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The Gift of Prophecy — The Prophetic Writings — Divine Message and Human Imperfections

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Divine Message and Human Imperfections

What does Paul say about God's treasure in 2 Corinthians 4:7?

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Paul writes of God's treasure as being entrusted to "earthen vessels" (human beings), so that God's power might be shown in contrast to our own weaknesses. Scripture reveals that just as God's messengers were not supernaturally preserved from failings in their personal lives (Moses, Elijah, David, Jonah, and Peter, for example), so their writings were not exempt from the imperfections of human understanding and communication.

"The union of the divine and the human, manifest in Christ, exists also in the Bible. The truths revealed are all 'given by inspiration of God;' yet they are expressed in the words of men and are adapted to human needs."—Ellen G. White, Testimonies for the Church, vol. 5, p. 747.

The humanity of God's messengers is not overridden by their divine calling to communicate the treasures of truth, as Paul wrote in 2 Corinthians 4:7. Nor does it appear that the Holy Spirit saw fit to prevent His messengers from making statements and writing words that we today find hard to harmonize or to explain. However few these verses are, it takes a very narrow mind to stumble over them. As Bible-believing Christians, we are to surrender to the Word of God to the degree that we understand it and trust the Lord, despite what we don't understand.

Some discrepancies may be attributed to inconsequential mistakes by later copyists, or to conflicting sources (records) that the inspired authors relied upon. When considering problematic passages, we need to ask ourselves if we fully understand the meaning of the writer's words, and whether further study might solve the difficulty.

Even if we are not able to resolve every seeming mistake or discrepancy, we find that they are inconsequential to the essence of the message being presented. We can have confidence that the divine truths of Scripture are faithfully revealed despite the imperfections of God's messengers.

Why do you think that God chose to use fallible human beings rather than sinless angels as His primary messengers?

We sit down with Dan from Ypsilanti, Michigan, as he tells the story of years of anger, partying, and heartbreak that left him sure God was punishing him, and how a late-night invite to Internet Church changed everything. We talk about how being met with love, not judgment, reshaped his view of God, broke the grip of alcohol, and gave him a new identity and a tribe to walk with.

• growing up blue-collar, where anger was learned at home
• high school fights, an arrest, and leaving without graduating
• the party life that started at fifteen and lasted into his thirties
• the Catholic “to-do list” view of God and the fear of never measuring up
• a custody battle that cost him contact with his daughter
• believing loss was God’s punishment, and drinking to numb the pain
• hitting bottom alone after his son was hospitalized and Billy left
• logging on to Internet Church a few beers in, looking for something to mock
• being seen, accepted, and loved, tattoos and all
• learning God was never angry, just waiting for him to come home
• trading the buzz of alcohol for being filled with the Holy Spirit
• calling out his own anger and handing it to the Father in real time
• the love, faith, freedom, and hope triangle
• getting baptized with his community in Michigan
• what he’d tell his old self: “Everything you feel is a lie”

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The Gift of Prophecy — The Prophetic Writings — Literary Sources

Join us as we study the Bible Study Guide for the fourth quarter of 2026 called The Gift of Prophecy. We are studying the lesson for week 6 called The Prophetic Writings.    

Text your prayer request to 979-575-2035.

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