Prophetic Integrity: Aligning Our Words with God's Word

When prophets are wrong, it can lead to a crisis of belief. R.T. Kendall's book "Prophetic Integrity" offers a warning to those speaking in God's name and provides a way forward in trusting God despite the failures of the church. It discusses examples of good and bad prophecies and teaches a biblical and theologically-sound understanding of prophetic gifting and use. The book is for those who believe that God still speaks today but have serious questions about those within the church who identify as prophets. It calls for honesty, vulnerability, and repentance and speaks to Christians of many different traditions.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 208 pages
Publication date: 23 June 2022
Publisher: Thomas Nelson Publishers

What happens when prophets are wrong?

In 2020, many Christians claiming to be prophets said God told them that Donald Trump would be re-elected as president. Over thirty years before that, one of the famous Kansas City Prophets, Paul Cain, prophesied that there would be a revival in London in 1990, which never came to pass. These examples make us wonder:

What happens when prophets get it wrong? Are there consequences for misleading God's people? What would a genuine prophet look like today? And how can you tell a false prophet from a genuine one?

In recent years, misjudgments among Charismatic Christians claiming to speak for God as well as moral failures within Evangelicalism have resulted in a crisis of belief. In Prophetic Integrity, bestselling author and speaker, R.T. Kendall gives a warning to those speaking in God's name and offers a way forward in trusting God despite the failures of the church.

To unpack this difficult topic, Kendall, a self-described Reformed charismatic, relates accounts of visions and supernatural experiences and shares stories and thoughts about Christian leaders that he knew personally, such as Paul Cain and Ravi Zacharias. He gives examples of good and bad prophecies and teaches a biblical and theologically-sound understanding of prophetic gifting and use.

Prophetic Integrity is a book for those who believe that God still speaks today but have serious questions about those within the church that identify as prophets. It's a call for honesty, vulnerability, and repentance; and it speaks to Christians of many different traditions, including Charismatic and Evangelical.

Discerning Christians of many different traditions can and must take both God's word and the gift of prophecy seriously and recognize how humans can abuse such gifts.

In conclusion, the question of what happens when prophets are wrong is a complex and important one. While it is true that God can and does speak through prophets, it is also important to recognize that humans can and do misuse their gifts. As Christians, we must be careful to discern the truth from falsehood and to hold those who claim to speak for God accountable for their words and actions. By doing so, we can continue to trust in God and His word, even in the face of failure and disappointment.

Weight: 200g
Dimension: 140 x 211 x 20 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780310134411