From the Pulpit...

Prophecies can refer to a spoken revelation from God, but most often refers to the written word of Scripture. These "prophecies" are authoritative messages from God through a well recognized spokesman for God that, because of their divine origin, are not to be treated lightly. Test all things is a call for careful examination and discernment is in response to the command of verse 20. One is never to downgrade the proclamation of God's Word, but to examine the preached word carefully. What is found to be "good" is to be wholeheartedly embraced. What is "evil" or unbiblical is to be shunned.