以弗所书 4:11–13 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB) 11 And He personally gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers, 12 for the training of the saints in the work of ministry, to build up the body of Christ, 13 until we all re...
27 Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it. 28 And God has placed in the church first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, of helping, of guidance, and of different kinds of tongues. 29 Are all apo...
Unity in the Body of Christ - I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called,
It is to be found in the person and the cross of Christ. Does love exist between God and sinners? Here was the origin, not that we loved God, but that he freely loved us. His love could not be designed to be fruitless upon us, and when its proper end and issue are gained and p...
Mary reminds us that we need to seek to reflect on Jesus every day this winter season. It is easy to just hyper-focus on the coming of Christ at Christmas and then “move on” when December 26th comes. However, we are called to seek Jesus every day. What do you tend to ponder duri...
an autonomous church—or Christian—can be deceived into believing their own efforts will help them reach “the heavens.” But the Bible is clear that the only way to reach God is through the Lord Jesus Christ. Our reliance on Him for our salvation and the building of His Church is essent...
Verse Concepts we are of good courage, I say, and prefer rather to be absent from the body and to be at home with the Lord. Philippians 1:21-23 For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. But if I am to live on in the flesh, this will mean fruitful labor for me;...
However, there is one more big debate going on in the Body of Christ right now on the subject of divine healing. Many are teaching that it is the will of God that you be healed every single time that you pray and ask for one – and that if you are not healed – then there is ...
Galatians 2:20–I have beencrucified with Christand I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. Jeremiah 29:11–For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD...
I know that seems clumsy all by itself, but lets plug it into the rest of the verse in which it sits. Wherefore, my brethren, you also are become dead to the law by the body of the Christ; unto (eis-with the immediate and intended result being for) you to have been generated to...