Yah if we were supose to predict the future he would not have told us to just live for today the past is behind you.  The future is not yours to know and will take care of itself.

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When Satan is knocking on your door.  Simply say, "Jesus could you get that for me?"
Karen Carter '74



> I was getting along pretty well with Mister coffee for a while there, but
> then our biblical interpretations seemed to part ways a bit. While I agree
> that foretelling future events is only a small portion of a prophets work,
> scripture warns against following such. In fact I struggle to find any
> example of foretelling future events past Jesus' words nor
> find  instruction or giftings in that area to the apostles and/or
> disciples who were referred to as prophets of the day. So today's
> prophets, that is those  prophesying the word of God, I don't believe are
> gifted as such, thus no need to worry about following such. I believe we
> do get words individual to our own lives and perhaps to those we may know
> individually who are in need but that may well be wisdom alone, but a
> proclamation of events to come in the world, I don't think so. I welcome
> scripture otherwise though. One can obviously take a good stab and say
> that there will be famine in the lands, wars and great terror among the
> nations, and on and on and on, but that is just paying attention to news,
> reading what has already been written regarding these end times and
> nothing revealing by God in any special way. I was listening to our
> Christian radio station one day back when the space shuttle Discovery was
> due to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere. Of course there was a section of
> the thermal blanket missing, and even I was doubting their calmness about
> it not posing a threat to the astronauts inside after knowing such was the
> cause of the tragedy a few years back. Let alone this piece  that was
> missing was covering a fuel tank. Anyway, back to the radio station.  One
> of the morning show guys was talking about a radio show he tuned into the
> night before which had a preacher on there telling the interviewer that he
> had a word from god that the Discovery would crash, and was foretelling
> this openly. Well we all know  the only thing that crashed was this
> preachers credibility. So, indeed, we ought not dismiss false foretelling
> as such.
>
> Mister Coffee is also taking the conservative stand on doctrines teaching
> healing and etc. And that all died out with the "last prophet". First if
> Mister Coffee is stating we misjudge or mistakenly discredit prophets over
> a non exact foretelling by a prophet, how can he state there was indeed a
> "last prophet". The disciples and apostles were given written instruction
> to do the work of Christ, and greater works. Not, in deeds, as some preach
> but greater in number I suppose as to referring to his Earthly ministry. I
> doubt anyone can top dying for the world's sake who some will reject. And
> John said Jesus did so much it was too much to write, so I'd say we have
> yet a long way to go in greater works to even come close. However I do
> agree with Mister coffee that there are doctrines which prey on the
> itching ears of those who do not find abrasions on them selves from
> rubbing up against the word of God. Those that do all manner of things in
> Jesus name, and as long as you wrap up a phrase  with   "in Jesus mighty
> name" they tend to think it is OK. Well,  I am aware that I may not have
> the perfect bent on God's word at my aged 40 year old self, in fact I'm
> positive of it, but there are staple points of doctrine  I may not
> understand, but believe nonetheless, and I've been given enough measure of
> wisdom to know if I am not disciplined now and again, or find reproof, or
> otherwise corrected through Gods' word, I am not living it.
>
> Brad