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22701 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 211.1 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)

… a spiritual wasteland. The situation this created was a leadership immune to correction. In other words, by subordinating the divine prophetic voice to …

22702 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 212.3 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)

… of spiritual gifts, prophet/apostle/teacher, may suggest that the gifts listed in 1 Corinthians 12 have functions that overlap, which is exactly how the Didache …

22703 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 213.3 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)

… with spiritual gifts such as had been bestowed upon the apostles and their converts in the first century.” Although Paul instructs his congregation to not …

22704 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 214.2 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)

… for spiritual renewal.” Scriptures, Protestants, and later Adventists, have both agreed and disagreed with them. They had their epiphanies and downfalls …

22705 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 215.1 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)

… this spiritual gift has been understood in Seventh-day Adventism. Adventism attempts to balance the biblical warnings of the existence of false prophets …

22706 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 216.1 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)

… Jewish Spirituality (New York: Schocken Books, 1995). Scholem provides an impressive analysis of how this idea of direct contact with God shaped Second Temple …

22707 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 216.2 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)

… the spiritual gift of prophecy previously delineated. Based on this definition, popular articles on Christian mysticism, such as one found in Wikipedia …

22708 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 217.1 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)

… of spiritual gifts, including that of prophecy. We must cultivate an attitude of openness and suspicion: openness because the Scriptures and daily experience …

22709 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 217.3 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)

… the spiritual, we should evaluate their lives and teachings based on the Scriptures. Based on conformity to the Bible as the norm to evaluate new prophets …

22710 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 218 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)

Prophetic Voices? Spiritual Manifestations in the Middle Ages

22711 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 219.2 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)

… her spiritual experiences (visions). Even when she did, in response to Guibert’s inquiry about them, she was careful to note that hers were not an ecstatic rapture …

22712 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 222.2 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)

… the spiritual gift of prophecy was perceived by major Christian writers. The prophetic gift was identified most commonly with the Hebrew Scriptures because …

22713 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 222.3 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)

… this spiritual gift of prophecy, teaching opposing things about Jesus, the Apostolic Fathers recognized the need to distinguish between true and false …

22714 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 223.2 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)

… the spiritual gift of prophecy must be shaped by Matthew 5:8 : “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.” Therefore it seems more appropriate to inquire …

22715 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 224.2 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)

… the spiritual gifts mentioned in Paul’s epistles ( Rom. 12:6-8; 1 Cor. 12:4-11, 27-31; Eph. 4:11 ). These gifts are meant to benefit the church from the time of the apostles …

22716 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 224.3 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)

… about spiritual gifts, visions, and the gift of prophecy in their midst, and it will be obvious that the Reformers came to a very different conclusion than …

22717 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 226.1 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)

… -called spiritual experiences. All these manifestations were suspect as they replaced the Word of God as the sole authority in matters of faith. “In issues …

22718 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 226.3 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)

… : Anabaptists, spirituals (or spiritualists), and anti-Trinitarian rationalists. The largest and most influential group was the Anabaptists, who left a significant …

22719 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 227.2 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)

… apocalyptic spirituality and rejection of the Lord’s Supper as a sacrament. Hoffman was given to an allegorical interpretation of Scripture and prophecy …

22720 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 228.2 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)

… some spiritual gifts. Early Adventists accepted this approach to Scripture and spiritual gifts. The definition of sola Scriptura has been a matter of debate …