And the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets.
Inspiration does not strip a prophet of self-mastery, leaving the human agent still responsible for the exercise of the gift. The spirit resting upon the prophet remains under the prophet's own government, so that utterance and restraint are both subject to conscious control. Such regulated subjection is no mere church rule but an expression of the divine character itself. God authors peace in the assemblies of believers, not disorder and confusion, and the orderly control of prophetic speech reflects that peace.
Inspiration does not strip a prophet of self-mastery, leaving the human agent still responsible for the exercise of the gift. The spirit resting upon the prophet remains under the prophet's own government, so that utterance and restraint are both subject to conscious control. Such regulated subjection is no mere church rule but an expression of the divine character itself. God authors peace in the assemblies of believers, not disorder and confusion, and the orderly control of prophetic speech reflects that peace.