sermonette: Prophecy Fails
Keeping Prophecy in the Proper Perspective
Richard T. Ritenbaugh
Given 05-Apr-03; Sermon #604s; 18 minutes
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Richard Ritenbaugh reflects that prophecy appears to be the tool with which God drew many of us into the church. Besides providing a bulwark to our faith, it also provides a motivation or stimulus to overcoming. Despite its prominence in scripture, it is not as important as doctrine and Christian living (especially overcoming). We need to realize that our understanding of prophecy (except in those areas already fulfilled) is speculative,tentative, and subject to revision. Although the general outline may have been accurate, we have to be extremely careful where we hang current events on this skeletal frame. The source of God's prophetic words is the Bible itself, and not what men (not even God's ministers or apostles) interpret. Our most important objective, in this context, is to get back to perfecting godly love and character.
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Amish analogy Calling Origin Private source Prophecy Prophetic understanding II Peter 1:19 Timing
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