Each of these individuals was likely hard-working and well-educated. They were probably personable and sincere. If you had lunch with one of them, you would probably be impressed with their charm and conclude they were “good people.” So, how did things go so terribly wrong?
The message seems to be that adding God’s authority to your own words is so dangerous to the people of God that the prophet had to be permanently silenced. If you were going to claim to speak for God, the words that came out of your mouth had to be as true and reliable as God Himself.
A recent LifeWay Research survey reveals that almost half of all self-identified Christians believe that God accepts the worship of all religions. Are they right? And if not, why not?