Main Text: 1 Corinthians 14:24-25
Memory Verse: 1 Corinthians 14:3
There is a time when God does rebuke and chasten His people. There is a place for this, but this is not his last word. In this lesson we shall look at God’s ultimate purpose for His children when He speaks to them through prophetic utterances. This is to bring them into His joy and happiness.
For Christians, Prophetic utterances are meant for:
• Edification –building up and promoting another’s growth by Christian wisdom and holiness
• Exhortation- encouragement and persuasion to do right
• Comfort-to give strength and hope to one
For the unbelievers, prophecy is meant to
convince and convict
to reveal the secrets of their heart
make them revere and worship God.
There is a time for rooting out and pulling down what God has not planted (Matt15:13). Yet the ultimate purpose is planting.
There is a place for knocking down and destroying. But the ultimate purpose is building.
Points for Discussion
1. What is the purpose of prophecy to the following?
a. Christian b. Unbeliever
2. What do the following mean?
• Edification
• Exhortation
• Comfort
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