Premonitions on the future

I guess I will share something as well. I have had experiences where I had a "feeling" something would happen. Like a death in our church family (it happened the next day, but I didnt know who it would be), a blow-out on the interstate (it happened) and a couple other things like that. Another time years ago, both our cars were broken, and we had no money to get the repaired. I sat crying in the middle of the floor as mt husband and I prayed for provision, then immediately, while the prayer was still being said, a dear friend called (another pastor's wife)and said she just felt like she needed to call and ask if we needed their old clunker for a while. She didnt know of our need. I am not one to go for the "experiences" like that, and I dont have scripture to prove that it is or isnt of God. Its something I couldnt explain. But I have never sensed or had the impression of something big that would effect my life like that.

 

This is something different that what I thought you were asking about. Thanks for clarifying.

Yes, I think the Lord can lead his people through the HS in situations like this. I am not sure premonition is the right word - maybe "leading," as in I felt the Lord was leading me to believe I would live here one day.

Still, it's a fuzzy area. I wouldn't put too much stock in it, otherwise you have people running around imagining that the Lord is giving them premonitions about all sorts of stuff.

 

Karen asked: "All right, I have to ask. How do you know it won't happen yet?"

1. I would not respond to a call from that church now, due to their many and varied changes over the 25 years.

2. I am mid sixties and not capable of pastoring a large church, if even a small church.

3. I don't, God has done stranger and greater things

 

I truly believe that when the Holy Spirit lives within someone it communicates to them daily. (Though they seldom listen.) I believe that it warns us, guides us, comforts us, and uplifts us. I also believe that if we listened to it a lot more often - we'd all have a lot more peace and joy in our individual lives.

 

...and these things wouldn't fall under the category of "new revelation." It is simply our God who takes care of us.

 

USN2Pulpit,

I realize that people are naturally worried about false teachers, and I think that is a good worry, but I am always fascinated by the attitude that the gifts referred to in Corinthians are considered "dead" now. Can anyone give me scripture to support that view?

1 Corinthians 14:1 says, "Follow the way of love, and eagerly desire spritual gifts, especially the gift of prophecy.
2 For anyone who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men, but to God. Indeed, no one understands hism; he utters mysteries with his spirit
3 But everone who prophesies speaks to men for their strengthening, encouragement, and comfort.
4 He who speaks in a tongue edifies himself, but he who prrophesies edifies the church


Before Revelations is pointed to, please remember Corinithians was written around 96 AD
Revelations is believed to be have been written either between 69-79 Ad and 95 AD.

 

I think we make a mockery of the word prophecy sometimes, b/c we dont understand it fully. We have heard so many run around screaming predictions in King James English about "thus saith the Lord", and we dont really allow God to lead thru his "prophets".

 

I agree with you TaterTot.

I don't believe that prophets necessarily mean "new revelations." That Chapter of Corinithians goes to great lengths to stress that prophets are meant for the believers. In the old testament many prophets were those who said, "Repent or God will punish you." I suspect as we near the end times, we'll see more and more prophets stand up and warn churches to get back to God.

 

I assume you reject Pauline authorship, then?

 

The Holy Spirit is "He" not "it."

 

I assume you reject Pauline authorship, then? </font>[/QUOTE]Didn't John wrote the book of Revelation?

Joseph Botwinick

 

Pauline Authorship of Corinthians

 

Oh. Ok.

Joseph Botwinick

 

I was thinking that, too. But I don't think it was intentional. (But we do need to remember that the Holy Spirit is not some nebulous "force" out there - He is God!)

 

StefanM

You are correct. I Corinthians was written in the mid-50's of the 1st century, probably while Paul was at Ephesus. Paul was beheaded in Rome in the mid-60's or so. If you hold a late date, 90's, then Paul could not have been the author.

New Testament "prophecy" was more often associated with "proclamation" instead of future telling.

 

If I understand the OP, the issue isn't "is this prohphecy", but what do you think about impressions that "seem" to be from the Lord. My personal idea is that I think they "can" be from the Lord, but I dont really understand it enough to pontificate.

 

That is why I think it is good to be cautious about this. I do think the Lord can lead us about things, but in my experience, when He does, it's very clear and I don't wonder. For example, I've been led to pray for others and found out later they were going through something and needed prayer then.

If I have a doubt about the impression, I tend to think it's coming from me. However, it it's an urge or thought to pray for someone, I pray, because prayer is always good.

I've never had an "impression" about the future I thought was from the Lord; only leadings to pray or maybe to speak to someone. I've felt burdened for people, and I think that was from the Lord. I've felt compassion for someone I previously did not feel compassion for, and I think that was from the Lord.

I think the Lord leads us through and according to his word.