What Did Matt Chandler Say About Prophecy?

A pastor told his congregation to speak prophecy to one another, but his definition of prophecy included visions of sharks and pirate ships.

Prophecy is not praying for people and then sharing whatever random stuff pops in your head. The Bible says if someone speaks in the name of the

Lord and it doesn't come true, they've spoken presumptuously and it isn't from God. What if we're only talking to ourselves?

What if we're like, okay, Lord, will you show me somebody and somebody pop in our head and that's just us?

So what? Oh no, you're going to encourage somebody, right? Like why would that be this terrible thing?

And then what if I'm wrong? Those are the two big things that just haunt.

What if we get it wrong and they stone me to death? I already said that's not the kind of prophecy we're making. So it's okay to lie to people and take the

Lord's name in vain as long as it's positive and encouraging. On the contrary, the Bible says, speak the truth with your neighbor and don't grieve the

Holy Spirit. What the pastor is unintentionally arguing is that scripture isn't sufficient. All the promises of God given in his word through his son,

Jesus, are not enough. And we need personal revelations of sharks and pirate ships in order to encourage someone.