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Originally Posted by Evangelical
I don't know why anyone would want to limit the building and edification of the church by restricting the prophesying.
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I cannot say that it is a bad thing to do that.
But it is not something prescribed in the scripture. So the fact that so many do not practice it is hardly unexpected. It is not the observed practice.
And it stands opposed to the limits that Paul actually put on the Corinthians concerning several practices, including "prophesying."
So, as Terry suggests, it needs oversight. And it is probably somewhat of a spiritual risk to make it such a regular and even major thing in your meetings. It is quite possible that the most significant "edifying" (meaning "building up") that is going on is the building up of personal emotions and sense of self worth (as opposed to worth in Christ) from engaging in the practice. In other words, the "edifying" may not be spiritual, but fleshly.