Showing posts with label Holy Spirit. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Holy Spirit. Show all posts

Friday, 14 December 2012

Tuesday, 8 May 2012

Testing Prophecy (PJ Smyth)

Testing Prophecy

Written by  PJ Smyth
Do not put out the spirit’s fire. Do not treat prophecies contempt. Test everything. 1 Thes 5:19

How can we treat prophecy with contempt?

  • By not bothering much with prophecy
  • By listening to prophecy passively rather than engaging with it and drinking it in
  • By not responding to it in faith and action

How do we test or ‘weigh’ prophecy?

Prophecy needs to be tested and weighed because due to the human element:
  1. Sometimes with the best of intentions we can miss the mark.
  2. Sometimes we can get the word partially correct. For example, the church in Tyre had prophesied to Paul (Acts 21:4) through the Spirit about the suffering he would undergo in Jerusalem and so those prophesying urged him as part of their prophecy not to go. This was a true prediction but a wrong conclusion and application.
  3. Sometimes there can be false prophecies and prophets (Jer 29, Mt 24:24, 2 Pet 2:1).

Here are four questions to ask to help test a prophetic word:

1. Is it in line with scripture?
  • If it is counter-bible then toss it out. An example would be, “God says that your current state of sin is OK, and that you can remain in adultery because he knows the pressure that you have been under, and he will make an exception for you…”
  • If it is in line with Scripture, or if Scripture doesn’t address the issue, then you will move to the next question…
2. Does it settle well with my spirit? Colossians 3:15 speaks of the Holy Spirit in our hearts as an umpire who helps judge what we hear and bring a sense of either peace or unease. If in the minutes, hours and days following a prophecy over you, you get increasingly uneasy about it, then it is usually (not always) a sign that God’s spirit in you is not confirming that the prophecy was from God. Alternatively, if you find yourself getting increasingly excited about it – although you may have no idea how or when it may come to pass – then it is probably God’s spirit in you confirming that the prophecy was from God.
3. Does the counsel of respected others confirm? Don’t run around seeking the advice of many or you will just drown the voice of the Spirit. Go to one or two other mature Christian leaders or friends to ask what they think. God has ordained wisdom and protection through other people. See Gal 2:1-2 where Paul goes to those “who seemed to be leaders” to test his “revelation”. See also Proverbs 14:11.
4. Does circumstance confirm? Because God is in control of all circumstance, then if after prayer and appropriate action, the door refuses to open, then you have to conclude that the prophecy was either off the mark, or ‘not for now’. Either way, don’t despise it but rather simply say, “Well Lord, I am going to just put that prophecy aside for now confident that you will bring it to pass if it is from you”. Acts 16:7 is a great example of this: Paul felt prompted to go to Bithynia but was wrong and God closed the door….only to open a wonderful door into Macedonia.

Tuesday, 17 April 2012

Apostolic, Prophetic, Mission Conference (with David Devenish, Bob Roberts & Mike Betts) Newfrontiers

You can view the video for the conference free at the Jubilee Church London page.

David Devenish - Apostolic



Bob Roberts - Mission



Mike Betts - Prophetic



Q&A

Thursday, 12 April 2012

Wayne Grudem on Prophecy (Mp3 Teaching)

This is Wayne Grudem speaking on the gift of prophecy from his Systemetic Theology Lessons that he did at his church.

Gift of Prophecy: Systematic Theology

Wayne Grudem's Systematic Theology Mp3 Lectures


Systematic Theology (MP3 Lecture Series) by Wayne Grudem
The following 117-Part Lecture Series on Systematic Theology by Wayne Grudem is in MP3 format. to Download, right click and save to your hard drive. To Download in iTunes click here.
The Canon of Scripture: Old Testament Canon 


The Canon of Scripture: New Testament Canon 


The Four Characteristics of Scripture: #1 - Authority (1 of 2)


The Four Characteristics of Scripture: #1 - Authority (2 of 2)


The Inerrancy of Scripture (1 of 3)


The Inerrancy of Scripture (2 of 3)


The Inerrancy of Scripture (3 of 3)


The Four Characteristics of Scripture: #2 - Clarity


How to Interpret the Bible (1 of 7)


How to Interpret the Bible (2 of 7)


How to Interpret the Bible (3 of 7)


How to Interpret the Bible (4 of 7)


How to Interpret the Bible (5 of 7)


How to Interpret the Bible (6 of 7)


How to Interpret the Bible (7 of 7)


The Four Characteristics of Scripture: #3 - Necessity


The Four Characteristics of Scripture: #4 - Sufficiency (1 of 2)


The Four Characteristics of Scripture: #4 - Sufficiency (2 of 2)


The Doctrine of God: The Existence of God


Incommunicable Attributes (1 of 4)


Incommunicable Attributes (2 of 4)


Incommunicable Attributes (3 of 4)


What is Time? & Incommunicable Attributes (4 of 4)


The Character of God: Communicable Attributes (1 of 9)


The Character of God: Communicable Attributes (2 of 9)


The Character of God: Communicable Attributes (3 of 9)


The Character of God: Communicable Attributes (4 of 9)


The Character of God: Communicable Attributes (5 of 9)


The Character of God: Communicable Attributes (6 of 9)


The Character of God: Communicable Attributes (7 of 9)


The Character of God: Communicable Attributes (8 of 9)


The Character of God: Communicable Attributes (9 of 9)


The Trinity (1 of 4)


The Trinity (2 of 4)


The Trinity (3 of 4)


The Trinity (4 of 4)


The Doctrine of Creation (1 of 4)


The Doctrine of Creation (2 of 4)


The Doctrine of Creation (3 of 4)


The Doctrine of Creation (4 of 4)


God's Providence (1 of 3)


God's Providence (2 of 3)


God's Providence (3 of 3)


Doctrine of Miracles (1 of 3)


Doctrine of Miracles (2 of 3)


Doctrine of Miracles (3 of 3)


Doctrine of Prayer (1 of 4)


Doctrine of Prayer (2 of 4)


Doctrine of Prayer (4 of 4)


Doctrine of Angels (1 of 2)


Doctrine of Angels (2 of 2)


Doctrine of Satan & Demons (1 of 3)


Doctrine of Satan & Demons (2 of 3)


Doctrine of Satan & Demons (3 of 3)


Doctrine of Man: Creation of Man in the Image of God


Doctrine of Man: Manhood and Womanhood in Creation and Marriage (1 or 2)


Doctrine of Man: Manhood and Womanhood in Creation and Marriage (2 or 2)


Doctrine of Man: The Essential Nature of Man


Doctrine of Sin (1 of 3)


Doctrine of Sin (2 of 3)


Doctrine of Sin (3 of 3)


Doctrine of Covenants: Covenants Between God and Man


The Person of Christ (1 of 3)


The Person of Christ (2 of 3)


The Person of Christ (3 of 3)


Doctrine of the Atonement (1 of 4)


Doctrine of the Atonement (2 of 4)


Doctrine of the Atonement (3 of 4)


Doctrine of the Atonement (4 of 4)


Doctrine of the Resurrection (1 of 2)


Doctrine of the Resurrection (2 of 2)


The Offices of Christ: Prophet, Priest, & King (1 of 2)


The Offices of Christ: Prophet, Priest, & King (2 of 2)


Doctrine of the Holy Spirit (1 of 3)


Doctrine of the Holy Spirit (2 of 3)


Doctrine of the Holy Spirit (3 of 3)


Doctrine of Common Grace


Doctrine of Election and Reprobation (1 of 2)


Doctrine of Election and Reprobation (2 of 2)


The Gospel Call & Effective Calling


Doctrine of Regeneration


Doctrine of Conversion (Faith & Repentance)


Doctrine of Justification (1 of 2)


Doctrine of Justification (2 of 2)


Doctrine of Adoption


Doctrine of Sanctification (1 of 3)


Doctrine of Sanctification (2 of 3)


Doctrine of Sanctification (3 of 3)


Baptism in and Filling with the Holy Spirit


Perseverance of the Saints (1 of 2)


Perseverance of the Saints (2 of 2)


Death and the Intermediate State


Doctrine of Glorification


Union with Christ


The Church: Its Nature, Its Marks, and Its Purposes (1 of 2)


The Church: Its Nature, Its Marks, and Its Purposes (2 of 2)


The Purity and Unity of the Church


Power of the Church and Church Discipline (1 of 3)


Power of the Church and Church Discipline (2 of 3)


Power of the Church and Church Discipline (3 of 3)


Church Government (1 of 3)


Church Government (2 of 3)


Church Government (3 of 3)


Church Govt. - Role of Women in the Church


Baptism


The Lords Supper


Worship


Gifts of the Holy Spirit (1 of 3)


Gifts of the Holy Spirit (2 of 3)


Gifts of the Holy Spirit (3 of 3)


Gifts of the Holy Spirit, Prophecy


Gift of Tongues - Christ's Return


The return of Christ: When and How?


The Millennium: Amillennial and Postmillennial views


The Millennium: Premillennial view


The Final Judgment and Eternal Punishment


The New Heavens and New Earth