Some of you are prophets. Some of you will be prophets. The Bible suggests that we should want to be prophets. Ask to be one, if that sounds fun to you.
"Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy."
It is interesting to note, when Q quotes scripture these are generally poised towards spiritual readiness:
Armor of God
Love.
Also interesting to note:
John emphasizes it, James and Jude do, Peter does in his writings.
And especially saillant is when Paul writes to Timothy about the end times.
As a general description people would behave without love.
Of course, it is a trueism, from proverbs or ecclesiastics that when a vision is absent, the people perish. When a thing hoped for does not manifest, the people become disheartened.
This.places upon all of us the question what is our mission?
To be against something or to be for something?
Drilling down to the nitty gritty, the greatest thing we can do, is live from the spirit: i.e. love, hope, joy.
Where then do the other manifestations of the spirit come into view? It seems.to me, considering the overwhelming emphasis, it is not prophesy, or any other trait but the soul-state: love, joy, hope.
And what a vision, what hope do we have? The greatest vision, the greatest hope of all.
Some of you are prophets. Some of you will be prophets. The Bible suggests that we should want to be prophets. Ask to be one, if that sounds fun to you.
"Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy."
Yes, and it will be done away with, so all that then is left is love and faith.
Cherry picking has its advantages.
I'm not sure what you mean here. Can you word it differently?
Are you saying that the Bible does not say that we should want to prophesy, and that we can?
I am merely suggesting that even during the primal apostolic period, the notion was present that certain traits would not continue.
But, my personal view is hardly relevant. Read the texts in context and plot it on a timeline. Then ask yourself: what changed?
Added:.
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Corinthians+13&version=NIV
It is interesting to note, when Q quotes scripture these are generally poised towards spiritual readiness:
Also interesting to note: John emphasizes it, James and Jude do, Peter does in his writings.
And especially saillant is when Paul writes to Timothy about the end times. As a general description people would behave without love.
Of course, it is a trueism, from proverbs or ecclesiastics that when a vision is absent, the people perish. When a thing hoped for does not manifest, the people become disheartened.
This.places upon all of us the question what is our mission?
To be against something or to be for something?
Drilling down to the nitty gritty, the greatest thing we can do, is live from the spirit: i.e. love, hope, joy.
Where then do the other manifestations of the spirit come into view? It seems.to me, considering the overwhelming emphasis, it is not prophesy, or any other trait but the soul-state: love, joy, hope.
And what a vision, what hope do we have? The greatest vision, the greatest hope of all.
Let's be honest, your cherry picking comment was snarky. It was said to imply I'm wrong. Did you write that in love, joy, hope, or was it pride?
I'm asking you directly, are we past prophecy? Are we all in perfect agape now and thus prophecy is redundant?
No problem if you're not comfortable answering directly.