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These verses do not mean that God controls every event in our
life either. Abram and Sari are good examples of a couple who
acted on their own and God gave them that freedom. But to say
that we can force God's hand is doctrinal error.
Prophets. Second, she needs to determine if the "prophet" is a true prophet. Has this "prophet" ever, even once, made a prophetic mistake? If so, the Holy Spirit does not recognize him/her as a prophet of God.
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But the prophet who shall speak a word presumptuously in My name which I have not commanded him to speak, or which he shall speak in the name of other gods, that prophet shall die. And you may say in your heart, 'How shall we know the word which the LORD has not spoken?' When a prophet speaks in the name of the LORD, if the thing does not come about or come true, that is the thing which the LORD has not spoken. The prophet has spoken it presumptuously . . . (NASB) Deuteronomy 18:20-22 |
God does not make mistakes. He tells the truth (Num. 23:19). He knows everything, and He does not need a counselor (Rom. 11:33-34). Have you met a true "prophet of God" who has spoken truth every time and has never been found to be in error? Notice Deuteronomy commanded the Israelites to kill the "prophet" who did not speak the truth. How many "prophets" would there be today if this principle were followed? How many would even want to speak out? Evaluate the "prophet" in the light of the truth of scripture.
Conclusion: I would encourage your friend to go ahead and adopt the child.
Ask God to open and close doors if this is what He wants. He will
direct her steps by opening the doors to adoption if she is in
His Word, confessing her sins, praying to Him and submitting her
life to the control of the Holy Spirit. If the door to adoption
opens, walk though. That is what Paul did!
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Now when I came to Troas for the gospel of Christ and when a door
was opened for me in the Lord . . . (NASB) 2 Corinthians 2:12
. . . praying at the same time for us as well, that God may open
up to us a door for the word, so that we may speak forth the mystery
of Christ . . . (NASB) Colossians 4:3 |
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