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Some people believe that prophets existed in the early church of the new testament era but not now. These people likely hold to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cessationism_versus_continuationism cessationist view rather than the continuationist view of spiritual gifts]. | Some people believe that prophets existed in the early church of the new testament era but not now. These people likely hold to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cessationism_versus_continuationism cessationist view rather than the continuationist view of spiritual gifts]. | ||
But cessationism is not proven by the scripture. Its just a theological interpretation of scripture. | But cessationism is not proven by the scripture. Its just a theological interpretation of scripture. | ||
== NT prophets are preachers == | |||
Some people state that new testament prophets are not like the old testament prophets they are preachers, claiming that basically the new testament prophet has been replaced by the word preacher rather than prophet. | |||
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(I Corinthians 14:32 [KJV]) And the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets.}} | |||
As you can see the spirit of the new testament prophet is subject to the old testament prophets. So its not a new kind of prophet. Though since the new testament prophets exist after the crucifixition of the lord Jesus Christ and after the ministry of Paul, the new testament prophet, even though subject to the old testament prophet might have a slightly different slant on things based on Paul and Jesus teachings. | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||