Does the Office of the Prophet Still Exist Today?
DOES THE OFFICE OF THE PROPHET STILL EXIST TODAY?
By
Wonah Moses (+2348033367813)
Reg. No: PTS/Dip/2012/035/3A
INTRODUCTION
My simple answer to the question above is yes!
Who is a Prophet? From the Scripture, we see that Prophets were the men called by God to speak on behalf of God. In other words, Prophets took the word from God and gave it to God’s people. The Webster 's definition is: "one who utters divinely inspired revelations; one regarded by a group of followers as the final authoritative revealer of God 's will; one gifted with more than ordinary spiritual and moral insight; one who foretells future events." ChristianAnswers.net describes prophets as "the immediate organs of God for the communication of his mind and will to men. The foretelling of future events was not a necessary but only an incidental part of the prophetic office. The great task assigned to the prophets whom God raised up among the people was ‘to correct moral and religious abuses, to proclaim the great moral and religious truths which are connected with the character of God, and which lie at the foundation of his government. '" I think in a very simple terms, you could say a prophet is a truth teller. In this sense, I would say that Prophets still exists today as this function have not ceased in the Church for the Holy Spirit is the Spirit of prophecy.
The Church should know by the word of God whether a man holds the office of a prophet. Because the church in the world has been ignorant and, for the most part, void of the offices of the five-fold ministries, it has failed to teach about the office of a prophet. I suppose the main reason is that there have been few prophets down through history. On the other hand there have been, and are, more than most people think. It is important for the people of the world and the church to recognize such an office established by God Himself.
REASONS WHY THE OFFICE OF THE PROPHET STILL EXIST TODAY:
1. Fulfillment of the Old
By
Wonah Moses (+2348033367813)
Reg. No: PTS/Dip/2012/035/3A
INTRODUCTION
My simple answer to the question above is yes!
Who is a Prophet? From the Scripture, we see that Prophets were the men called by God to speak on behalf of God. In other words, Prophets took the word from God and gave it to God’s people. The Webster 's definition is: "one who utters divinely inspired revelations; one regarded by a group of followers as the final authoritative revealer of God 's will; one gifted with more than ordinary spiritual and moral insight; one who foretells future events." ChristianAnswers.net describes prophets as "the immediate organs of God for the communication of his mind and will to men. The foretelling of future events was not a necessary but only an incidental part of the prophetic office. The great task assigned to the prophets whom God raised up among the people was ‘to correct moral and religious abuses, to proclaim the great moral and religious truths which are connected with the character of God, and which lie at the foundation of his government. '" I think in a very simple terms, you could say a prophet is a truth teller. In this sense, I would say that Prophets still exists today as this function have not ceased in the Church for the Holy Spirit is the Spirit of prophecy.
The Church should know by the word of God whether a man holds the office of a prophet. Because the church in the world has been ignorant and, for the most part, void of the offices of the five-fold ministries, it has failed to teach about the office of a prophet. I suppose the main reason is that there have been few prophets down through history. On the other hand there have been, and are, more than most people think. It is important for the people of the world and the church to recognize such an office established by God Himself.
REASONS WHY THE OFFICE OF THE PROPHET STILL EXIST TODAY:
1. Fulfillment of the Old
Bibliography: Julie, Ferwerda. Discipleship Journal. Baker, 1997. Eckhardt, John. Ordinary People, Extraordinary Power. Wiley, 2005. Eckhardt, John. God Still Speaks. Wiley, 2005. Hagin, Kenneth E. Biblical Foundations of Ministry. Strong, James, Strong’ Concordance Of The Bible, Abingdon Press, Nashville, New York, 1974. The American College Dictionary, Random House, New York, 1961.