tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18945213.post1787130503078335597..comments2023-09-25T06:13:43.026-05:00Comments on Questions and Rants: What makes a prophet?mandychttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06447605145639120765noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18945213.post-31431354451654980302007-01-28T15:02:00.000-06:002007-01-28T15:02:00.000-06:00spoken wisely trouble.spoken wisely trouble.Big Unithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18354285112505964644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18945213.post-85630126873547754132007-01-27T15:27:00.000-06:002007-01-27T15:27:00.000-06:00not so unlike my usual, i would take a really broa...not so unlike my usual, i would take a really broad view of prophet and prophecy. yes i know, you are all really surprized.<br /><br />we only know god from our limited experience. once again, we are dinky minded little humans with infantile abilities of perception and of expression. just because i don't agree with a person's experience of the divine doesn't mean that interaction did not happen Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13207602310199477132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18945213.post-80775615221776859372007-01-25T13:44:00.000-06:002007-01-25T13:44:00.000-06:00So if I understand you, part of the definition of ...So if I understand you, part of the definition of prophet, pertains to an era in history and no longer applies- somewhat like the term "Babylonian"?<br /><br />As for nothing being new, I'm not sure I agree. The world is very different today. The OT dealt to a great extent w/ Mosaic law- preparation of food/no shellfish, sacrifice, purity of practice, etc. That covenant changed with Jesus. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18945213.post-42123530317613234432007-01-23T10:49:00.000-06:002007-01-23T10:49:00.000-06:00proph·et /ˈprɒfɪt/ Pronunciation Key - Show Sp...proph·et /ˈprɒfɪt/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[prof-it] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation <br />–noun 1. a person who speaks for God or a deity, or by divine inspiration. <br />2. (in the Old Testament) a. a person chosen to speak for God and to guide the people of Israel: Moses was the greatest of Old Testament prophets. <br />b. (often initial capital letter) Big Unithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18354285112505964644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18945213.post-73677375330657633822007-01-20T19:19:00.000-06:002007-01-20T19:19:00.000-06:00Wow, I'm not sure I have ever been part of a cyber...Wow, I'm not sure I have ever been part of a cyber dream before!<br /><br />I'm curious how big unit defines a prophet. Not that I have an answer, but if those listed aren't prophets- what is it that they don't possess that would make them a prophet? Sometimes it's hard to know in what spirit a question is asked via this format- so I want to say my request is not arguementative as I certainly Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18945213.post-53095690623952061442007-01-20T14:46:00.000-06:002007-01-20T14:46:00.000-06:00Hold on there, I am the last one to believe what p...Hold on there, I am the last one to believe what people tell me. Your either making bad assumptions about me or reading what I wrote wrong. <br /><br />Conversely, just because MLK, Mom T,& Gahndi had a good message doesn't make them a prophet.Big Unithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18354285112505964644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18945213.post-54136584912107573502007-01-20T11:08:00.000-06:002007-01-20T11:08:00.000-06:00Unit - I just don't know what to tell you. You see...Unit - I just don't know what to tell you. You seem to have this problem of just accepting that what people tell you about them can be taken at face value. Just because people tell you they are prophets, doesn't mean they are. There have been stories of "false prophets" for all of history - including in the Bible (let me know if you want specific references, but I know Jeremiah had problems with mandychttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06447605145639120765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18945213.post-9703809126801931172007-01-20T02:01:00.000-06:002007-01-20T02:01:00.000-06:00what about jim wallis or even bono from u2? i thi...what about jim wallis or even bono from u2? i think there are plenty of prophets but you have to look beyond the church to see them.<br /><br />just as jc stood on the outskirts of the church (albeit jewish), prophets of our day and time have to stand against the church whereever it is failing. <br /><br />i dunno, but i'm wary to listen to any self-proclaimed prophet. however, that person whorevhipchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15032502369888918837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18945213.post-33675707661788690352007-01-19T13:59:00.000-06:002007-01-19T13:59:00.000-06:00I don't believe there are modern day prophets. Lo...I don't believe there are modern day prophets. Look at the crackpots who have said they were - David Koresh, Oral Roberts, Pat Robertson. <br /><br />MLK and Mom T were great people who practiced what the "prophets" taught.Big Unithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18354285112505964644noreply@blogger.com