Ephesians 4:11-16 Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves,
It was he (Jesus) who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers,
to prepare God's people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up
until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the son of God and become mature,
attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.
and blown here and there by every teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of men in their decietful scheming.
Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into him who is the head, that is Christ.
From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament,
grows and builds itself up in love as each part does its work.
This passage of scripture, contains some very stong truths, truths we in the body of Christ often choke on.
Its hard for us with our "religiously" indoctrinated minds to accept that we will become mature and grow up in all things into HIM.
You and I, and all of the body of Christ will in all things grow up into He who is our head, Christ.
This will happen, its going to take place, its not a "potential" that we may or may not reach.
It is our destiny in Christ, something we will attain, and it is the very fullness of Christ.
Jesus said, the things that I do shall ye do also, and greater things.......(John 14:12).
How will God accomplish this maturing of the body of Christ into the whole measure of the fullness of Christ?
The answer to that is, Grace gifts, also called Ministy Gifts, and the working of the body itself in love.
Ephesians 4:7
But to each one of us grace has been given as Christ apportioned it.
Grace is the empowerment behind this process. We each have unlimited, unmerited favor with God.
That is what will cause us to all do the work He holds in His heart for us to do, until we all reach unity.
Unity in the faith of the son of God. Unity in the very knowledge of the son of God.
We will have the faith of Jesus. We will have the knowledge of Jesus. We will BECOME the fullness of what Jesus is.
We will BE Jesus to a dieing world, we will one and all do the works Jesus did and greater.
This world will be shaken to its very core by the manifestation of the body of Christ.
God will reap the harvest of the ages leaving behind only those who saw, and rejected Him.
Then we will be caught up for the marriage supper of the lamb.
And a just God will judge that which remains, those who saw, felt, knew, and still rejected Him.
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