Tag: 1st Quarter 2009

Theme: Confidence in the Prophetic Gift Leading Question: How does one develop confidence in the “prophetic gift”? If one starts with the question of how one develops “confidence” in a person, or in anything, for...

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Theme: Blessings of the Prophetic Gift Leading Question: Is the prophetic gift more important for blazing a new trail or defending old landmarks? In Adventist History, two key words represent the poles between which any...

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Theme: Interpreting the Prophetic Writings Leading Question: Can a person be saved who has never heard of the Bible or listened to its message? 1. Interpreting prophetic writings: helpful, but not essential (Rom 2:14-16).  In...

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Theme: The Message of the Prophets Leading Question: To what extent is it the responsibility of prophets to help God’s people retain doctrinal integrity? While it is very important for a believing community to hold...

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Theme: The Integrity of the Prophetic Gift Leading Question: When speaking of prophetic messengers, what does the word “integrity” mean, as in the phrase, “The Integrity of the Prophetic Gift”? When scholars in the 19th...

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Theme: The Authority of the Prophets Leading Question: With reference to three kinds of prophetic voices, how does  the authority of a prophetic messenger differ: a living prophetic voice, a deceased prophet who has left...

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Theme: The Work of the Prophets Leading Question: Is the work of the prophet primarily to bring good news or bad? The work of Ellen White parallels the work of the biblical prophets in both...

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Theme: Testing the Prophets Leading Question: To what extent should we simply “believe” the prophets?  Or should we also invoke our  critical and analytical powers to test them as well? When one is reading or...

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Theme: The Inspiration of the Prophets Leading Question: If we claim inspiration for a prophet, does that mean that everything the prophet says is the result of direct revelation from God? If we listen carefully...

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Theme: The Gift of Prophecy and God’s Remnant Church Leading Question: Does the presence of the gift of prophecy in Adventism guarantee once-and-for-all our status as God’s remnant people? For our pioneers, the conviction that...

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Theme: Spiritual Gifts and Prophecy Leading Question: Do some “spiritual gifts” carry more clout than others? In three of his letters Paul includes lists of spiritual gifts (Rom 12:6-8; 1 Cor 12:8-10, 28-30; Eph 4:11-12)....

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Theme: “The Prophetic Gift”     Leading Question: What are the circumstances on earth that trigger a divine decision to send a prophetic messenger? The following examples of prophetic messengers help us see what kind of...

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Theme: Heaven’s Means of Communication Leading Question: Why does God speak to us through prophets instead of simply talking to us face to face? In a perfect world, there are no barriers between God and...

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