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Originally Posted by ZNPaaneah
No. I'm saying that a church meeting in which "all can prophesy" can be done in a way that results in mature saints who are able to bear responsibility in the church.
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The real question is whether a church meeting in which "all can prophesy" is described in scripture. I'm not saying that it is a bad idea. Just wondering if the scripture that is used to support it really says that.
And beyond that, whether it is possible for "all" to actually prophesy in the context of the use of the term in 1 Corinthians 12 and 14. It seems that there is a gift of prophesying — it is not everyone's gift. And that 2 or 3 were to be designated to prophesy in a meeting — not all.
Is "all prophesying," meaning everyone present (whether you want to say can or should), actually taught? Or is that a misinterpretation? Not saying that it is always bad for any meeting to have what we would now call "open mic" or a testimony meeting. Just that I don't see it defined as the normal case.