Hello everyone. Praise the Lord!
FLATTERY WILL GET YOU NOWHERE.
- Rick Joyner
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Flattery is one of the most deadly tactics of the enemy, intended to divert a church or work from God's will. Prophets who have fallen into witchcraft through self-promotion will often be used by the enemy in this way. They will divert you from the course by prophesying that which is much more grand or appealing than what God has called you to. In this way the heart and the resources of the ministry will be sidetracked, and usually devastated by failure.
Beware of those who try to gain influence by prophesying grandiose visions. Receive such words only from those who have nothing to gain by sharing them, or whose integrity has been fully established, never from those who are trying to establish themselves. Prophets of extraordinary gifts and authority in this century have themselves been tripped up by others who prophesied to them that they were greater than they were, or were called to do things greater than they were called to do.
On the day of judgment we may find that this form of witchcraft was far more devastating to the church than the attacks from.cults, New Age, and all of the other false prophets combined.
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It is very easy to discern false prophets who are from cults, but those who are in the church, who may be genuine believers, are much harder to distinguish. Yes, a true believer can still be a false prophet. We are false in any ministry that we presume without a commission from God.
Prophetic authority cannot be established through any other credentials. Letters of recommendation do have their place, but we should question anyone who tries to establish spiritual authority by what school they attended, the diplomas they have, or whose ministry they have sat under. Also, beware of those who are always telling stories of their own prophetic exploits. At best, this is evidence of immaturity.
Those who are the real thing have kept company with God and His angels enough that they will not care very much about who else believes in them. If we are going to be free of the traps set by false prophets we must start recognizing self-promotion and rejecting the ministry of those who use it.
Rick Joyner; Surpassing the greatness of His power.
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William James Roop
