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Prophets

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  • J. I. Packer

This article discusses the calling and function of biblical prophets and how they differed from false prophets.

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The Highest of the Mountains

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  • Mike Bull

This article discusses the way we can understand the fulfillment of many of the predictions of the prophets in the Old Testament. The main context in which to understand them is the covenant context.

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Is Luke an Exponent of "Early Protestantism"? Church Order in the Lukan Writings

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  • Kevin Giles

How does Luke represent Christian leadership in the early church? Giles finds it inappropriate to regard the ecclesiology of Luke as "early catholic." He emphasizes that those would lead in the Christian community are not rulers but servants.

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The Christian and the Environment: Prophet, Priest, and King

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  • David T. Williams

What is a good Christian theological basis for protecting and developing the environment and the ecological system? After giving an overview of the environmental crisis the world is in, the author reflects on the threefold office of believers as prophets, priests, and kings, as it applies to the Christian and the environment.

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Revolutions in Worldview – The Hebrew World-and-Life View

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  • John D. Currid

The goal of this volume is to present the worldview characteristic of different periods of Western thought. Chapter 2 explores the life and worldview of the Hebrew people of the Old Testament. The main aspect of this worldview is the belief that God revealed himself to his elect people.

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The Word of the Lord – An Introduction to the Prophets

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  • Nancy Guthrie

Chapter 1 is a popular and general introduction to the biblical prophets. The author focuses on the problems we must overcome to understand the prophets and the message of the prophets we must hear. Finally, Guthrie guides the reader to the person in the prophetical literature that the reader must see.

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Christ, Christians, and the Threefold Office

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  • Jason P. Van Vliet

After explaining the titles used to describe Jesus, this article focuses on the meaning of "Christ." It shows that Christ was anointed to a threefold office of priest, prophet, and king. At the same time the believer, as a Christian, is united to Christ; hence, believers are also anointed as priests, prophets, and kings.

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Suggested New Translations of Old Testament Poetry

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  • Elmer B. Smick

The author presents a number of suggestions for translation of poetic passages from the Psalms, Job, and the Prophets; for example, Psalm 22:23-31, Job 13:15, and Malachi 2:15.

Cat: Literary forms – Hebrew poetry

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Ecstasy and the Prophets

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  • Robert L. Alden

Can the word "ecstasy" be used to depict Old Testament prophecy? Alden argues that there is no good definition of ecstasy. Popular usage has put it in bad light. He proposes the abandonment of the term as used to describe the true prophets of Israel.

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Prophet and Teacher in the New Testament Period

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  • W. Harold Mare

According to 1 Corinthians 12:28, 29 and Ephesians 4:11, are prophets and teachers two distinct offices? How should we see the relationship between the two positions? This paper reflects on this relationship and the place of New Testament prophecy.

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Who Were the Old Testament Prophets?

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  • Michael Willemse

The Old Testament prophets were men who are called and sent by God to speak his message to God's people in the context of covenant culture, and call God's people to turn their hearts to God. This article looks also at the nature of the calling of prophets.

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Only a Voice

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  • Paul Mahan

The one thing which distinguishes false prophets from true prophets, and true apostles from false apostles, is the message preached. All true prophets throughout the Bible and now preach the same message, which has originated in God.

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Acts 2 – The Spirit of Prophecy

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  • Rob A. Schouten

This article is about the relation of the Holy Spirit and Word of God, and the Spirit and Jesus Christ. The author also looks at believers as prophets in Acts 2.

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Prophets

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  • George P. van Popta

This article on Acts 2:17 discusses the New Testament prophets, and the Christian as witness.

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I rest with the conviction that every word of Christ is true; and what I do not understand I commit to his grace in the hope that I shall understand it after my death John Hus
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