Your Sons & Daughters Shall Prophesy - Prophetic Gifts Today In The New Testament Church

Christ's Continuing Voice in the Church

The prophetic gifts are not just an optional novelty for the super-spir itual; they are essential tools for effective functioning in pastoral, teaching, evangelistic or apostolic ministry. 29 Rick Joyner The gift of Prophecy is not to be discouraged, but is to be "earnestly desired." Paul makes it clear that the Corinthian problem ...was not charis matic excuses, but misdirection and misuse of God's grace. Paul did not take either of the two extremes used in coping with this problem common today: (1) to suggest that the manifestation of certain gifts was evidence of high spiritual status or (2) to squelch all manifestations of the Spirit-to the contrary, he actually encouraged them. 30 Jon Ruthven

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