Hello World:
Picking up from what I was saying last time about a prophet judging the things of God and what is right and wrong. Again, please look at the recent posts in this series, as I have referenced scriptures in those that are relevant to this post here.
A prophet judges more than he or she prophesies or tell the future or tell of a future event. In fact, a prophet does NOT necessarily prophesy about the future every week, every month or on a specific time-table. A prophet DOES NOT prophesy or have a prophecy to give, about any future anything, just because you tell him or her to prophesy on your television program or meeting. You as a man or woman DOES NOT tell a prophet to prophesy on the spot, NOR at any time. That is called PROPHE-LYING or prophelying.
A TRUE prophet of God does not go around prophelying because someone or some preacher or minister ask them for a prophecy. Maybe the Lord did not tell them anything at that moment, or maybe he told them something not to say. And if the prophet DOES NOT have anything to say or no prophecy to give at that time, then THAT IS OKAY and fine. He or she will tell you when they heard from God, NOT you telling them. So, NO human person dictates when a prophet prophesies. A TRUE prophet will prophesy when God wants him or her to, when the Spirit of God moves them to prophesy, again, NOT anybody else.
Also too, a prophet does not look for people to judge, but looks to hear from God. In other words, a prophet does not walk around always finding faults with people, and does not look to condemn folks over and over. He or she will just speak what the Lord tells him or her to speak. If people are doing the right things as required by God, then there is nothing wrong, and nothing bad or no warning needs to be said.
I want to emphasize here, that a person CAN ALSO JUDGE AND SAY SOMETHING GOOD ABOUT ANOTHER PERSON. I, believe in encouraging people too. Giving people confidence that they can do something good. Now again, you do NOT want to lie to the person. You want to tell the truth, especially if they ask you; but you do NOT want to be cruel about it. I believe in helping people get better and become successful in good things. So, judging someone is NOT always bad. You really have to know how to be led by the Spirit of God. Remember what Jesus said about hearing from God and speaking. The prophet hears what God says and speaks what God tells him to speak. God will speak and show things, and only things that are necessary to know, about people to the prophet.
Every church may not have a prophet. That is okay; because God can, temporarily, use some person in the church in the prophetic office. The other offices of the five-fold ministry that I talked about in the last post, can also hear from God and judge things too. With the other offices it is not so much the office as it is the person, as to their spiritual level in God. Again, though, judging the things of God to determine if things are right, or the way God wants things is a main function of the prophet.
Again, God will choose and speak to specific people, and not everybody, but specific people to judge things going on in the world and inside the church. Therefore, IT MAKES NO SENSE TO USE BLANKET STATEMENTS SAYING WE SHOULD NOT JUDGE! It depends on who WE are that is talked about. Because SOME OF WE ARE CHOSEN AND SENT OF GOD!
Also, if you say that no one should judge, then basically, you are saying that people can do absolutely whatever they want to do, without consequences to them and other people. There would be no accountability for nothing and to no one. There would be no right or wrong way to things, just do as you please with anything or anyone. Kill that person, spit on that person, fornicate all over the place, break all the laws and commandments, because laws and commandments would be irrelevant. Go over there and curse out person A, and turn around and stab person B, and take person B's money. Leave your trash or garbage for the next person C to clean up; and shhhhhh don't judge, because the Bible says to judge not that ye be not judged. WRONG!!!!!! Oh, but Paul said, we should not judge one another. WRONG!!!!!!.
So, again, it can be seen just how stupid that sounds, when people say we should not judge. Therefore, A PERSON OR PEOPLE HAVE NO RIGHT TO QUOTE ANY SCRIPTURE, IF THEY ARE DEEP IN SIN, RUNNING THE STREETS WITH PEOPLE WHO STEAL AND BOTHER OTHER PEOPLE'S PROPERTY. THEY ARE NOT IN A PRAYER CLOSET SEEKING GOD'S FACE, AND THEY HAVE GOTTEN AWAY FROM GOD. SO, SUCH A PERSON OR PEOPLE NEED TO JUST SHUT UP WITH THE SCRIPTURES!!!!!
In regards to the church, there are several problems. There are many preachers who were given the microphone, who SHOULD NOT have it. Also, just because you are or were a celebrity or famous athlete, and have a story of crime and drugs that God has delivered you from DOES NOT mean that you know the things of God and are chosen of God to preach TO THE CHURCH. You can testify about your story, but to preach and teach you must wait in line for God. I will talk about the proper order of things in the church TWO posts from this one, today. Preach to people outside the church or who are not in the church, YES; but again, inside the church to a congregation, NOT so fast.
I have seen several so-called preachers, who have no heart to help people. They are selfish and serve only themselves. They have no wisdom, and continuously make mistakes in their life with their decisions. There was this one guy who said he was a preacher, and I noticed when he went into a room, he would not hold the door open for the next person coming right behind him. He also cheated and took short-cuts at work, and passed off his duties to someone else.
He would take people's things, that the other person was using, without asking permission. He was very rude, selfish and inconsiderate. Jesus said, he that is greatest among you, is servant of all; scripture references, St. Matthew Chapter 20: Verses 26-27; and Chapter 23: Verse 11. However, what I have seen from some preachers is that they do the opposite of what Jesus said. They want everybody to serve them. In the next post, I want to mention some more information in regards to a true prophet and true prophets judging.