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Originally Posted by NeitherFirstnorLast
Speaking of Spiritual Authority....
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1 Cor 14:26 How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying.
Now is there a verse that says every member needs to "speak". I doubt it, imagine the condemnation if someone had throat cancer or some other problem. What i do think is very clear is that throughout the week every one of us should have experiences of Christ that we would want to share with the Body of Christ. Generally it would be very convenient to share this by speaking, but I suppose you could write a poem, or have a video, or some other way of sharing.
As to the word prophecy, I have always understood this to be similar to a spokesman. Just as the President has a cabinet member whose job is to talk to the Press (most of the time) so the Lord has "prophets" that speak to the nations. In the sense that our speaking as Christians represents the Lord, we all are to some extent "prophets", but that doesn't mean that there are not gifted members whose gift is the gift of prophecy. For example, there are gifted members who are evangelists. Billy Graham is a good example, but does that mean that only those who are gifted evangelists preach the gospel? Aren't all Christians responsible to preach the gospel?