Discerning true prophecy from false
How to recognise God’s voice (Jeremiah 28)
Jer 28:1-17 A month or two after I started my first job, a colleague from another department visited our office. It was the first time I met him, and he said to me that he saw a great opportunity in…
How to discern true prophecy from false? (Jer 23:23-40)
Jer 23:23-40 In my last post, I focused on the person who speaks for God (see How to tell false prophets from true ones?), today I will look at the messages spoken. Although this section on false prophets (Jer 23:9-40)…
How to tell true prophets from false ones? (Jer 23:9-22)
Jer 23:9-22 At one point as an Old Testament lecturer, I taught in a charismatic Bible college where chapel services included open times of sharing words from God. Strikingly, neither there nor in other contexts have I heard a prophecy…