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

The Use of Prophecy in Church Today

exempt from the judging process. Thirdly, that it is not disrespectful or disloyal to weigh the words of others. Fourthly, that local leaders as well as international ministries are to submit themselves for judgment. Fifthly, that the judging process is vital because it removes any enemy influence, whilst cementing the purposes of God into our conscious minds." 9

esting Prophecies Meaning of Greek Word Test; examine; interpret, discern, discover, approve; prove, demonstrate.,,. To scrutinize (to see

Key Reference 1.1 Thess. 5:21

Greek Word Used

Translations Prove all things (KJV) Test all things (NKJV) Test everything that is said to be sure it is true (LB) Test everything (RSV, NIV) Put all things to the test (TEV) Bring them all to the test (NEB) Examine every thing carefully (NASB) Try the spirits (KJV) Test the spirits (NKJV, RSV, NIV, NEB, NASB) Test them (Phillips, TEV, JB) Carefully weigh and ex amine (Message) Let the other judge (KJV) Let the others judge (NKJV) Let the others weigh what is said (RSV) The others should weigh carefully what is said (Nrv) The rest consider carefully what is said (Williams) Let the others pass judgment (NASB)§

Dokimadzo

whether a thing is genuine or not) as with metalst

2. 1 John 4:1

Same as above

Same as above

Evaluate, judge; recognize, discern:j:

3.1 Cor.

Diakrino

14:29

* Barclay M. Newman Jr., A Concise Greek-English Dictionary of the New Testament (London: United Bible Societies, 1971), p. 48. t Thayer, Greek-English Lexicon, p. 154. :j: Newman, Greek-English Dictionary, p. 42. § Who "others" are will be discussed in the next chapter, "Who Judges the Prophecies?" The two Greek words identified in the chart are also used in 1 Cor inthians 11:28-29, 31 in which Christians are told to examine [doki madzo] and judge themselves [diakrino] in preparation for Communion. The evaluation and testing of public prophecy, it would seem, is the log- • 316

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