Years ago, a friend of mine who was raised Christian went through a really rough time. His grandparents raised him and his grandfather died. He decided that God wasn’t real. I sat out one night and got in a heated yet brotherly conversation with him about every doubt he had. He’d look online and pull up different arguments and I never had to pull out my phone for anything, the Holy Spirit just gave me guidance, instantly refuting every single point he made. And he never told me that it changed anything, and I wouldn’t take the credit even if he did, but today, that man is a Christian with a wife and a beautiful baby boy. And whether our conversation had anything to do with his change of heart or not, I am so thankful to the Lord that he would let ME experience that. God is so good!!!

John piper is so inspirational. I am saved and Love Jesus Christ. John keeo up the good work. Truly amazing. Since ive been watching your videos ive been praying all the time and reading the Bible. Thank you Jesus for bringing john piper into my life so much oh lord thank you in jesus name amen

Thank you for this perspective. This has really been a struggle with me

Thank you Pastor John for your commitment to the word of God. On many occasions I find that in a sea of bad preaching there are the few great men who stand out with the truth. Your videos are always life giving and answered hard questions I've struggled with. Thank you for being committed to the truth and shepherding the flock of God with humility.

I could just give him the biggest hug. May God bless him and his family. I love his wife’s name btw❤

Revelation 19:10 ... the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

Excellent teaching by a very humble, godly man.

i love him. so sincere and connected. Let's all continue to cover him John Piper in prayer.

That's extremely helpful

Wonderful, thank you John!

I loved the 1st Thessalonians 5:19 reference hadn't thought of that verse great encouragement

I love listening to this man.

Yes, I agree with this man. Thanks for truth. It doesn't come often.

This is very insightful.

may we seek your spiritual gifts Lord

You are such an inspiration PJ!

Brilliant!

Excellent thank you

But you need discernment and that's what I got from him. He's being cautious unlike so many people who use that detestable phrase "God told me." The audible voice of God? Really? That's a VERY big deal in the Bible but people use it ALL the time these days as a throwaway phrase, as if a buddy of theirs just sent them a text message. He has more credibility by being careful and not assuming that every "revelation" is from the Lord. There are other spirits out there too, not good either.

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1Jn 2:27 But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.

Thank you

For 1 Cor. 14:3, the KJV says "to edification" (instruct or improve someone morally or intellectually), "and exhortation" (to give warnings or urgent advise), "and comfort" (to strengthen; to invigorate; to cheer or enliven). So, prophesy isn't always glittery news. It is good, in the sense that it can benefit those who hear it, drawing them to the Lord, toward eternal salvation and entry into the Heaven to come.

Thank you, Pastor John. This is very helpful and clarifying very practical questions about the gift of prophecy! Dt 18:20-22 "20 But the prophet who presumes to speak a word in my name that I have not commanded him to speak, or who speaks in the name of other gods, that same prophet shall die.’ 21 And if you say in your heart, ‘How may we know the word that the LORD has not spoken?’- 22 when a prophet speaks in the name of the LORD, if the word does not come to pass or come true, that is a word that the LORD has not spoken; the prophet has spoken it presumptuously. You need not be afraid of him."

I gave a sermon on Isaiah 6, and spoke about the significance of the train of God's robe hiding his glory as an act of mercy on a sinful people. Not in my notes, wasn't clesr to me until I got up to preach. That was the thing that a parishioner came to talk to me about afterwards. Another time, my mentor, when he was younger, explained the Holy Spirit as being like the force on his way to church with his sister. Well, the preacher spoke on the holy spirit that day, pointed and looked directly at my mentor and said 'And He's not like the force.' This explanation makes sense, conforming with scripture and corroborated by experience.

Let’s major on GODS FRUIT and then hopefully HIS gifts will flow more peacefully

Prophecy is divine revelation It can only come from the Holy Spirit who knows the hearts and minds and exists in the future as well as today.

This is so true

Wow John you are blessed in Christ!!! God is taking you to new spiritual heights my brother! He hears your prayers.

Good insights... main reason for despising prophecy is misuse and abuse of this gift.

Nevertheless he does say its something he is insure of or not as confident. We must pray and fast and seek the lord with love, truth and he will reveal all things

This has been helpful. I see visions and have dreams about things that will happen and they do happen like how I see them. But I questions the reasons I see them and wonder how does God want me to help people with this gift.

This is helpful. Grateful for his humble opinion. I struggle with the gifts of the Holy Spirit because of charismatic Christians. God was teaching me about the gifts and they totally threw me off the rails. Makes you not want to Holy Spirit. God is bigger and better then that. Very grateful for the balance God brings to the church. Watch the judgement guys!!!

We will need to have a more widespread re-emergence of CHRIST'S ekklesia/assembly model to see more new covenant prophesying from the members of the Body of CHRIST, where CHRIST is the Head and His voice can be heard through various believers in His assemblies/ekklesias.

Pray For Me And My Wife Also Our Ministries

Other spirits who may deceive those who are not wise enough to discern what is biblically sound revelation and what is not from the Lord.

Barnabas Piper. Now that is a great attorney name (or judge) if ever I heard one.

But the greatest of these is LOVE.

2 Peter 2:1 'But there were false prophets among them .... ' Jeremiah 28 Hananiah was a false prophet Deuteronomy 13. Says to test false prophets Numbers 22 Balaam was a false prophet.

who is the ryan guterman prophecy book that John is talking about?

Taking the ultimate aproach" god told me" ,just say hi' how are you? , ...be nice. We re not in king david's time no more,

Pastor John is a Reformed Baptist If Im not mistaken (correct me on this). It's cool that hes not a cessationist.

7:49, How did you deal with that false prophet?

5:05-5:35 She/He who has ears, hear this testimony about TRUE speaking in tongues from God.

I thought that this short explanation was helpful: The Apostle Paul did not write “covet to preach”, but rather, “covet to prophesy”. The Apostle said prophecy is to be coveted above all spiritual gifts. Why? Because by prophecy God speaks by the Spirit to the church directly. Whereas preaching (more properly “teaching“) is second-hand. I do not refer to that which purports to be prophecy, but to the God-given gift of prophecy which has been tried and tested. That which flows from the Lord Himself through holy vessels, and which edifies the saints of God - building up the Lord’s dwelling house. Preaching may edify, indeed does often edify, but it is nevertheless “second-hand”. Genuine prophetic utterance is the stream of the Spirit flowing directly into the church, and speaks the living words of God. It is always authoritative, always clear, always pure, always unambiguous. It is God speaking by His Spirit directly to His saints. It carries those who flow in it. It enlightens the understanding in all who “hear what the Spirit is saying“ to them. It is the “Spirit of prophecy” that is “the testimony (witness - μαρτυρία marturia) of Jesus”.

The greek is: προφητείας -> It's a noun, not the verb. It can be translated as the actual act of prophesying however it's a plural here. -> "Prophecies" is the best translation I think.

How to manage the erea exodus,,

Why would new testament prophesy not mean telling the future or having supernatural knowledge of past or present (among other things). Agabus did this in the new testament. o just don't think "prophesy" means merely sprit led preaching. Love this healthy advice though.

The Picture Of A Prophet by Leonard Ravenhill The prophet in his day is fully accepted of God and totally rejected by men. Years back, Dr. Gregory Mantle was right when he said, “No man can be fully accepted until he is totally rejected.” The prophet of the Lord is aware of both these experiences. They are his “brand name.” The group, challenged by the prophet because they are smug and comfortably insulated from a perishing world in their warm but untested theology, is not likely to vote him “Man of the year” when he refers to them as habituates of the synagogue of Satan! The prophet comes to set up that which is upset. His work is to call into line those who are out of line! He is unpopular because he opposes the popular in morality and spirituality. In a day of faceless politicians and voiceless preachers, there is not a more urgent national need than that we cry to God for a prophet! The function of the prophet, as Austin-Sparks once said, “has almost always been that of recovery.” The prophet is God’s detective seeking for a lost treasure. The degree of his effectiveness is determined by his measure of unpopularity. Compromise is not known to him. He has no price tags. He is totally “otherworldly.” He is unquestionably controversial and unpardonably hostile. He marches to another drummer! He breathes the rarefied air of inspiration. He is a “seer” who comes to lead the blind. He lives in the heights of God and comes into the valley with a “thus saith the Lord.” He shares some of the foreknowledge of God and so is aware of impending judgment. He lives in “splendid isolation.” He is forthright and outright, but he claims no birthright. His message is “repent, be reconciled to God or else…!” His prophecies are parried. His truth brings torment, but his voice is never void. He is the villain of today and the hero of tomorrow. He is excommunicated while alive and exalted when dead! He is dishonored with epithets when breathing and honored with epitaphs when dead. He is a schoolmaster to bring us to Christ, but few “make the grade” in his class. He is friendless while living and famous when dead. He is against the establishment in ministry; then he is established as a saint by posterity. He eats daily the bread of affliction while he ministers, but he feeds the Bread of Life to those who listen. He walks before men for days but has walked before God for years. He is a scourge to the nation before he is scourged by the nation. He announces, pronounces, and denounces! He has a heart like a volcano and his words are as fire. He talks to men about God. He carries the lamp of truth amongst heretics while he is lampooned by men. He faces God before he faces men, but he is self-effacing. He hides with God in the secret place, but he has nothing to hide in the marketplace. He is naturally sensitive but supernaturally spiritual. He has passion, purpose and pugnacity. He is ordained of God but disdained by men. Our national need at this hour is not that the dollar recover its strength, or that we save face over the Watergate affair, or that we find the answer to the ecology problem. We need a God-sent prophet! I am bombarded with talk or letters about the coming shortages in our national life: bread, fuel, energy. I read between the lines from people not practiced in scaring folk. They feel that the “seven years of plenty” are over for us. The “seven years of famine” are ahead. But the greatest famine of all in this nation at this given moment is a FAMINE OF THE HEARING OF THE WORDS OF GOD (Amos 8:11). Millions have been spent on evangelism in the last twenty-five years. Hundreds of gospel messages streak through the air over the nation every day. Crusades have been held; healing meetings have made a vital contribution. “Come-outers” have “come out” and settled, too, without a nation-shaking revival. Organizers we have. Skilled preachers abound. Multi-million dollar Christian organizations straddle the nation. BUT where, oh where, is the prophet? Where are the incandescent men fresh from the holy place? Where is the Moses to plead in fasting before the holiness of the Lord for our moldy morality, our political perfidy, and sour and sick spirituality? GOD’S MEN ARE IN HIDING UNTIL THE DAY OF THEIR SHOWING FORTH. They will come. The prophet is violated during his ministry, but he is vindicated by history. There is a terrible vacuum in evangelical Christianity today. The missing person in our ranks is the prophet. The man with a terrible earnestness. The man totally otherworldly. The man rejected by other men, even other good men, because they consider him too austere, too severely committed, too negative and unsociable. Let him be as plain as John the Baptist. Let him for a season be a voice crying in the wilderness of modern theology and stagnant “churchianity.” Let him be as selfless as Paul the apostle. Let him, too, say and live, “This ONE thing I do.” Let him reject ecclesiastical favors. Let him be self-abasing, nonself-seeking, nonself-projecting, nonself- righteous, nonself-glorying, nonself-promoting. Let him say nothing that will draw men to himself but only that which will move men to God. Let him come daily from the throne room of a holy God, the place where he has received the order of the day. Let him, under God, unstop the ears of the millions who are deaf through the clatter of shekels milked from this hour of material mesmerism. Let him cry with a voice this century has not heard because he has seen a vision no man in this century has seen. God send us this Moses to lead us from the wilderness of crass materialism, where the rattlesnakes of lust bite us and where enlightened men, totally blind spiritually, lead us to an ever-nearing Armageddon. God have mercy! Send us PROPHETS!

You shouldn’t be asking a cessationist about spiritual gifts.

What does the bible say about prophecy? 1Co 14:29 Two or three prophets should speak, and others should weigh carefully what is said”. Though Paul is far more positive about the use of the gift of prophecy in church meetings than the use of the gift of tongues, he still believes prophecy should be regulated. The gifts of the Spirit are never to be made the focus of congregational life. Worship and the Word are the focus, and the gifts flow under God’s direction around the focus of worship and the Word. Even as prophets speak, others are to judge. No “word from the Lord” is to be received without careful consideration by the leadership of the church present at the meeting. As John said in 1Jn_4:1, Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world. Indeed, Paul wrote in Gal_1:8, But even if we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel to you than what we have preached to you, let him be accursed. Even if an angel from heaven were to come with a message, it must be tested and judged. What are the standards a prophecy should be judged by? First, it should be judged according to God’s established, revealed word. God will never contradict Himself. Also, He will not give the same gift of perfectly hearing Him He gave to the apostles and prophets who wrote the New Testament and gave the foundation for the church (Eph_2:20). It is wrong to assume anyone perfectly hears God, so it is also wrong to put too much trust and faith in a prophecy. It is probably a bad idea to record them, and meditate on them. Thank God for the edification and exhortation and comfort prophecy brings (1Co_14:3), but don’t let it eclipse God’s eternal Word.

I agree with johnc people use "god told me" for just about anything a feeling a thought... Read Deuteronomy on what god said about people who presumptuously say the lord said but in fact didn't say

So often a word of wisdom (or knowledge) is false, simply because it's not nearly miraculously insightful enough to be divinely inspired; neither is it presenting a message that's useful. A perfect example of a legitimate word of wisdom is the prophecy that a famine would come in Acts 11:27-30. It was a word that came to pass, and preparing for the famine saved lives... But when people stand up at prayer meetings and say, "Behold, the Lord says 'I am with thee, and thou art with me, and we are together. So fear not, for I am with thee...'" - it's someone using vague, pseudo-spiritual language to pawn off that they're a prophet. And people do it for the same reason Pharisees pray in public: because we want to be admired by the synagogue people. Raise the standard and you'll get rid of a world of false utterances.

Holy Spirit's Covenant. Events taken place in the most Holy place of the Sanctuary in Heaven.

Actually, I have to disagree with your interpretation of 1 Thess 5:20. I believe your interpretation may stem from the KJV translation, but it says "prophesyings" not "prophesying"... clearly a noun there, not the action of prophesying. See more translations below: English Standard Version: Do not despise prophecies King James Version: Despise not prophesyings New American Standard Bible: do not despise prophetic utterances New International Version: Do not treat prophecies with contempt

Or, simply put, "Covet earnestly the best gifts."

Roman 12:1-2 that's how you determine what is from God and what isn't. If your fornicating and drinking and smoking, dont be deceived into thinking God would use you to speak life. Get your heart right. Then you can be used

Prophecy that is from God is always uplifting…..

Daniel 9 gave the timeline to seal vision and prophecy. This was to be fulfilled in the 4th kingdom which was realized in the 1st century. This was the end of the office of prophet .

It doesn't sound like there is consensus in the church on what the spiritual gift of prophecy even is.

Prophesy is building up and edifying others not predicting the future. The old testament focused on warnings and foretelling that were abused my mediums, astrologers, and fortune tellers much like the experience he had with his wife. So sad.

Would love to hear his (John Piper) view on escatology.

Calvins prophecies are different than scriptures evidently

I heard the prophesy story word for word from John McCarthur. Who's story is it?

Hmmm it's pretty obvious that woman that prophesy about his wife dying was not led by the Holy Spirit. Yes they are gifts and should be handled as such except when bringing correction or judgement. It must be delivered the way God hands it you. Jeremiah 23:29 Is not my word like FIRE? Do they not break rocks like a HAMMER!! The New Testament church are always trying to handcuff the true prophets. They will only listen to the (false prophets) that speak "smoothly" to their flocks. No correction nor judgment God is teaching me to be a prophet and He constantly sending me into churches to call them to repentance. It's always do with the love of God but then when they tire of hearing about correction then God sends me in there to crack the whip. Ezekiel 3:17-18 is all I need to hear from God. There are souls at stake here and only two destinations heaven or hell. I will no deliver my soul to hell to accommodate/pacify the church.

I wantnto meet john I have so many questions for him. So many things are happening to me that I cant explain. Wow

you most certainly do test Isaiah's word. Deuteronomy 13, Deut 18, Numbers 5 John the Baptist tested Jesus' words and works by the preceding (proven) scriptures and Torah. Matthew 11:1-7 We should test everything by the word of the Lord. Including every book given to us (canonized) by men. This may seem to be arguing in a circle to some persons. Those persons need to think more about the issue. It's not.

Somebody help me out. I was told that Piper is a strong Reformed Calvinist and that they are "cessationists," meaning they believe that the "spooky" kinds of gifts ceased with the Apostolic Age. Am I wrong about Piper? If so, how? In this video he even mentions teaching his people to ask for the gift of tongues. I thought that was anathema to Calvinists. What's the deal?

I hear a lot of “God Told Me” these days. Buddy, if God told you, and you tell them, they will know God is speaking if they Have the Holy Spirit. If it is from the Word of God (exactly) then you say “Thus says the Lord”. It’s simple.

There are real prophets today amongst the body of believers. Every preacher should be a prophet or he is not sent by God to preach.

Who are you and who are you interviewing?

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What about Romans 1:1-2?

Piper missed it here,..

We’re sinners going to hell but Jesus died so you can have eternal life. Repent and trust in Him only as your savior (not on being a good person)

#JEWISH

You can't explain it clearly. Because of not giving to you to explain.

There is nothing new under the sun.

I like Piper. He's a great guy and wonderful expositor of the Word but in this interview, Piper doesn't seem to be aware of the fact that the same bias towards the prophetic that he insists people should not have, he himself espouses that very same bias towards the prophetic but just in a more toned-down, self-effacing way. That's sad because the language the prophet, Agabus, used when prophesying to Paul is the IDENTICAL SAME LANGUAGE employed by the Old Testament prophets. This clearly means that prophecy in the New Testament era CARRIES THE SAME AUTHORITY as prophecy in the Old Testament era.

The apostles are not called prophets because we are all called to prophecy. We all as Christians have a connection to God mediated through Christ and can prophecy in the same way as the Old Testament prophets. We tell the truth by following The Truth.

what he say is wrong..prophecy is a word directly from God He reveal to His servant, His revelations..and those who have those gift is solely for the ministry of God, not mere sensing, and not knowing u have it, not confused..for those who have that gift knew His purpose, dsnt need to assumed, but is instructed by the Lord Himself of what to say or do..it is for divine purpose..not guessing and doing what you think you know, rather always what you do is from God's instruction.

If you say, "Thus sayest The Lord...." and what follows is not aligned with the bible or is less than 100% accurate in its execution (not coming to pass as stated), then it is a lie and the one who spoke it is a liar and a false prophet. God has not become a God of 50% accuracy...... wake up people; stop falling for the false prophets schemes and fame mongers and moneymaking tactics.

wow people can endure abuse from pastors every Sunday and never question the roll it necessity of pastors in the church. But a false prophecy from 30 years ago and we throw the baby out with the bath water. The attack on the fully functional office of prophet through discrimination and poor teaching is proof positive Satan's greatest fear is when true prophets return.

Prophecy today is charismatic fortune telling, highly dangerous.

My name is scifi …I have Christ consciousness. Timothy Shane cole was the name given to me at birth …I need help 101 lol LoL ioi NOw! I need help!

This guy is in error when he says god brings something to mind. That is false prophecy. God still speaks to those he gives the gift of prophecy. And we still says thus says the lord because the lord spoke it to his prophet for his people. (Christians are so confused because of false interpretation)

Prophet here. In the new covenant, we're supposed to learn the concept of grace, which makes no logical sense. We're supposed to allow blasphemers to continue blaspheming and simply help use them to teach the true word of god in exchange for giving them more power and fame and success. We are the thorn in the apostle paul's side and designate apostles and we write emails to the president telling him how to not pander to christians. We also need to learn to fear god, like, the actual one, because that's what he does to prophets, is he puts them under tribulation while they're here on earth. Its essentially hell. Its no fun.

Piper is way off here.