From “New Spirit Filled Life” Bible, New King James version: 2 Peter 1:16-19 “Kingdom Dynamics”: PROPHECY. When Peter encouraged believers to speak, he clearly did not mean the verbalizing of Holy Spirit prompted words to substitute for the preaching and teaching of the WORD of GOD. The guideline is that no experience holds greater authority than the WORD of GOD. This is not to discourage our experiencing the works of God’s Spirit in power or blessing, but simply to remind us of the relative place of each type of “WORD ” in our values. SUFFICIENCY. There is an ultimate statement here, too. Many raise questions today as to whether we who welcome the operation of the gift of prophecy do so because of a lack of persuasion as to the “SUFFICIENCY ” of God’s Word. In other words, do we believe the Bible contains everything we need for SALVATION, for FAITH, and for OBEDIENT LIVING? Of Course, for the Bible believer, this is never in question, for in the spirit and practical truth of Peter’s words there is no comparison between the Eternal WORD of GOD and the present words of the prophetic utterance. Prophecies are proper, biblically shown to be desirable and helpful. But the teaching of the HOLY SCRIPTURES are ultimate,, conclusively authoritative, and’more to be desired…..than gold’—the ETERNAL WORD of GOD. 2 Peter 1:20-21: “…no prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation, for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.”
HOLY SCRIPTURES are…conclusively authoritative, and’more to be desired…than gold’…