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True prophets are not found in churches.
I would offer. we should be carefull how we hear or say we hear the word of God (prophecy)
True prophets are those who declare the good will or gospel of another. . . not seen.. They as messengers make up the church the bride of Christ. . He sends them out two by two .
The word “two” is used to represent the witness of God the eternal which is greater than the witness of man the temporal . . The greater witness is“Prophecy”.
How beautiful are their feet shod with the gospel .They can plant the incorruptible seed of the word by which men are born again from above. . . and water it with the doctrines of God. But they are considered as nothing without him who forms Christ is us.
Seeds need spirit life to grow. He must increase as we decrease.
It is one reason I would say to look to the foundation of the word. Change the meaning, change the finger of authority. Prophecy is one word as well as the word apostle they seem to have lost something. . . that is if we look to the end of the matter. Some do venerate them.
1 Corinthians 3:5-7 King James Version (KJV) Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man? I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase. So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.
I would think Christians have the privilege of Christ washing our feet sending many out two by two, male or female. . I would think there could be many apostles on this forum with a motherly hen love .
Galatians 4:19 My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you,