The words of the prophets
this actually doesn’t follow from the texts and the arguments. It’s rather the other way round:
- people may claim that God has given them words to communicate, but sometimes they will do so wrongly. The prophets need to be tested, a certain scepticism may be warranted (especially if the ‘prophetic word of God’ fits too nicely into the rulers’ and kings’ agenda)
- God gives real prophets a true message but warns them that it will not be considered authoritative but will be mocked
Maybe I'm overly critical here, but I feel the argument will run into a very hard inerrancy position and I don't like the direction, but also think the persuasiveness is lacking
Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Bible Doctrine
God’s words spoken through human lips were considered to be just as authoritative and just as true as God’s words of personal address