The
next gift is that of prophecy (v 10). Prophecy has several different
interpretations and it is clear that in this context, within the church at
Corinth, prophecy is the gift of teaching and/or speaking. The literal
translation here is that it is “publicly speaking” or “speaking forth” the Word
of God. This gift is associated with those who are teachers or pastors since
God would not gift someone in the church to teach or preach without having an
ability to do so. It is not inferring that they know the future or know what is
to come since only a sovereign God alone knows the future.
For
the Church, the gift of prophecy is very important and it enhances Christian
groups, ministries and pastoral duties. It also validate how trustworthy a
Minister of God can be, hence it affect the level of faith in Christianity especially from people of different religious group.
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