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[God Child]

1 corinthians 14

29Let two or three (BA)prophets speak, and let the others (BB)pass judgment.
30But if a revelation is made to another who is seated, the first one must keep silent.
31For you can all prophesy one by one, so that all may learn and all may be exhorted;
32and the spirits of prophets are subject to prophets;
33for God is not a God of (BC)confusion but of peace, as in (BD)all the churches of the (BE)saints.

Ok, most people know that the words here prophesy and prophets are the greek words propheteuo (telling forth the divine counsels, or as we see "preaching") and prophetes (a proclaimer of a divine message, or "preacher", and as far as i have sen in scripture the "over seer" office). Now what gets me is, as it seems, in all of the services i have been to from child hood till now, this has not been so, there has usually been one speaker, no one sitting aside and listening to see if they are correct in their speaking or not, no one has anything to add, there is just the one speaker. How did church service end up like this? so that there is one who preaches, and no one to take away (if they are wrong in wording etc.) nor add (If more needs to be said).

 

[ChristianMuse]

Because they have quenched the Spirit to gain control over the flock. Some simply say that these signs/gifts have ended. Yet on occassion it can still be seen in some churches.

 

[ChristianDude777]

Grace and peace to you,

This might not fit in here but...

Severa years ago we had a guest preacher who was called "Prophet Sneed" (Sneed being his last name).

Having never met the man, I didn't know what to expect.

Turn out, he was this humble little country old guy (I'm in Georgia) and he knew the Bible inside and out.

After preaching a great sermon, he proceeded to go to individual church member and prophesie over them.

He came to me and opened me up like the yellow pages. He told me things I had been saying to a friend concerning God, my calling, healing, etc..Word for Word..!!!

He quoted complete scentences I had said. "You said.....etc. etc."

He was 100% accurate in what he told me. He then gave me instruction from God.

It blew my mind.

After a couple of years passed, he joined out church before Pastoring his own and I got to know him personally. He was the most amazing man of God I ever met. He had revelations and dreams that would simply blow you away.

Anyway, my point, ever so humble, is that prophecies are still alive in the church.

Tim L.