Final Flashcards
What constitutes the office of the Prophet
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The office of a Prophet (guiding)
Are there prophets today?
These ministry gifts will be necessary until Jesus comes for His church.
Prophesy is given by
By direct divine inspiration, it is the inpulse of a sudden inspiration/ revelation
To stand in the office of a prophet one must be:
A minister of the Gospel
Have a consistent manifestation of at least 2 of the revelation gifts, plus prophesy:
Word of Wisdom
Word of Knowledge
Discerning of Spirits
Are there prophets among the laity?
There are no prophets among the laity, it is only a 5 fold ministry gift.
A prophet is one who has ____ and _____.
The 3 types of visions common to this office are:
Visions and revelations
Spiritual vision
Trance
Open vision
The prophets in the Old Testament were called “_______” they would see and know things _________.
The gift of the ________ of _______ is in operation in the prophet.
The prophets in the Old Testament were called “Seers” they would see and know things supernaturally.
The gift of the word of wisdom is in operation in the prophet.
The difference between OT Prophets and NT Prophets:
Under the new covenant, it is unscriptural to seek guidance through the ministry of the prophet.
The spirit of God is within us to lead us. Romans 8:14
We have a better covenant. Hebrews 8:6
Foreteller-
one who predicts or tells something before hand.
Sometimes the prophet operates in the gift of foreteller
Acts 11:27-38, Acts 21:10-11
One cannot turn the ministry of the prophet on and off as he pleases; it only operates :
as the Spirit wills
Misconceptions about the Prophet’s office:
People think that prophet is supposed to do nothing but prophesy
A prophet has nothing but have revelation
A prophet knows everything about everybody
How many NT churches were governed by a prophet?
No New Testament was ever governed by the Prophet
The Priest in the OT represented:
The prophet represented:
The Priest in the OT represented man before God.
The prophet represented God before man.
The apostles, elders and prophets:
all worked together in the NT
The Prophet is subject to:
the office of the Pastor and/or Apostle
There are more scriptural references concerning false prophets than any other ministry in the Bible because:
whenever there are true prophets, satan will stir up false prophets in order to deceive.
Matthew 24:11-12, 24,
Jeremiah 5:30
Mark 15:22 -
(scriptures are all testable material)
12 Major tests of Prophets
The test of spirit The test of fulfillment The test of worship The test of doctrine Test of fruit Test of covetousness The test of ministry to the people The test of humility The test of value The test of confirmation The test of Control The test of Accountability
The word evangelist is only mentioned ___ times in the New Testament
3 times
An Evangelist is-
one who brings the evangel (good news)
He/she is a messenger of good tidings
The gifts of _____ and gift of _______ does not follow the ministry of exhortation
The gifts of miracles and gift of healings does not follow the ministry of exhortation
The marks of true evangelism are:
Supernatural advertisement
One must preach the Word
The word Pastor is used how many times in KJV
Once
The Greek word for pastor is translated-
“Shepherd”