What follows is a guest post prophetic word by a trusted friend and spiritual guide. The first part sets the context of prophetic ministry in a biblical pattern; and the second part, with Scriptures, is the unfolding and possible Word of God for the Church. The Context: Since the prophetic ministry is one of 'turning'... Continue Reading →
Theology Questions: #2 What is Prophecy?
I have spent many years in the thinking of Anthony Thiselton, and so am very interested by his views, not least on prophecy (note the spelling here!). The best place to look for Thiselton’s views on this subject, which I regard as authoritative, is in his large commentary on 1 Corinthians: see, Anthony C. Thiselton,... Continue Reading →
The notion of “prophecy”
"The notion of "prophecy," as this is understood by various generations of readers (1 Thess 5:19) does not accord with a widespread and popular view today. Many today regard this in either of two ways which partly diverge from mainline tradition. Some regard prophecy primarily as predictions of the future; others adopt the classical Pentecostal... Continue Reading →
Concerning God’s Promises
J. John interviewing the brilliant Tom Wright, asks a question from the audience (the Youtube video can be viewed at the end of the post): [Warning: Long sentence alert]! Question: "How do you understand the specific scriptures concerning God's promises to the Jewish people today and also concerning the actual land of Israel?" Tom... Continue Reading →
Prophecy: “Ad hoc cries of an expressive, diagnostic, or tactical nature, delivered as ‘spontaneous’ mini-messages” it is not!
Some thoughts...... On Prophecy Broadly speaking, my view is that prophecy is either an anointing of the Spirit or a gift of the Spirit, depending on which form of prophecy is in view. I believe that the biblical prophets had a unique anointing that nobody else has had since the closing of the canon. The... Continue Reading →
Gralefrit Theology 