Sentences with phrase «role of the prophet»

To speak of Jesus as the Christ is not only has the governmental role of ruler and king in view, but also the spiritual roles of prophet and priest, the legal roles of judge and counselor, and the personal roles of friend and brother.

Nor did he refuse to go to Nineveh because he did not like the usually unsuccessful role of a prophet or because he did not understand the purposes of God.

The analysis of a characteristic prophetic form of utterance (German: Gattung) defines both the subject of «ecstatic» concentration and at the same time the nature and significance of the unmistakably non-ecstatic; that is, the role of the prophet's normally functioning senses.

It would appear that the role of prophet in the New Testament sometimes assumed the same extreme ecstatic form that appears also in the Old.

Slavery, as social phenomenon and as metaphor, has been an important topic, as has the role of prophets and prophecy, the practice of magic, and the class status of early converts to Christianity.

«This is why Nathan exposed the sin of David, but not the sins of any pagan kings... why Jesus, assuming the role of a prophet, exposed the hypocrisy of the Jewish religious leaders, but never concerned himself with Gentile religious or political leaders.

I do think that whatever the role of the prophet was in the days of the early church, it did involve speaking the Word of God.

Moreover, the role of the prophet is significant.

To his role of Prophet was added that of Apostle.

This provides the stimulus for reflection on the role of the prophet amid the worst situation.

The role of a prophet was not to tell the future.

Yet one wishes that he had hazarded more extended reflections on what the Bakker saga tells us about the role of the prophet figure in the era of the satellite dish.

This is the role of the prophets: to harken the creative order to obey its mandate to serve humanity rather than the other way around.

Even Elijah is recognized from the beginning as fulfilling the role of prophet, man of God.

The role of a prophet in Hebrew society was NOT to tell the future, or predict future events.

And it is again the role of the prophet and the church to show what is bad.

That minority treasured the writings in which were recorded the teachings of the law - givers, the visions of the prophets, regarded as the authentic spokesmen of God (and again, a minority of those who claimed the role of prophet), and the poetry and hymns that had arisen from their faith.

Campbell is a good candidate for the role of prophet because he is one of us, and yet he stands outside our circle.

In a narrower sense, prophetism refers to the particular succession who are called prophets and who in some real sense fulfill the role of prophet.

While the role of the prophet has been altered, however, the central character of prophetism is the same — namely, concern with and the demonstration of the critical impingement of divine life upon human history.

It is, of course, another matter in E, which reflects the period about 850 - 750, and betrays every evidence of stemming from Israel's early prophetic circles.5 In the various E material Moses consistently appears not merely in the role of prophet, but prophet par excellence:

It was the role of the prophets constantly to call the people to accountand show them the way which would bring blessing.

The story spreads like wildfire through the streets and Mark takes on the role of prophet and spiritual leader, as well as consummate swindler.

This time around, players will take on the role of Prophet, who has returned to New York only to find it under the control of Cell Corporation.

And Campos is not the only insider playing the role of Prophet of Doom in this drama.