Lamentations 3:37-40
37 Who is he who speaks and it comes to pass, When the Lord has not commanded it? 38 Is it not from the mouth of the Most High That woe and well-being proceed? 39 Why should a living man complain, A man for the punishment of his sins? 40 Let us search out and examine our ways, And turn back to the Lord;
37 Who is he who speaks and it comes to pass, When the Lord has not commanded it? 38 Is it not from the mouth of the Most High That woe and well-being proceed? 39 Why should a living man complain, A man for the punishment of his sins? 40 Let us search out and examine our ways, And turn back to the Lord;
Words spoken in God's name can be for either good or bad. If someone is continuing in sin, then the bad of judgment and hell must be told in love. If there is good, then that also must be told as God would say. We are all liable for judgment, and it is only by the mercy and grace of God in Christ that the good news brings sadness and joy - sadness for our offenses and joy in forgiveness. So when self-proclaimed prophets speak only of joy and grace without living to put to death sin by His Spirit within, beware. Only what The Lord has said already in the Bible is ground to stand on.
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