"Understanding the attributes of a true biblical prophet, and how to identify those who claim to be but are not!"
Recorded on: Sunday, 08/09/2026 at 10:00 AM
Description:
Delivered during the Sunday Morning Worship Service, 8/9/2026. In the opening statements to his letter to the Romans, Paul has used very concise and precise language to refer to a plethora of doctrines. We have already studied several in the first verse and now run into three more in the second. He is talking about the Gospel of God and how that Good News is grounded in the holy Scriptures of the Old Testament. He first tells us the Gospel has been promised from the days of old, and then recognizes the called prophets through whom that revelation has come. We will consider the various aspects of what it means to be a prophet, and how he is engaged both in the foretelling and the forth-telling of the Words of God. We will then discuss divine inspiration and revelation, which is the method by which these prophetic promises occur. When we have a firm grasp of the biblical definition of true prophecy, we will discuss how dramatically that differs from the methods of those who claim to be prophets and are not. We will turn to Scripture and notice how often it warns the church concerning false prophets-- not just to the charlatans who claim to be prophets and are not, but to the people of God who they will try to mislead. It is essential that the church is able to identify what is true and false and realize how precious God considers His inspired and revealed Word to be.
