How to restore spiritual integrity to Charismatic church's ...voice
How to restore spiritual integrity to Charismatic church's ...voice By Wanda Alger, Op-ed contributor Christian Post, As charismatic churches face an ongoing reckoning over the abuse of ... ministry, there is an enormous need to restore Scriptural integrity to the prophetic voice of the Church. What does that look like? We'd do well to heed the Apostle Paul's instructions to the Corinthians: "Let two or three prophets speak, and let the others weigh what is said" (1 Cor 14:29 ESV). First, there is a necessary distinction between testing one's character and testing one's prophetic revelation because even a person of good character can "miss" a prophetic word (Matthew 16:21-23), just as a compromised individual can receive a "correct" word (1 Samuel 19:23-24, John 11:50). Thus, there must be more than just one kind of "weighing" when considering any kind of prophetic revelation, whether it be in a dream, vision, or word. Chara...
