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

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25. Interesting references on this subject: Don Williams, The Apostle Paul and Women in the Church (Van Nuys, Calif.: BIM, 1977); Ben Witherington, Women and the Genesis of Christianity (Cambridge: Cambridge Univer sity, 1990); Antoinette Wire, The Corinthian Women Prophets (Minneapolis: Fortress, 1990); Paul K. Jewett, The Ordination of Women (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1980); Cindy Jacobs, Women of Destiny (Ventura, Calif.: Regal, 1998). 26. Robeck, "Gift of Prophecy in Acts and Paul," p. 39. 27. B ry n Jones, "Apostles and Prophets: The Vital Role of these Foundational Ministry Gifts," Issachar Journal 1, No. 2 (summer 1995), pp. 13, 15-16. 28. David Hill contends that Barnabas "best represents the figure of the 'prophet' in the ear liest decades of the church." Luke's intention in the Acts record, Hill argues, is to present Barn abas as "son of prophecy" (i.e., "one who is a prophet") on the assumption that paraklesis means "exhortation" (New Testament Prophecy, p. 101). 29. Wayne Grudem argues persuasively in his first book, The Gift of Prophecy in 1 Corinthians, p. 97, that Ephesians 4:11 should be translated "the apostles who are also prophets." 30. Aune lists four strong arguments for John's status as a prophet in Prophecy in Early Christianity, pp. 206-208. 31. Forbes, Prophecy and Inspired Speech, pp. 242-243. 32. Hanson, New Testament Prophet, p. 41. 35. Donald Gee, "Messages through the Gifts," Pentecost 60 Uune-August 1962), last page. 36. Yocum, Prophecy, p. 24. 37. Bickle, Growing, pp. 169-170. 38. Fee, Empowering Presence, p. 170. 39.Donald Bridge, Signs and Wonders Today (Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity, 1985), pp. 202-204. 33. Pytches, Does God Speak, p. 56. 34. Watson, I Believe, pp. 43-44. Chapter 12: Prophets and Prophecy in the Book of Acts 1. Like most Christians I am persuaded that St. Luke was the writer of both the gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles. For a thor ough discussion see The Expositor's Greek Tes tament, "The Acts of the Apostles," R. J. Know!-

the Early Church (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1964), pp. 135-136. 8. This passage is applied to the Church in Hebrews 8:8-12 and 10:16. 9. Forbes, Prophecy and Inspired Speech, pp. 241-242. Forbes gives a good summary of scholarly opinion on the subject. 10. See Rumph, Stories. 11. See Howells, Prophecy, lesson 6; also, Schoch, Prophetic Ministry, pp. 25-35. Also note Haman's "Five Channels" in Prophets and Personal Prophecy, chapter 5, and Bickle's "Four Levels" in Growing in the Prophetic, chapter 9. 12. Schoch, Prophetic Ministry, p. 25. 13.See Blomgren, Prophetic Gatherings, p. 36. Also, Frank Damazio, Developing the Prophetic Ministry (Portland: Trilogy, 1983), p. 8; Howells, Prophecy, section6, p. 1; Hamon, Prophets and Personal Prophecy, pp. 58-60. 14. Some argue that since all now have the Spirit, all may prophesy and be considered prophets. Anyone can on occasion prophesy, I feel, and some will have a resident gift of prophecy, but comparatively few will be prophets. Unless this is true the term prophet becomes meaningless in light of its specific usage in Acts and the Pauline epistles. 15. Jane Rumph, in her interesting chapter 3 about stories of prophetic messages, suggests that in this one-on-one ministry, "words of knowledge are best shared tentatively, even if the intercessor senses them with great clarity. Asking questions and letting the person being prayed for confirm them (or not) may trigger fewer defense mechanisms. . . ." Stories, p. 9. 16. Any significant correctional or direc tional word should be referred first to church leadership for appraisal. This safeguard protects and ensures the continuance of this ministry in the local church. See Pytches, Prophecy, pp. 103-104. 17. See Michael Griffiths, Grace-Gifts (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1979), pp. 28-37. Also, Clifford Hill, Prophecy, p. 121. 18. Howells speaks of this gift as "deposited permanently." Prophecy, section 6, p. 3. 19. Schoch, Prophetic Ministry, p. 26. 20. Bickle, Growing, p. 121. 21. Dunn,Jesus, p. 403, footnote 62. 22. Aune, Prophecy in Early Christianity, p. 195. 23. Howells, Prophecy, Section 6, p. 6. 24. Blomgren, Prophetic Gatherings, p. 37. • 398