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We Call Him "Terrorist"

courtesy of www.freeimages.com This man cuts off the head of a hostage and is rightfully condemned as the epitome of wickedness.  We think of him as evil to the core. We call on the government to bring justice to this murderer.  We know that we cannot tolerate this kind of evil in the world.  He must be stopped and we will spare no expense to make sure that he doesn't kill again.  We call him "terrorist". courtesy of www.freeimages.com This man cuts off the heads of hundreds of unborn babies with no real condemnation.  Some think of him as a champion of women's rights.  Others choose to ignore him, pretending that he doesn't exist.  To some he is not really bad, just misguided. Perhaps he has the wrong priorities but is generally a decent person. We tolerate his decapitation of innocent babies and don't spend too much time or energy trying to stop him. We call him "doctor".

"God told me...": Modern Prophets and the Authority of Scripture

*"Isaiah (Bible Card)" by the Providence Lithograph Company There are a lot of Christians who believe that God still speaks today.  I am one of them.  I wholeheartedly concur that God still speaks to His people.  But I must make a qualification here when I say that God still speaks today.  What I mean when I say that God still speaks versus what someone else might mean can be very different.  For instance, some claim that God gives direct revelation to modern-day prophets apart from Scripture.  I reject this claim and find it unbiblical and dangerous.  Yet this idea of modern-day prophecy is extremely popular, not only within the Charismatic movement, but also in non-Charismatic churches. Examples of those who believe in modern prophecy are many.  One Charismatic, Mark Virkler, in an article entitled   4 Keys to Recognizing God's Voice (posted on charismamag.com, Aug. 20, 2014), says the following: "It's time for the church to arise and be the church a