Colossians – Making Up What is Lacking in The Body of The Christ
Now I rejoice in the suffering concerning you and making up the things lacking of the affliction of the Christ in my flesh concerning His body, which is the assembly, Colossians 1:24
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Spiritual Gifts within the Body of The Christ
When a person becomes part of the body of The Christ, they receive a gift from the Holy Spirit. This is a gift that is intended for the common good of the Church, 1 Corinthians 12:7 “Moreover, each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit towards the common good”. Not only are we placed into the body of The Christ, we are also given the means to be able to function as the part of the body that the Holy Spirit determines is the best place for us.
Saints should not be ignorant concerning Spiritual things. There are different gifts, but the same Spirit. There are different services, but the same Lord. For it is God who works all things in all. We each receive only one gift in our life time, as we can only ever serve as the part of the body in which we are placed. The Holy Spirit determines what gift we receive, 1 Corinthians 12:11.
Among the gifts there are gifts of the same kind, and gifts of a different kind. The word of wisdom and knowledge are gifts of the same kind. These gifts were given so that in the beginning of the Church it had the necessary knowledge to obey God and the wisdom to correctly use that knowledge. These gifts were necessary at that time because the churches did not yet have the full revelation of Scripture to guide them as we have today. Of course, since God has provided us with the full revelation, the Church no longer has need for these gifts. In James 1:5 God states to all Christians that if we ask for wisdom, He will give it to us without reproach. He also […]
The Human Nature and How it Relates to Adam and the Christ
In discussing the human nature, there are major theological differences, especially in the realm of the spirit and soul. These disagreements are not discussed in this paper but will certainly influence the reader’s perception of what is stated. The author highly encourages the reader challenges their own thinking on this matter by solely relying on Scripture rather than theology to strengthen their understanding of and confidence in the truth regarding the human nature. This paper in no way implies, supports, suggest, or reveals that there is any change in the clear separation of the pre-Testament, Israel, Church, or Millennial Kingdom saints. These groups of believers have different promises with different content to their salvation and will always be distinct.
Where does the human soul and spirit come from? We know that the body comes from the parents, but what about the other parts of the human nature? To understand this, we are going to examine what Scripture reveals about where the body, soul, and spirit originate from and how this unique creation of God propagates, along with the fact that even though we share in our nature, we are individuals and personally liable to God.
In the creation of humans, we have two stories in Scripture that give us details on our beginning. These stories are not in contrast to one another; rather, the second one gives us more details on what God did in creating humans. In Genesis 1, we are given an overview of the renovation of the earth and the creation of Adam. God created humans; male and female1, yet He did not create both male and female. As we examine chapter two of Genesis, we find that Adam is […]
2 Corinthians The Christ, A New Creation
Astounded, to God, A Saved Frame of Mind to You, 2 Corinthians 5:13
Astounded – To Stand Out From
The Devout Jews in Jerusalem Hearing the Galileans Speak in Their Dialect, Acts 2:7
Simon the Magician astounding the people of Samaria, Acts 8:9
Simon the Magician’s Seeing the Signs and Wonders Phillip Did in Samaria, Acts 8:13
The Jews with Peter at Cornelius’ House, Acts 10:45
Peter Knocking at the Door of Mary’s House, Acts 12:16
Astounded Is Primarily Used in the Gospels and the Book of Acts
Being Astounded is a feeling or showing of great surprise or wonder
Does not mean to be out of one’s mind
The Jews Concerning Jesus Being Insane, John 10:19-21
Paul Speaking Truth to Festus, Acts 26:24-25
Seeing Something That Blows the Mind
Our Astonishment is Towards God
Towards Others, Having a Sound Frame of Mind, 2 Corinthians 5:13
Having a Saved Frame of Mind
Young Men are to Have a Saved Frame of Mind, Titus 2:6-8
The End is Near So We All Should Have A Saved Frame of Mind, 1 Peter 4:7
The Framing of the Mind is What Boundaries We Set on Our Mind
We Are to Frame Our Minds on The Things Above, Colossians 3:1-2
Not Having a High Frame of Mind Concerning Yourself, Romans 12:3
Having the Same Frame of Mind as Christ, Philippians 2:5-8
What Paul is Expressing to Us is Not Astounding, For With the Holy Spirit We Can Understand
Christ Died Once for All,
2 Corinthians Appearing Before the Reward Seat of Christ
Our Fondness of Honor, 2 Corinthians 5:9-10
Our Ambition, 2 Corinthians 5:9
“Ambition” Comes from a Word that Means, “To be Fond of Honor”
Paul Concerning Preaching the Gospel Where Christ Had Not Been Named, Romans 15:20
For Us, to Make it Our Ambition to Lead a Quite Life, Attending Our Own Business, Working with Our Own Hands, 1 Thessalonians 4:9-12
Whether At Home or Away from Home, to Be Pleasing to God
Presenting Our Bodies as a Living Sacrifice, Romans 12:1
Using Our Renewed Mind to Prove (test for approval) the Will of God, Romans 12:2
Giving to Support the Ministry, Philippians 4:18
Children Obeying Parents, Colossians 3:20
Servants Being Submissive to Their Masters, Titus 2:9
It is God Who Equips Us, Hebrews 13:20-21
We Will All Appear Before the Reward Seat of Christ, 2 Corinthians 5:10
This is a Place Where Reward is Distributed, Not Judgment
We are Rewarded for Our Labors in The Lord, 1 Corinthians 3:8
How We Build Upon the Foundation Laid, 1 Corinthians 3:10-11
What we Build – Gold, Silver, Hay, Straw, Will Be Evident in the Day, 1 Corinthians 3:12-13
Our Works Will be Tested for What is Good, 1 Corinthians 3:14
We Are Not Judged, Our Works are Examined, 1 Corinthians 3:15
This Should Put Fear in Us, Not Afraid of Being Judged, but a Fear to be Careful How We Build
As We Grow in the Lord, Sometimes We are Allowed to Tear Down the Things Built of Straw and […]