Final Exam Flashcards
Acts 22:14, 15
Then he said, ‘The God of our fathers has chosen you that you should
know His will, and
see the Just One, and
hear the voice of His mouth.
For you will be His witness to all men of what you have seen and heard.
Believers are chosen to be able to:
Know His will
See the Just One
Hear the voice of His mouth
Prov 29:18
Where there is no vision, the people perish.
Hear
To perform or grant that which is spoken; to obey
Perish
Go backward;
become undisciplined;
to become lawless
Prophecy
To speak forth the mind and counsel of God
Spirit of Prophecy
The testimony of Jesus,
Rev 19:10;
available to every believer
Vision
Divine revelation
Revelation 19:10
“Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”
God’s purposes for speaking to you:
- For redemption
- To build up/not tear down
- To show us who He is
- Ministry to self
- Ministry to others
- Effective prayer for self & others
Revelation received…
…must always be in agreement with principles found in scripture.
A spiritual word…
A spiritual word is not always a scriptural word.
The voice of God is more often…
…simple rather than sensational.
The clearer the Word to you:
- More accountability and discipline will be required on your part.
- The journey toward fulfillment of that Word will be harder.
- Your tests will be more difficult.
3 foundational principles required of every believer to hear from God.
- Position yourself
- Pay attention
- Practice
Different ways to position yourself to hear from God.
Student of the Word Prayer Be a worshiper Live a fasted life Study the subject Have communion with God Maintain Godly character
The primary way God speaks to us
Through scripture
1 Cor 13:9
“For we know in part and we prophesy in part.”
God does not show us the whole picture.
1 Cor 14:3
But he who prophesies speaks edification and exhortation and comfort to men.
What to do with a word that God gives you:
- Pray it: primary purpose that God speaks to you
- Ponder it: This will prevent you from predicting how/when the word will/should come to pass.
- Obey it: Some words don’t need to be prayed or pondered; just obeyed.
Saying “God told me”
can be used as a subtle form of manipulation to get someone to respond affirmatively to you.
Time restraints
Time restraints are not unspiritual.
If you struggle to operate within the structures that have been set before you…
this means you have your gift before your character.
Authority comes from
responsibility—not revelation.
produce timely & healthy growth in your gift.
Accountability and submission to authority
Characteristics of false prophets:
- They lead people toward false gods.
* They presume an authority to speak.
If you speak a word that turns out to be wrong…
…it does not mean you are a false prophet. It just means you missed God.
Romans 1:16
I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for all who believe; for the Jew first and also for the Greek.
1 Cor 1:18
For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
1 Cor 1:22
“For Jews request a sign, and Greeks seek after wisdom”
- The Greeks believed that human wisdom was a greater source of understanding that Divine revelation.
- The Greeks did not believe that wisdom was a Person.
The Greeks believed that
- The Greeks believed that human wisdom was a greater source of understanding that Divine revelation.
- The Greeks did not believe that wisdom was a Person.
1 Cor 1:23
but we preach Christ crucified, to the Jews a stumbling block and to the Greeks foolishness,
Matt 12:39
An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign.
Rom 10:13-15
For “whoever calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved.”
14 How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher? 15 And how shall they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace, who bring glad tidings of good things.
For people to be saved,
they must call on the name of the Lord.
For people to call on Him,
they have to believe.
For them to believe,
they need to hear; because faith comes by hearing.
For them to hear,
they need a preacher.
To get a preacher,
someone has to be sent.
For the gospel declaration to be effective, it must have:
- Precision
- Power
- Penetration
Gal 1:9
If anyone preaches any other gospel to you than what you have received, let him be accursed.
Accursed
devoted to destruction
Five absolutes of the gospel
- Deity of Christ
- Authority of the Scriptures
- Reality of eternity
- Necessity of the new birth.
- Sinfulness of man
Repentance
a. a change in perception which results in
b. a change in heart which results in
c. a change in direction;
d. we see things from the perspective of God
a change in perception results in
a change in heart
a change in heart results in
a change in direction;
When we start to see things from the perspective of God
Repentance
People who are lost:
- They were broke. They had no spiritual riches.
- They were bankrupt. They had a sin debt they could not pay.
- They were brokenhearted. Their pain is beyond human help. They need the HS to reach in where no human can go to heal that hurt.
- They were bound. Whoever commits sin is a slave to sin. John 8
- They were blind. The god of this world has blinded their eyes.
- They are burdened. Sin has a weight that needs to be lifted.
broke
no spiritual riches.
bankrupt
had a sin debt they could not pay.