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Church Unity & Maturity
The Church In Unity
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There will be a coming together of the Body of Christ in unity?
How can we know anything about anythingTo try to explain truth to him who loves it not is but to give him more plentiful material for misinterpretation. George Macdonald Do we have to make a choice between science and the Bible? NO! That is NOT where the problem is, but that is what everyone seems to want to talk about. Take science as an example. How can we know anything about the created material world around us? How can we know anything from what we can see using natural sciences? We all see the same things in the material world, but we don't come to the same answers. Why is that? How can we know anything about the Bible and what it teaches? Every person believes different things about the Bible and how it should be read. Why is that? Same scientific facts. Different answers. Same Bible. Different answers. Why is that? The true question is this: How do we come to our answers that we get from what we can see through science or what we can read in the Bible? How do we think about what we see using science or what we read in the Bible? How do we analyze what we have seen and read? How do we interpret what we have seen and read? We use logic, but logic always has a foundation. Jesus talked about building on the Rock. That Rock is Jesus Christ. He is the true foundation. There are also the false foundations of the ungodly. An example might help. Question: Why do you believe in evolution? Answer: Because my science teacher told me that evolution is scientific fact. Question: Why do you believe your science teacher? Answer: because he agrees with the textbook he assigned us to read. Now, we have asked, "Why?" twice. If we continued to ask, "Why?" we would come down to the foundation of this person's thoughts. When we get down to the foundations, there are no more questions that can be answered. So where to the foundations come from? There are three possibilities.
Question: Why do you believe in creation? Answer: Because God revealed this to me. He spoke to me through the Bible and gave me His faith so that I could believe Him. See how quickly we got to the foundation. This is a belief that has a foundation that is solid and that cannot be moved. In reality, the things that we make up, that are pulled from the air, are actually from demons and all the lies of demons spring from the prince of demons, Satan. So these are one and the same. Divine revelation comes from the Almighty, Creator, God, Jesus Christ. So there are only two choices, but how do we know there are only two choices? Because God has revealed this truth to us. The question then is how do we tell the difference between the revelation that comes from God and the lies of Satan? The answer is that everyone who sincerely wants to do the will of God will know. Jesus said, "If you really want to obey God, you will know if what I teach comes from God or from me" The rejection of the revelation that comes from God is not an intellectual problem. It is a moral problem. Jesus said, "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you: For everyone who asks receives; and he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks it shall be opened." Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone? Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent? If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to those who ask him? Matthew 7:7-11 You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. You can set the truth before someone, but you can't make anyone believe those things that they don't want to submit to. They have to want to obey God. How frequently it is brought to our attention that nothing good can be done if the will is wrong! Reason alone fails to justify itself. Richard M. Weaver Jesus said, "You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free" (John 8:32) "If we are not prepared to buy the truth at the cost of our own humbling we shall not receive it" Lies appear to have no price upon them. They seem cheap and they abound everywhere. But for the truth there is always an obvious price to pay. "[God] has set a day when He will judge all the world's people with fairness. And He has chosen the man Jesus to do the judging for Him. God has given proof of this to all of us by raising Jesus from death" (Acts 17:31). "There is a judge for the one who rejects Me [Jesus] and does not accept My words; that very word which I spoke will condemn him at the last day" (John 12:48) That also stands for every person who speaks the utterances of Jesus. When we hear them, we hear Jesus Christ, and we either accept or reject. Every person who follows Jesus Christ is commanded to only speak His utterances and not their own. "When we love others, we know that we belong to the truth, and we feel at ease in the presence of God" (1 John 3:19) Ravi Zacharias did two open forums in a university. On the second night, one man told him that he had brought two Atheists in the night before who said that the arguments presented were so strong that they could not contend with them, but they were going to remain Atheists because that is what they prefer to be true. In another case of just listening to an unbeliever and drawing out his reasoning, the unbeliever finally came to his foundations. They turned out to be assumptions that were pulled from the air. When asked why he believed his basic assumption, the unbeliever looked startled and blurted out, "I guess I'm making the whole thing up." It was quite a revelation to him since he hadn't even known that he had any assumptions. However, he decided to remain an Atheist because he didn't want God to rule over him. Jesus prayed a prayer in John 17: 21, and that prayer will be answered in the affirmative. Jesus didn’t pray a foolish or unacceptable prayer in John 17:21. All His prayers will be fulfilled. The one prayer in which He prayed, "Not my will but Thine be done... " was his prayer for release from the cup, and that was probably prayed more for our sakes than His, showing that the was no other possible option for our salvation. John 17: 21 That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me. Some may ask accusingly, "Where is the unity?" There will be unity. God is moving toward that end.. There are many folds now and one Shepherd, but there will come a day when there will be one Shepherd and one fold.
The unity won’t come by some man-made organization or agreement. It will be by the Spirit in glory. As disunity speaks of Babylon and immaturity, spiritual maturity will result in unity and order. Joh 17:22 And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one: Joh 17:23 I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me. When we come into that kind of unity with the Father and the Son, there will be unity in the Body of Christ. Unity, the coming together of the Body of Christ, is in the plan of God, but it will come in God’s timing and in His way, not through ecumenical movements and human efforts. First, the foundation of apostles and prophets must be fully laid. Then, they will equip the saints for the work of the ministry. Then, there will be unity.
The Church, What Is It and What Is Its PurposeGod's method by which He intends to bring us all to fullness is through a body ministry operating in the Church He designed. (Go) Haggai 2:7-9 The Coming Glory Of The Church (Go) God Has Restored Much That Is Necessary So That The Church Can Come Into The Fullness. (Go) What is the 5-fold ministry and why is it important? (Go) The Reality of the Body of Christ (Go) Discerning Christ In Your Brother or Sister, the Gifts, Ministries, Offices, and Ordinances of the Body of Christ (Go) Are All Who Call Themselves Christians Free from Religious Systems of this Age? (Go) What are the Scriptural Christianity Teachings? (Go) What are the gifts of the Spirit and how are they received? (Go) Misconceptions About the Church (Go) Fulfillment: Understanding What It Is To Be a Christian and Understanding Christianity (Go) What is God's way to come to full maturity in Christ, and how can I know it is the right way? By the Church. By that which every joint supplies. (Go) Are the local churches to teach no other doctrine than the Apostle's Doctrine? (Go) Aren’t there false apostles and false prophets? (Go) Why is the 5-fold ministry of the Scripture so unpopular? (Go) Ephesians 4:15-16, Body Ministry By That Which Every Joint Supplies (Go) Aren't apostles something from the past? (Go) Is there really any pattern in Scripture for the Church? Yes. Most people don't like it. (Go) What does the Bible say about the government of the church? (Go) What About Pastors, Elders and Deacons? (Go) Isn't God's way like a smorgasbord where you can pick and choose what you want or don't want? No. (Go) Was There Such a Thing as The Apostolic Age? (Go) What Are the Two Main Purposes of the Church? (Go) What are the strengths and weaknesses that can be seen in the Church? (Go) If the Bible's so great, why don't the churches of today look like the church of the New Testament? (Go) What is the Real Church, and what is its purpose? (Go) What is Great Babylon and How is it Falling Today? (Go) Can human effort help the church to fulfil its mission in the earth? (Go) Is God's Way something where I can design it myself? (Go) What is God's plan for building the church? (Go) How can the church come to the full glory God has planned for her? (Go) Define Church: The Greek Word For Church, Ekklesia, Literally Means Called Out of Summoned (Go) What do the Scriptures teach how God designed the Church? (Go) What is the foundation of the church? (Go) What is God's way of bringing the Church to unity and to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ? (Go) Can Spiritual Gifts, Offices, And Ministries Be Counterfeited? (Go) What Happened To the Church that It No Longer Follows the Biblical Pattern? (Go) What Is the Problem with Forbidding the People of God to Partake of the Power of the Spirit of God? (Go) Why have so many Christians rejected the traditional church organizations? (Go) Humanistic Speculations Have A Way Of Creeping Into The Church. They Are Poison From The Evil One. (Go) Meaning of Life (Go) We Need The Church (Go) Who sets ministries in the Church and how does God say that is to be decided? (Go) Questions and Answers: What is the role of the deacons in this situation? (Go) Questions and Answers: What is the Church; How should it be governed? (Go) 2 Corinthians 11:13-14, False Apostles (Go) Don't Be Fooled By The Many False Promises Of The Worldly Systems And All Their Empty Promises (Go) Following Hireling Preachers: The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep. (Go) Following people who were not sent by God (Go) Galatians 2:2 Paul Went To The Other Apostles By Revelation To Make Sure He Was Not Off Track. He Was Not Independent. (Go) Was Peter the foundation of the church and the first pope? (Go) Seek to Know God. (Go) God's Order Works. (Go) James 5:14-15, The Elders Anoint With Oil For Healing (Go) Feedback Question: James 5:13 (Go) Scriptures that use the Word, Church (Go) Taking Ground, Holding Ground, Total Victory (Go) The Problem Of Churches That Are Not Fulfilling Their Purpose. (Go) Your Purpose in Life (Go) John 3:16 What does it really mean? (Go) Why must I believe in Jesus to be saved? (Go) To Successfully Fulfill Your Purpose in Life, You Must be Born Again (Go) How Can I Introduce Foundational Truth About the Five Fold Gifting to My Church? (Go) Why is the pattern of Scripture so important? (Go) Apostles and the 5-fold Ministries In the Bible (Go) ApostlesHow Long Will There Be Apostles? (Go) 1 Corinthians 1:1-4:2 The Pattern Of Apostles (Go) 1 Corinthians 12:28-30, God Hath Set Some In The Church, First Apostles, Secondarily Prophets, (Go) 2 Corinthians 11:13-14, False Apostles (Go) Acts 15:2-16:4, God's Order For Establishing Doctrine In The Universal Church (Go) Acts 8:14-20, Apostles Being Led By The Holy Spirit (Go) Aren't There False Apostles Out There? (Go) Don't Be Fooled By The Many False Promises Of The Worldly Systems And All Their Empty Promises (Go) Don't Some Theologians And Scholars Say That There Were Only 12 Apostles And That Is All There Will Ever Be? (Go) False Kingdoms (Go) Following people who were not sent by God (Go) Galatians 2:2 Paul Went To The Other Apostles By Revelation To Make Sure He Was Not Off Track. He Was Not Independent. (Go) God's method by which He intends to bring us all to fullness is through a body ministry operating in the Church He designed. (Go) Was Peter the foundation of the church and the first pope? (Go) Seek to Know God. (Go) God's Order Works. (Go) Isn't God's way like a smorgasbord where you can pick and choose what you want or don't want? No. (Go) God Forbids Speculation. (Go) Is there really any pattern in Scripture for the Church? Yes. Most people don't like it. (Go) Holiness Brings Clearer Vision and Hearing (Go) How Can I Know God's Will And Be Led By The Spirit Of God? (Go) Was There Such a Thing as The Apostolic Age? (Go) Jeremiah 23:16-22 False Prophets (Go) Joel 2:25-32 The Restoration In The Remnant (Go) Are the local churches to teach no other doctrine than the Apostle's Doctrine? (Go) Matthew 11:25 God Has Hid These Things From The Wise And Prudent, And Hast Revealed Them Unto Babes. (Go) Press Toward The Mark Of Your High Calling In Christ Jesus (Go) The Bible -- Satan Knows that He Can Keep You in Frustration if You are Not Faithfully being Fed by the Bible. (Go) Questions and Answers: What is the Church; How should it be governed? (Go) Questions and Answers: What is the role of the deacons in this situation? (Go) Receiving Revelation (Go) Romans 8:28-29 God's purpose for our lives is that we become like Jesus. (Go) What is the 5-fold ministry and why is it important? (Go) Aren't apostles something from the past? (Go) Seek The Lord For Revelation As You Read The Scripture (Go) Taking Ground, Holding Ground, Total Victory (Go) The Problem Of Churches That Are Not Fulfilling Their Purpose. (Go) What does the Bible say about the government of the church? (Go) Why is the 5-fold ministry of the Scripture so unpopular? (Go) Aren’t there false apostles and false prophets? (Go) The Move of the Spirit of 1948 From the Papers and Memories of Milford E. Kirkpatrick (Go) If the Bible's so great, why don't the churches of today look like the church of the New Testament? (Go) How can the church come to the full glory God has planned for her? (Go) Universal Elders Traveling Ministries (Go) Walking In Submission Will Cause You To Grow In Christ. (Go) Can The Ministries And Offices Of The Church Be Counterfeited? (Go) What do the Scriptures teach how God designed the Church? (Go) What is the Real Church, and what is its purpose? (Go) What is the Scriptural Order of Apostles (Go) Your Purpose in Life (Go) Did God restore the 5-fold ministry? (Go) John 3:16 What does it really mean? (Go) Apostles and the 5-fold Ministries In the Bible (Go) Questions and Answers: Please help me to connect the old testament ministers to the new testament fivefold offices clearly stating the similarities of these offices. (Go) Bible Dictionary: Define Apostle, Definition of Apostle (Go) The Duration of the Apostles--How Long Will Apostles Be In the Church? (Go) What Does the Bible Say About False Apostles, False Prophets, False Teachers, and False Pastors? (Go) Apostles are NOT Infallible. There are NO Infallible Human Beings. (Go) Apostles Equip the Church with the Foundation (Go) Apostles Equip the Church with Doctrine and Revelation (Go) Apostles Equip the Church with Government (Go) Apostles Equip the Members of the Churches with Spiritual Gifts (Go) Twenty Apostles are Named in the New Testament of the Bible (Go) Apostles Had the Ministries of Prophet, Evangelist, Pastor, and Teacher (Go) Who Sets an Apostle? How Do Apostles Become Apostles? (Go) Author/Compiler Last updated: Dec, 2011 |
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God has established the pattern of Scripture, for life and for the Church. You can feel free to use the Contact Form further down on this page to ask any question regarding this pattern of Scripture. The Church, the Body of Christ, and discernment of this Body, is the method that God is using to finish the work in His Body. The Body of Christ, God's Temple, is built up by that which every joint supplies, building each other up in love, and the Temple must be built according to the pattern of Scripture. 
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Contact FormYou can feel free to use this Contact Form to ask any question regarding this pattern of Scripture. The Church, the Body of Christ, and discernment of this Body, is the method that God is using to finish the work in His Body. The Body of Christ, God's Temple, is built up by that which every joint supplies, building each other up in love, and the Temple must be built according to the pattern of Scripture. If you would like to ask any other question on any subject or submit a correction or suggestion you may use this form.Please remember to include your email address if you want an answer. John 10:35b the Scripture cannot be broken, Put a Link To This Page on Your Site. HTML Code: Links: SeekFind.net ~ There will be a coming together of the Body of Christ in unity? There will be a coming together of the Body of Christ in unity? Human theology and reasoning is not necessarily correct, but the Bible is without error. The Bible can only be understood by revelation, and revelation is given by the Spirit of God. God does reveal in His own way. But we only know in part. If we think we know any thing, we do not know it as we ought. We are instructed, by God, to keep seeking Him. The Holy Spirit will lead us into all truth. The truth sets us free. Lies bind us. Whoever seeks Jesus does find Him. Jesus is the truth. 
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