Biblical Concept of Christ as Prophet

The preacher imagines passing out paper and pencil and asking the congregation to define a prophet in fifty words — exposing the congregation's vague 'well, he's sort of like a preacher' answers.

two simple fundamental issues. Number one, the biblical concept of a prophet, and number two, the biblical basis for asserting that Christ is such a prophet. Now, if I were to direct the ushers this morning to pass out paper and pencil, and then direct you as a congregation to write down in fifty words or less The biblical concept of a prophet, what would you put on your paper with your pencil? Albeit borrowed, but what would you put down on your paper? The biblical concept of a prophet. Well, you say, Pastor, everyone knows what a prophet is. A prophet is a, well, you know, a prophet is a, we...

9:49 - 10:40 Read in full sermon

Driving home: A prophet is a person supernaturally instructed in the will of God and sovereignly commissioned to make known the will of God to men in the very words of God.

A false picture of the prophet as a man who struggles up a mountain of great spiritual effort, breaks through misty clouds, and sees the peaks of God's revelation blazing — contrasted with the reality that God always comes down to the prophet.

It was God who came to Moses in the burning bush and spoke to him. We must never think of the prophet as the man who struggles up the mountain of great spiritual effort and toward the summit breaks through the misty clouds which only common people see and suddenly sees the peaks of God's revelation blazing in light and glory. No, no.

26:29 - 26:55 Read in full sermon

The point: Be suspicious of modern 'prophets' who claim fresh revelation — the prophetic word comes through Scripture, not through shaking voices and posturing.

Modern fanatics who put a quiver in their voice, lift their eyes heavenward, look like they are under a powerful afflatus, and then give so-called prophecies — Pastor Martin dismisses this as rubbish.

That he was not sharing his own insights. As a teacher, I do not say, Thus saith the Lord! And then speak in the first person. There are some fanatics who do that. Put a little quiver in their voice and lift their eyes up to heaven and make it look like they're under some powerful afflatus. Thus saith the Lord! And then they so-called give a prophecy. That's rubbish. It's rubbish. It's rubbish.

31:10 - 31:36 Read in full sermon

The unconverted man must blow the dust off his Bible and begin to read its pages as the place where the great prophet now speaks — a vivid call to treat Scripture as Christ's living address.