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This paper discusses two of the many defi of what it means to be a prophet: first, from the Hebrew Scriptures, “speaking truth to power,†and second, from the New Testament, “a word from the Lord,†which is an immediate, authoritative revelation given by the Holy Spirit.
Jul 22, 2021 · The apparent life-changing, career-changing effect of speaking prophetic truth to power that Margaret suffered in her diocese can be undertaken with a greater freedom by those of us who have, because of our retirement status, no current stake in the system.
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Oct 30, 2022 · Daniel faced the daunting task of sharing God's truth with a powerful ruler, putting his life on the line. This weekend's gathering will delve into Daniel's courageous response and explore what it means to speak truth to those in positions of authority.
Jul 25, 2019 · The job of a prophet is to speak truth to power. The New Testament seems to indicate that with the giving of the Holy Spirit to the church generally on the Day of Pentecost, all true believers are now prophets in some sense.
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Believing in the supremacy of God leads you to believe in the existence of absolute truth. Absolute truth is what Francis Schaeffer used to call "true Truth." Not just truth for you or truth for me, but absolute truth whether you or I believe it or like it. Now one of the powerful things about our day is that a lot of very influential people, and m...
To spread a passion for the supremacy of God you have to speak and act on his truth. In other words, you may believe in truth, but if you don't speak and act on it, it is not honored. Our mission is to spread a passion for the supremacy of God. You cannot spread a passion with silence and inactivity. Silence and inactivity spread nothing good. So o...
We challenge church and culture with truth because ideas have consequences. Wrong Thinking Leads to Wrong Living We are deeply persuaded that wrong thinking leads to wrong living—that when a society is governed by widespread falsehood, the effect will be disastrous choices and behaviors. Bad ideas about reality lead to bad behavior. "As a man think...
The pro-choice position is built on bad ideas that produce behaviors that are deadly for children and destructive to society and scorn the supremacy of God. Let me try to illustrate—and this is some of the kind of truth that needs to be spoken to our church and culture. There is a fetal homicide law in Minnesota. According to the Minneapolis Tribun...
Jan 30, 2024 · Truth from Power | Christianity Today. Reviews. |. Book Review. Truth from Power. David E. Fitch’s Reckoning with Power offers Christians a purer model of power but misreads how power...
Mar 18, 2016 · By the expression ‘speaking truth to power’ is meant that activity of the church’s witness to the national leaders or government which is aimed at affirming the fundamental values of the Kingdom of God that are, in its assessment, under threat from illegal or unconstitutional government activity.
