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If a prophet doesn't meet the Biblical qualities of one truly called of God, he should be seen as a loss!

I found a good M.A. thesis which suggests that certain verses were edited by commentators in the Second Century to make it appear that women's ministry in the church is non-scriptural. It may take a bit a resilience to read through discussion in the thesis, but it will be worth it. It might...

Paul's intention for the roles of men and women in the church was that they were to serve as equals. In 1 Corinthians 11 he approved of women prophesying. He approved of Priscilla having a dominant role in the wife-husband ministry with Aquila. He also acknowledged a female apostle. The...

I concur. Paul remarked on those who were preaching out of jealousy and envy, in which he said, "At least the gospel is being preached, so don't worry too much about them." He wasn't fazed about competition on his patch. So, it is quite possible for God to honour His word, even though He...

I can concur with that. The Scripture says that faith comes by hearing the Word of God. It seems that merely quoting Scripture at people doesn't stimulate faith in them. The Puritan evangelist John Flavell taught that when the voice of the Holy Spirit is heard in the preaching of the gospel...

Okay. That Scripture seems to support that the baptism with the Spirit occurs at exactly the same time as the person receives Christ as Saviour. Is that what you are pointing out?

While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the interior and came to Ephesus. There he found some disciples and asked them, "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?" They answered, "No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit." “Into what, then, were you baptized?”...

Doesn't matter what translation used, someone will find something wrong with it. There is no such thing as the perfect translation. The only way to find the perfect version of Scripture is to go right back to the originals, but they are lost through the passage of time. So our earliest Greek...

I use the NKJV and find nothing wrong with it. Although, when I get a Scripture from the Holy Spirit it comes in the form of the KJV. I think that is because that was the version I used for the first 12 years of my Christian life, so the wording is burned into my system.

Another interesting feature of early 20th Century prophecy were the interpretation of tongues messages given as Smith Wigglesworth preached. The were short and to the point, often just two sentences. The content was Christ-centred and described the power and wonderful works of God. What was...

Quite right! God is no respecter of persons. There are no special people with gifts unavailable to ordinary believers. In one early 20th Century prophetic conference attended by some of the most prominent preachers and teachers, the only powerful prophetic word was given by a servant girl...

The early 20th Century Pentecostals had a different view on using the gifts of the Spirit, than what many modern Pentecostals and Charismatics do. Modern Pentecostals use the Holy Spirit as a "vending machine" to produce results whenever the person decides He should. The problem is that much...

Smith Wigglesworth gave a number of messages on the gifts of the Spirit, which were transcribed into a series of books. I have just finished reading his view of the gifts, especially his view that out of all the gifts the gift of prophecy is the most important. Just as an aside, I found his...

To put things into the right perspective, we need to know that articles like the ones posted on this thread are the writers' opinion, and sometimes can be as prophetic as Kenny Copeland's or Benny Hinn's prophecies.

If the woman had not tried to enter the Congress building through a window she would not have been shot. It is one thing to stand outside and protest, it is quite another to violently storm the building and enter, injuring the police who are trying to keep them out. The woman was committing...

The Romans had a good way of dealing with the type of riots that happened yesterday at the Capitol building. They went in with swords and spears and the killing didn't stop until the rioters retreated. Not all rioters are prepared to die for their cause, and if the agents had opened fire...

There is a good book written by an author who initially set out to disprove the resurrection of Christ, but when he reviewed the evidence, he changed his direction and wrote the book to prove it without a doubt. His book, which can be downloaded is: "Who Moved The Stone?" by Frank Morison.

The fact that Jesus rose from the dead is the believers' assurance that one day they will rise from the dead also. If Jesus didn't rise from the dead, that assurance is lost and there will be no resurrection of the dead. Jesus is not at the right hand of the Father, and the Holy Spirit never...

It is very interesting that you have linked these two events. There is a similarity that I have not seen before. The disciples at Ephesus had been baptised with John's baptism, believing in the Messiah to come. The Samaritans believed Philip's teaching and were baptised in the name of Jesus...

I think a word of caution is needed when it comes to looking at others in the church and judging them by their outward appearance. "I haven't yet met any real Christians" is an interesting comment, because neither have I, and I don't see a perfect Christian when looking in the mirror either...