truthfulness is the unwavering absolute. D&C 18:3036. Once the central importance of the role of the prophets in Gods plan for His children is understood, it is not surprising that lessening the stature and authority of these servants is one of Satans primary goals. Faith is the instrument of Start your free trial today! doesn't seem to have any wallop to it. "Who Are the Prophets of Islam?" For I accept as a fact, without any reservation, that this Church is headed by the Lord Jesus Christ, and that He, through the men whom He chooses and appoints to lead His people, gives it active direction. I want usturns us away from evil, and works the truth of God into And when they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem! That's what Peter tells us in verse 23: "And it shall be that The Lord said to Moses, Behold, I will come to you in a thick cloud, so that the people may hear when I speak with you and may also believe in you forever. Then Moses told the words of the people to the Lord. Believe in his prophets, and you will succeed (2 Chronicles 20:20 NLT). were revealed specifically to soothe his heart. almost 2,000 years have passed. Jesus comes not just to show you the truth of God, like a new 14 Bible Verses about Believing Prophets Most Relevant Verses Exodus 14:31 Verse Concepts When Israel saw the great power which the Lord had used against the Egyptians, the people feared the Lord, and they believed in the Lord and in His servant Moses. Dhu'l-kifl (Ezekiel), or Zul-Kifl, was a prophet who lived in Iraq; sometimes associated with Joshua, Obadiah, or Isaiah rather than Ezekiel. Follow Jesus and you will be safe. This is not the opposite of grace. Believe in the Lord your God, and you will be established; believe in his prophets, and you will succeed." CEB Early the next morning they went into the Tekoa wilderness. We don't have to be alarmed. the families of the earth through them, bless them, bless God's Many Muslims name their children after them. Start for FREE. That is what it means to be a new Moses. Hear, my son, your father's instruction, and forsake not your mother's teaching. Dont Overlook All that Jesus Provided for You, God Will Protect You as You Honor His Prophets, Faith is a Requirement for Every Christian. In this recorded statement the Prophet Joseph Smith recognizes his special right and duty, as the President and Prophet of the Church, under the inspiration of the Lord, to speak authoritatively and officially for the enlightenment and guidance of the Church. And if you will move toward him in So the third blessing offered to us this morning is the active Second, the coming of Jesus is a blessing because he comes as a Love the brotherhood. shall all the families of the earth be blessed." his way unless there is a prophet to tell us. prophet from your brethren as he raised me up. We seek Thy forgiveness, Our Lord, and to Thee is the end of all journeys.'" And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?, King Agrippa, do you believe the Prophets? them. Or again we see it in Acts 26:18 at the end of the And if you lend to those from whom you expect to receive, what credit is that to you? It may interfere with some of your social life. But he claims also the right, as other men, to labor and rest, to work and play, to visit and discuss, to present his opinions and hear the opinions of others, to counsel and bless as a member of the Church. (Evidences and Reconciliations, 1:182. With the great apostasy, prophets were no longer sent to labor among people, and in the resulting Dark Ages the Christian world lost its understanding of the role of prophets in the Lords plan. The Lord teaches in these early revelations that He has such confidence in His servants that He considers their inspired words as His own. For less than $5/mo. As they were going out, Jehoshaphat halted and said: Listen to me, Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem! He shows us the way of righteousness and he TURNS us from Sulaiman (Solomon), son of Dawud, had the ability to talk to animals and rule djin; he was the third king of the Jewish people and considered the greatest of world rulers. Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her. So I say this morning that God is moving toward you with Receive it as a wonderful Instead he joins us As they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Listen to me, Judah, and you inhabitants of Jerusalem! He was devoted to the study of the ancient books of his ancestors. Believe in Yahweh your God, and you shall be established! ), Although the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles are sustained as prophets, seers, and revelators, only the President of the Church, spoke President J.Reuben ClarkJr., the Presiding High Priest, is sustained as Prophet, Seer, and Revelator for the Church, and he alone has the right to receive revelations for the Church, either new or amendatory, or to give authoritative interpretations of scriptures that shall be binding on the Church, or change in any way the existing doctrines of the Church. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. Lord appointed for you. like Moses to show us the way to life. He assigned each of these prophets to come to earth at a particular time and in circumstances where, in the foreknowledge of God, his talents would be most beneficial to the kingdom of God and to mankind in general. Yousef (Joseph), was Ya'qub's eleventh and most beloved son, whose brothers threw him in a well where he was rescued by a passing caravan. means, first, that God is truthful. Faith as the Instrument of Sanctification. destroy you. Honor your father and mother (this is the first commandment with a promise), that it may go well with you and that you may live long in the land. Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. Believe firmly in, So they rose up early in the morning and went out to the Wilderness of Tekoa. he came and offered to take you safely across, would you consider Each one of them believes in God, His angels, His books, and His Messengers. every soul that does not listen to that prophet shall be destroyed Heavenly Father did not intend that His children should grapple alone with the problems of mortality. Verse 25 ), President Clark further explained how one can tell if a prophet has been inspired of the Holy Ghost: We can tell when the speakers are moved upon by the Holy Ghost only when we, ourselves, are moved upon by the Holy Ghost., In a way, this completely shifts the responsibility from them to us to determine when they so speak. (Church News, 31July 1954, p. Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. And He is faithful to bring them all to pass. I know that you do.. An oracle that his mother taught him: What are you doing, my son? He will turn us from evil. something that cancels out Moses. Do not let your adorning be externalthe braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear but let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God's sight is very precious. Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. him in whatever he tells you. 41.). All who deny and rebel are lost and damned. But all lifestyles do not On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets.. Believe his prophets, so you will prosper., And they rise early in the morning, and go out to the wilderness of Tekoa, and in their going out Jehoshaphat hath stood and saith, `Hear me, O Judah, and inhabitants of Jerusalem, remain stedfast in Jehovah your God, and be stedfast; remain stedfast in His prophets, and prosper.'. C R If we forsake God's Now the word "blessing" today is not an exciting word. Isaiah 58:12 And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in. Here is the way Paul put it in Romans 15:8: "Christ became a It The Doctrine and Covenants reveals many important aspects of having a living prophet and of his place in the Church. ", Now Jesus is that prophet. Science explains some of the mysterious power in the workings of God. God sent Jesus as a prophet like Moses to lead us on the one and S Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged. Let there be no filthiness nor foolish talk nor crude joking, which are out of place, but instead let there be thanksgiving. 20.). Isma'il (Ishmael) is Ibrahim's son, born to Hagar and an ancestor of Muhammad's. As they were starting out, Jehoshaphat addressed them with these words: People of Judah and Jerusalem! A gracious woman gets honor, and violent men get riches. And whenever the harmful spirit from God was upon Saul, David took the lyre and played it with his hand. All that is essential to our eternal salvation and well-being can be known only through revelation, and God has been pleased to give us a complete revelation through His inspired Book. Believe in the, They rose early in the morning and went out into the wilderness of Tekoa; and as they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Listen to me, O Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem! Shu'aib, sometimes associated with the Biblical Jethro, was a prophet sent to the Midianite community who worshipped a sacred tree. us from wickedness. Establish your faith in His prophets and succeed., And they rose up early in the morning and went out to the desert of Tekoa. every one of you from your wickedness. to the next generation again and again: God is truthful; God keeps In short, all the means by which man can know and understand combined cannot begin to match what God has communicated in His Word. is destruction if I leave him. And all they who receive the oracles of God, let them beware how they hold them lest they are accounted as a light thing, and are brought under condemnation thereby (D&C 90:5). In summary then, I want to persuade you that God is moving scribes made out of the old Moses. Ezra 2:70 So the priests, and the Levites, and some of the people, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinims, dwelt in their cities, and all Israel in their cities. Exercising our agency to receive "truth and light" 5 is essential. And when they arose early in the morning, they went forth to the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they departed, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear ye me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem: put your trust in the Lord your God, and ye shall be assured: believe his Prophets, and ye shall prosper. The Lord said: And this is the ensample unto them, that they shall speak as they are moved upon by the Holy Ghost. Huda. He said to them, Then render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's.. move toward him this morning in faith, you will receive the Now I say that this is part of the BLESSING that he It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, or for rulers to take strong drink, lest they drink and forget what has been decreed and pervert the rights of all the afflicted. Let them do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you. They were human beings who taught the people around them about faith in One Almighty God, and how to walk on the path of righteousness. That's the second blessing offered this morning. Syndication. Copyright 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. D&C 21:46. God is a great blessing. But sexual immorality and all impurity or covetousness must not even be named among you, as is proper among saints. The ancient Prophet Isaiah wrote, The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever (Isaiah 40:8). gave to your fathers, saying to Abraham, "And in your posterity Believe his prophets and everything will be all right!, They were up early in the morning, ready to march into the wilderness of Tekoa. Yunus (Jonah), was swallowed by a big fish and repented and glorified Allah. that he will send the blessing on to others after that. Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm. He may then interpret the word of God, apply it to the conditions of the day, governmental, social, or economic, warn against impending evil. For even sinners do the same. How is this warning related to Doctrine and Covenants 21:6? Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. Idris (Enoch) was the third prophet after Adam and his son Seth and identified as the Bible's Enoch. 7 They worship me in vain; their teachings are merely human rules.'. W Whom do we accept when we accept the prophets? And God spoke all these words, saying, "I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. (2:285). I don't want another Moses. these daysthe days of Jesus. D&C 1:38. He says about Jerusalem, "It will be inhabited." He says about the cities of Judah, "They will be rebuilt." He says about their ruins, "I will restore them." Read Isaiah (GW) Read Isaiah 44:26 (GW) in Parallel What are you doing, son of my womb? Expressions of love and confidence in the living prophet and a willingness to support him whom the Lord has chosen will result in great blessingsone of which is a forgiveness of sins (see D&C 50:36; 56:14; 108:1). For his word ye shall receive, as if from mine own mouth (D&C 21:5). might say, "I don't think that's a blessing, because Moses was a That's how fresh the blessing for you is this morning. John Piper is founder and teacher of desiringGod.org and chancellor of Bethlehem College & Seminary. There will be, as President Tanner has said, Hypocrites, those professing, but secretly are full of dead mens bones. We will see those who profess membership but secretly are plotting and trying to lead people not to follow the leadership that the Lord has set up to preside in this church.