tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7316594940706010804.post5078023545581127571..comments2024-03-16T06:25:59.804-07:00Comments on Mentoring Prophets: 7 reasons why you should ignore most prophecies for 2016Marko Joensuuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12715195024495173834noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7316594940706010804.post-50190296090926702302015-12-29T13:39:44.304-08:002015-12-29T13:39:44.304-08:00Many thanks, Marko, for the wisdom you share about...Many thanks, Marko, for the wisdom you share about prophecies which really aren't from God. While some were prophesying wonderful, blissful things the last couple of years, the Holy Spirit gave me totally different words, sometimes very specific words about conditions in the US - weather, tragedies, chaos in the governmental / political spectrum, etc. Guess which ones actually came to pass? When prophetic ministries want to charge a fee to receive an "accurate word from the Lord," I know to run. Bette Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13975062585786339480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7316594940706010804.post-42764082002792506212015-12-29T07:07:32.657-08:002015-12-29T07:07:32.657-08:00I also believe in the prophetic ministry, 100%, an...I also believe in the prophetic ministry, 100%, and that's how I have made all major life decisions, including moving to another country, marrying my wife 20 years ago, and joining the ministry I'm part of over 15 years ago. But because of false prophecy, many Christians stop believing that they can hear from God, often with disastrous consequences. It is often equally disastrous when Christians believe in false prophecies. I have seen many missing major opportunities in life, as they have been stubbornly holding on to a prophecy that, if tested biblically, is clearly false. <br /><br />But the main function of the prophets in fivefold ministry is to equip people. How do they equip people? They teach people how to hear God, rather than becoming middlemen between God and men. We have all been given the Holy Spirit.<br /><br />I have been in the prophetic ministry for nearly 20 years, and I've written a book 'Five Movements: Winning the Battle for Your Prophetic Gift' based on the structure of the Lord's Prayer. It aims to help people to develop their hearing of the Lord, but also gives some advice on how to discern whether prophecy is genuine or not.<br /><br />(I deleted the previous comment because of a spelling error that changed the meaning of a whole sentence.)<br />Marko Joensuuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12715195024495173834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7316594940706010804.post-57228418152439063612015-12-29T07:05:38.024-08:002015-12-29T07:05:38.024-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Marko Joensuuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12715195024495173834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7316594940706010804.post-26177896870548333942015-12-29T05:48:30.589-08:002015-12-29T05:48:30.589-08:00I believe in the prophets. Though we live in the d...I believe in the prophets. Though we live in the days that the enemy has his hand through the so called prophets to mislead believers. I wish we would teach people to identify prophets of God that to have them doubt this gift. It is in believing the prophets that people prosper. Wesela Abrahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10559139401214537878noreply@blogger.com