X-Organization: University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, North Dartmouth, MA, USA
X-Envelope-to: CHRISTIA@ASUACAD.BITNET
X-VMS-To: IN%"CHRISTIA@ASUACAD.BITNET"
Importance: SEMASSU.EDU was changed to UMASSD.EDU on Aug 10, 1991
Priority: SEMASSU.BITNET was changed to UMASSD.BITNET on Oct 10, 1991
Newsgroups: bit.listserv.christia
Date:         Fri, 10 Apr 1992 08:50:00 EDT
Comments:     A VAX cluster with VMS V5.4-2, PMDF V3.2-19,
              JNET V3.5 & UCX V1.3A
From:         JHART@UMASSD.BITNET
Subject:      Re: Confirmation of the Spirit

>>  The Lord's house is a house of order.  Truth is
>>not a mass of confusion.  Even as the Israelites had prophets in olden
>>times to help them know the truth, we have a modern prophet and twelve
>>apostles to help us determine truth in our day.

>Doug, Jesus fulfills this for us, not another human being.  The
>Israelites had prophets because the Word wasn't written down.  They
>had to rely on the words of other men and thats where they went wrong.
>We can't repeat the same mistake.  If these very same men who the Law
>was entrusted to printed out their interpretations, it still would of
>been false.  That's why you can put your trust in a human being
                            +++

>oooppsss!!!  I hope everyone realizes that this typo should read CAN'T
>(sorry).
>
>                                        Liz

Hi Liz;
        Just couldn't let this one pass.:-)  Just an observation
from my point of view.
        The Lord had prophets in the OT times because the Holy
Spirit had not yet been given.  The Holy Spirit was only given
for special tasks and could be taken back by the Lord.  Jesus
said he would not leave us, this was because He would send the
Holy Spirit to dwell with us.  When we accept Jesus as our Lord
and Saviour the Holy Spirit comes and dwells in our hearts in
fulfillment of Christ's promise.  Because of this, we don't need
prophets during this time of Grace we now live in.  In James we
read "If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God (not a
prophet), who gives generously to all without finding fault, and
it *will* be given to him."  Thats were the Holy Spirit comes in.

        Whenever I need wisdom or guidence, I call out to God and
get the *correct* answer every time.  I think of a group of
people who listened to a man many years ago.  This man stood up
before the congragation and told the people the Bible was not
true, tore it in two to the shock of everyone there, yet no one
got up to leave.  This man's name was Jim Jones.  Nearly 1000
people died following him.  Jesus warns us not to fear him who
can destroy the body, but fear him who can destroy both the body
and soul.  (This verse is from memory and may not be exact).
In 2 Thess. 2:3 we are told "Don't let anyone deceive you in any way,....."
        *Anyone* who tells me anything which conflicts with what
I read in God's Word is a false prophet and I will not follow.
You made a good point that when you stand before God, you are not
going to excues yourself because you followed someone's wrong
advice.  We will be without excuse!  We have the Bible, READ IT!!

        In His Love
        John Hart
Comments: Gated by NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU