10.7.18

THE VOICE OF PROPHETHOOD

The voice of Prophethood

John 1:15.

John testifies of him and cries out, saying,

"This is the One I am referring to when I say: Then from me shall come the one who hath before me, for He was before me."

Christocentric
(True prophetic voice)

John testifies of him and cries out, saying,

This is the work of the prophet who continues to testify that Jesus is God;

John does not testify of himself.

The prophetic voice is not egocentric but Christocentric.

Because it is STOP subjective testimony that tends to steal the glory of God, which we often do even in the house of God, this is one of the desires of the flesh that must be turned off.

All praise of honor and glory is for God alone and not for us.

The prophetic voice is also different from the false prophet who denies the divinity of Christ. For it is not to claim to be the end-time prophet if the Gospel is not centered on Christ.

STOP Hoax & preach the true gospel.

"This is the One I am referring to when I say: Then from me will come the One who has gone before me,

John repeatedly said by not referring to himself but his focus on Jesus by saying "This is He".

It means that Jesus is the center of his judgment, because that is a testimony of quality and not centered on the human person.

This should be a measure of the ministry of every Servant of God in this modern era, so we do not steal the glory of God above the pulpit of the church.

Although not in a sophisticated pulpit church, and only in the desert,

But John's testimony is pleasing to GOD, because his lifetime, repeatedly the center of preaching is Christ (CRISTOSENTRIC).

John repeats the purpose of the Word of God delivered at the time of his baptism

Matthew 3:11.

That means the gospel of Jesus must be kept repeating over and over again, because the more repeated the more beautiful and sweet to hear.

Do not be ashamed to testify of Christ, and a thousand times we hear the pure Gospel of Jesus Christ, a thousand times we must accept it.

"Because He existed before me."

John confesses that Jesus is greater than himself.

John realized that he was only a prophet;

In contrast to the general theology at that time who considered Jesus = John.

John realized that he was not the light, he was just a voice crying in the wilderness, preparing the way for Jesus.

John acknowledges that Jesus is God.

This is an honest and sincere witness, It is not the view of John theology but the righteousness of God that is inspired by the Holy Spirit to John.

2 Timothy 3:16;
1 Corinthians 12: 3.

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