[scripter]

Be careful, Jonah fortold of Nineveh's destruction at God's command. It did not happen, but not because he was a false prophet. There are similar events in early church history, but if you insist that it is proof they are false, then you must apply the same standard and call Jonah false.

That makes no sense. Speaking as a prophet for God, Jonah told the Ninevites in 40 days Ninevah will be overturned as that was God's plan for Ninevah because of its wickedness.

Since the Ninevites believed God, they declared a fast and all put on sackcloth. When the King of Ninevah heard the news he too took off his royal robes, covered himself in sackcloth, decreed a fast, prayer and to turn from their evil ways.

God saw their ways had changed, had compassion on them and didn't bring on the destruction he threatened through Jonah. God changed his mind because the Ninevites turned from their evil. That doesn't make Jonah wrong, not at all, and I'm really surprized to see you make that argument.

Context is everything.

[Grig]

"God changed his mind"

Remember that you said that.

"That doesn't make Jonah wrong, not at all, and I'm really surprized to see you make that argument. Context is everything."

You miss the point. I don't think Jonah was wrong, or a false prophet or anything else. I think we agree on things very well when it comes to Jonah. I'm just saying that you have to use the same standard with JS and BY as with Jonah.

I know full well there were times JS and others spoke on God's behalf promising this or that, and that just like the reaction of the Ninevites changed God's mind about it, so to did the behavior of the early members cause God to change his mind. If you are going to call those instances evidence that they are not prophets, then you must also call Jonah a false propet or employ a double standard.