Abstract

NEL, Marius. Prophetic witness in weakness: A response to Prof Robert Vosloo from a Pentecostal perspective. In Skriflig (Online) [online]. 2019, vol.53, n.4, pp.1-7. ISSN 2305-0853.  http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/ids.v53i4.2419.

In his article about the prophetic witness of the church, Vosloo emphasises the necessity that it should always be done in solidarity with society to represent the perspective of weakness as a form of performative resistance. In response to Vosloo, this article utilises a Pentecostal perspective to think about the church's prophetic witness. 'Prophecy' means something else for Pentecostals. They hold a non-cessationist or continuationist approach to the Bible, implying that they are committed to a Spirit-centred, miracle-affirming, praise-oriented version of Christian faith where prophets still play an important role. The role of the prophet is defined in two ways: bringing a word from God related to the present situation, and engaging in prophetic politics to help solve society's challenges.

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