 11:27,28: Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it. And has placed in the church first of all apostles, second **PROPHETS**, and third **TEACHERS**!
Titus 2:1-8,11-15: You, however, must **TEACH** what is appropriate to sound doctrine. Teach the older men to be temperate, worthy of respect, self-controlled, and sound in faith, in love and in endurance. Likewise teach the older women to be reverent in the way they live, not to be slanderers or addicted to much wine, but to **TEACH** what is good. Then they can urge younger women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled and pure, to be busy at home, to be kind and to be subject to their husbands, so that no one can malign the word of God. Similarly, encourage the young men to be self-controlled. In everything set them an example by doing what is good. In your **TEACHING** show integrity, seriousness, and soundness of speech that can not be condemned.... For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. It **TEACHES** us to say "No" to ungodliness and worldly pleasure, and to live self-controlled lives in this present age, while we wait for the **BLESSED HOPE**--the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, who gave Himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for Himself a people that are His very own, eager to do what is good!
Ephesians 6:8: Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not men, because you know that the Lord will **REWARD** everyone for what ever good he does!
Revelation 22:12 Jesus says, “Behold I am coming soon! My **REWARD** is with Me, and I will give to everyone according to what he has done!”
Matthew 16:27: Jesus says, “The Son of Man is going to come in His Father's glory with His angels and **THEN** He will **REWARD** each person according to what he has done!”
Daniel 12:Those who impart wisdom will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness like the stars for ever and ever!
Hebrews 11:1,6: Now faith is confidence in **WHAT WE HOPE FOR**band assurance about **WHAT WE DO NOT SEE**,,, And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to Him**MUST BELIEVE** that He exists and that **HE REWARDS** those who earnestly seek Him!!
Ephesians 4:7,11-13: But to each one of us grace has been given as Christ apportioned it... Christ Himself gives some to be **PROPHETS** some to be **EVANGELISTS and some to be **PASTORS** and **TEACHERS**, to equip God's people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up untril we all reach unity in the faith and in rhe knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ!
Posted : 4 May, 2020 07:27 AM
**DO **PROPHETS** PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE NEW COVENANT**??
I Corinthians 12:27,28: Now you are the body of Christ , and each one of you is a part of it. And God has placed in the church first of all apostles, second **PROPHETS**, third teachers.
Romans 12:4-8: For just as each of us has one body with many members, and those members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is **PROPHESYING**, then **PROPHESY in accordance with your faith, if it is teaching, then teach, If it is encouraging, then give encouragement.
Ephesians 4:7,11-13,16: But to each one of us grace has been given as Christ apportioned it... So Christ Himself {Not the church!} gives some to be apostles, some to be **PROPHETS**,some to be evangelists and some to be pastors and teachers, to equip His people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ... From Him the whole body, joined and held together by every important ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work!!
Ephesians 2:19,20: Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God's people and also members of His household, built on the foundation of the apostles and **PROPHETS**, with Christ Jesus Himself as the Chief Cornerstone!
I Corinthians 14:1,3,4: Follow the way of love and eagerly desire gifts of the Spirit, especially **PROPHECY**... The one who **PROPHECIES** speaks to people for their strengthening, encouraging and comfort.... He who **PROPHESIES** edifies the church!
I Corinthians 14:22: **PROPHECY** is not for unbelievers but **FOR BELIEVERS**!
Amos 3:7: Surely the Sovereign Lord does nothing without revealing His plan to His servants the **PROPHETS**!
I Thessalonians 19-21: Do not treat **PROPHECIES** with contempt, but test them all; hold on to what is good!!
I Corinthians 14:39: Therefore, my bothers **BE EAGER TO PROPHESY**!!
2 Peter 1:19-21: We also have the **PROPHETIC** message as something completely reliable, and you will do well to pay attention to it, as a light shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the Morning Star rises in your hearts. Above all, you must understand that no **PROPHECY** of Scripture came about by the prophets own interpretation of things.. For **PROPHECY never had its origin in the human will but **PROPHETS**, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit!
Matthew 10:40,41: Jesus says, Anyone who welcomes you welcomes Me, and anyone who welcomes Me welcomes the One who sent Me. Whoever welcomes a **PROPHET** will receive a **PROPHET'S REWARD**!!
Revelation 1:1-4: The Revelation of Jesus Christ which God gave Him to show His servants what must take place. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John, who testifies to everything he saw--that is the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ. Blessed is the one who reads the words of this **PROPHECY**and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is written in it!
Revelation 22:7,16.18,19: Jesus says, Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy written in this book... I, Jesus, have sent My angel to give you this testimony **FOR THE CHURCHES**... I warn everyone who hears the words of the **PROPHECY** of this book. If anyone **ADDS** {Like Rev 4:1 & 13:5} anything to them God will add to that person the plagues described in this book. And if anyone **TAKES WORDS AWAY** from this book of **PROPHECY**, God will take away from that person any share in the Tree of Life and in the Holy City {The New Jerusalem}, which are described in this book!
God's New Covenant **PROPHETS** must be very careful not the change or contradict any of the inspired **PROPHECIES** in God's Word!!
Revelation 11:3: Jesus says, "I will appoint My 2 witnesses, and they will **PROPHESY** for 1260 days, clothed in sackcloth.
In addition to God's 2 **PROPHETS** {Moses & Elijah?} who will come from heaven to **PROPHESY** for 1260 days during the Great Tribulation, **PROPHETS** are mentioned **8 TIMES** in Revelation while pastors, teachers and evangelists are not even mentioned once!! {See Revelation 10:7; 11:10,18; 16:6; 18:20,24; 22:6,9}
Revelation 8:2: And I saw 7 angels who stand before God, and 7 trumpets were given to them! {The fist 6 trumpets will be sounded **DURING** the Great Tribulation as per Revelation 8:6 to Revelation 9:21!!}
Revelation 10:7 In the days when the 7th angel is about to sound his trumpet the **MYSTERY** {See I Cor 15:51,52} of God will be accomplished !{See Revelation 11:15-18} just as He announced to His servants the **PROPHETS**!!
Revelation 22:6-9: The angel said to me, "These words are trustworthy and true. The Lord, the God who inspires the **PROPHETS**, sent His angel to show His servants the things that must take place." Jesus says, "Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the **PROPHECY** written in this book." I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I heard and seen them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who had been showing them to me. But the angel said to me, "Don't do that! I am a fellow servant with you and with your fellow **PROPHETS** and who all who **KEEP THE WORDS** of this book! **WORSHIP GOD**!"
Amos 3:7: Surely the Sovereign Lord does nothing without revealing His plan to His servants the **PROPHETS**!
Revelation 11:15,18: The 7th angel sounded His trumpet {See Rev 8:2; 10:7; I Cor 15:51}, and there were loud voices in heaven which said: "The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and His Christ and He will reign for ever and ever!"... "The time has come for judging the dead, and for **REWARDING** your servants the **PROPHETS**and your people who reverence your name!"
Matthew 16:27: Jesus says, “The Son of Man is going to come in His Father's glory with His angels and **THEN** He will **REWARD** each person according to what he has done!”
Ephesians 4:7,11-13: But to each one of us grace has been given as Christ apportioned it... Christ Himself gives some to be **PROPHETS** some to be **EVANGELISTS and some to be **PASTORS** and **TEACHERS**, to equip God's people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up untril we all reach unity in the faith and in rhe knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ!
Posted : 10 May, 2020 05:06 PM
The term “prophet” has a range of meaning that is often explained by its usage in whatever the context.
You quoted several verses that apply the term differently thus leading you to the wrong conclusion that prophets are still active today
