Why Don't We Need Prophets Anymore? (mystic, elder, church, Revelation)

[Bishka]

Hey again y'all!

It's me the lovable annoying misunderstood mormon.

Please keep it respectful.

From the "Be Honest" thread I created, I got several responses and hope to get more.


So I have some questions, and I will pose them to several different religious groups.


CATHOLICS

Why doesn't the world need a prophet anymore? To you, is the Pope like the prophet of old?


PROTESTANTS/LUTHERANS/ETC/MOST OTHER CHRISTIANS

Why doesn't the world need a prophet? Wouldn't you think it is so much more wicked then in biblical times? Why would God leave His people wiht a guidance in the wilderness?

MUSLIMS
Why can't their be anymore prophets after Muhammad?

ANYONE ELSE
Your opinions are welcome, but I'm pretty sure most of you don't believe in prophets in the first place -- so it's kind of be redundant to ask.

[cardero]

Why Don't We Need Prophets Anymore?
Prophets usually predict a suggested future. Even GOD knows that the future is mutable.

[MidnightBlue]

Originally Posted by beckysoup61

ANYONE ELSE
Your opinions are welcome, but I'm pretty sure most of you don't believe in prophets in the first place -- so it's kind of be redundant to ask.

Obviously, I don't believe in divine inspiration or infallibility, but I think there is a definite need among humans for the prophetic voice. A prophet in this sense will be someone who speaks out against folly, ignorance, or injustice; he need not be perfect, infallible, likeable, or even consistent. Such a prophet may be religious, like Martin Luther King, or irreligious, like Richard Dawkins. The only thing certain is that he will stir things up, make a lot of people angry, and -- if enough people listen to him -- change things for the better.

[ALifetimeToWaitFor....]

prophet |ˈpräfit| noun 1 a person regarded as an inspired teacher or proclaimer of the will of God

prophet |ˈpräfit| noun 1 a person regarded as an inspired teacher or proclaimer of the will of God

ANYONE ELSE
Your opinions are welcome, but I'm pretty sure most of you don't believe in prophets in the first place -- so it's kind of be redundant to ask.

Dont take offense, but the fact that we aren't prescribed to a certain religion mean s we don't believe in prophets is an ignorant statement. Secondly Buddhist obviously believe in prophets, rastifarians obviously believe in prophets, muslims do also. I could go on and on.

I believe we are in dire need of a universal prophet bridging gaps between all religions. With a message that is undeniably right. He can't just take up one cause but the cause being the suffering of the entire human race, just a man with the mentality of buddha. "Question everything" including me.

[cardero]

The only captivating prophets that I see people have a desire for, are the prophets who predict or promise a brighter or better future, preferably with God at the epicenter. We have had prophets of intelligence, tolerance, harmony and understanding in the past. Some people have either forgotten or failed to recognize these individuals.

[James the Persian]

My question is, what is a prophet? If all you mean is that one makes prophecies (taking for granted that such come from God, as we're talking in a religious context), then why get hung up on the title? It often appears to me that LDS think that titles like Apostle and Prophet are somehow more than a description. To me they aren't. Someone may be an apostle and a prophet whilst never being given either title. For instance, St. Herman of Alaska was the apostle to the Aleuts, Elder Paisios made various prophecies which are widely accepted by Orthodox Christians, but we don't call either one Apostle or Prophet. People still do get revelations from God. God does still guide the Church. I'd say we don't need Prophets because we have enough of them already, even if we call them something else.

James

[angellous_evangellous]

Originally Posted by beckysoup61

PROTESTANTS/LUTHERANS/ETC/MOST OTHER CHRISTIANS

Why doesn't the world need a prophet? Wouldn't you think it is so much more wicked then in biblical times? Why would God leave His people wiht a guidance in the wilderness?

I think that it is impossible to understand much of the Bible without a prophet. I think that the notion that God left his people without guidance is a heresy - if it is propounded by any Christian group/sect.

EDIT: A prophet is a person gifted by God with the gift of prophesy. This gift can be manifested in several ways, but all include continued revelations of God's character, words, will, purposes, or anything else that God wants to reveal in any manner that God chooses to reveal it.

IMO, certain Protestants think that God speaks to them, or they seek God's will for every damn thing in life. If they find it, they are a prophet. We have a whole generation of thoughtless Protestants that think that they are prophets, with no respect for the office or gift whatsoever.

I just call them Christian mystics.

[sojourner]

We now have the Holy Spirit to guide us. Isn't that enough? Can the H.S. not guide people to prophesy, even if they're not "official" -- as James said?