Jehovah's Witnesses and Mormons and others where does the bible?

Question

speak of inspired prophets vs non-inspired prophets?
I see in the bible that if a prophet spoke something that did not come to pass they were stoned to death. But I do not see anything that says if a person is a non-inspired prophet its ok to make false claims.
thanks

Often with I talk with Jehovah's Witnesses or read their comments on Answers they seem to make a destinction between "inspired prophet" and just "prophet"

I have pointed out to Witnesses where they have claimed to be prophets but the typical response is something like "but we never claimed to be inspired prophets"

Answer 1

A true prophet is inspired, false ones are not.

I have read replies on Answers where witnesses say "we never claimed to be inspired prophets", when confronted with false prophecies. That is just typical JW smoke screen. Since they don't consider themselves inspired, do they consider themselves false prophets.

Answer 2

Caiaphas filled the office of a prophet. His words had the force of the priesthood. God used him to fulfill the word of other prophets..

John 11:49 And one of them, named Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all,
50 Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should adie for the people, and that the whole nation perish not.
51 And this spake he not of himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation;
52 And not for that nation only, but that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad.

Isaac was a prophet and yet tricked into giving a blessing to his second son. Once the words were pronounced, he could not undo them. Although a patriarch and a prophet, he could not forsee all that would ensue from his actions.

Answer 3

Here is a great site that can help answer that for you. Basically, I believe that a prophet can say something like "Repent, every one, or God will destroy you". Well, some repent, but still some don't. God can choose weather or not to do what the prophet says. It's up to God ultimately. Some one who is a prophet can say something that is his own personal opinion, but it can be taken as a prophecy. That doesn't mean it isn't true, but men is fallible. God isn't. He might tell a prophet something, but the man interprets it to mean something different, and so it's said wrong.

Just because every single prophecy doesn't come true doesn't mean they aren't a true prophet. God can change what He wants.

Answer 4

Dear Will,

I have seen absolutely NOTHING in the Bible that speaks of "inspired prophets vs non-inspired prophets".

I have seen plenty however that has to do with distinguishing just who is speaking on God's behalf from those who are not - Prophets vs FALSE prophets.

God abhors false prophets, false claims, false measures, etc.
God does not practice Double-Speak.

Thanks for asking.

For His glory,
JOYfilled

Answer 5

But if all the writings of all the prophets were in the Bible it would be much bigger.

Why do you not accept the Apocrypha or the dead sea scrolls or all the other writtings not put into the Bible?

These were prophets but the builders of the Bible found them not worthy of the Bible

D

Answer 6

Huh? Clarify what you are asking... I thought the word 'prophet' was defined by someone who is inspired. I'm sorry, but you are going to have to give me some more info about non-inspired prophets. I have never heard of them before.

Answer 7

(2 Samuel 7:1-3) . . ., 2 then the king said to Nathan the prophet: “See, now, I am dwelling in a house of cedars while the ark of the [true] God is dwelling in the middle of tent cloths.” 3 Upon that Nathan said to the king: “Everything that is in your heart—go, do, because Jehovah is with you.”

(2 Samuel 7:11-13) . . .. 12 When your days come to the full, and you must lie down with your forefathers, then I shall certainly raise up your seed after you, which will come out of your inward parts; and I shall indeed firmly establish his kingdom. 13 He is the one that will build a house for my name, . . .

Was Nathan a false prophet in verse 3?
Was Nathan stoned to death?

Did Jonah tell a false prophecy when he said he Jehovah was going to destroy Ninevah?

Or did Jehovah change his mind?

Was Jonah stoned?

And yet these are inspired Prophets.

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Answer 8

HUH? A true Prophet is always inspired.

Answer 9

well, if a "prophet" spoke of something that did not pass, then either they were not really prophets, or it hasnt passed yet...

i dont know where it talks about non-inspired prophets, but i wonder why you are only asking mormons and j-dubs?

Answer 10

I don't believe in stoning anyone to death, false prophet or otherwise.

Mormonism has had its share of false prophets, as has the Watchtower. Catholicism, the Reformation movement, other restorationist sects, and even Judaism have also had plenty of false prophets. For all we know, Paul could have been a false prophet, since many of his writings conflict with the writings of the other apostles.

It's not a justification for hate or discrimination, but simply a call to scholarly critique and the use of a sound mind and spirit to discern a lump of error in a pile of truth. Both the Watchtower and the LDS Church teach TONS of great truths, but they also teach doctrines of men, mingled with scripture. This is the same for Catholicism, Protestantism, Islam, Buddhism, and every other religion experienced by man. There are "good" and "bad" fruits in every religion, including the ones you have cited.