The Gift Of Prophecy: An Introduction Grace Notes
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- Religion & Spirituality
The word "prophecy" has been used in the Bible to communicate different things. First, prophecy means to tell forth the mind of God. And it is expected that every Christian ought to be able to tell forth the mind of God about and in any situation. In this regard, prophecy is not to be conflated with the operation of the ministry gift of a prophet. Acts 21:8-10 gives a clear distinction between these two. It says, "On the next day we left and came to Caesarea, and we entered the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, and stayed with him. Now this man had four virgin daughters who prophesied. And as we stayed many days, a certain prophet named Agabus came down from Judea."
The word "prophecy" has been used in the Bible to communicate different things. First, prophecy means to tell forth the mind of God. And it is expected that every Christian ought to be able to tell forth the mind of God about and in any situation. In this regard, prophecy is not to be conflated with the operation of the ministry gift of a prophet. Acts 21:8-10 gives a clear distinction between these two. It says, "On the next day we left and came to Caesarea, and we entered the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, and stayed with him. Now this man had four virgin daughters who prophesied. And as we stayed many days, a certain prophet named Agabus came down from Judea."