Related: New Testament Apostles and Prophets; Servanthood; Office, Gift, Priesthood Introduction. Every believer has been given a special gift to aid them in their service for the Lord, and to benefit the whole body of Christ. These spiritual gifts are special abilities, and they are supernatural, although they do not always appear to be "miraculous" […]
Related: Office; Spiritual Gifts; Christian Priesthood Three Spheres of Christian Activity. What God has asked the believer to do (i.e. Christian activity) can be largely divided into three spheres: office, gift, and priesthood. When all of these spheres are maintained in their proper order, the result is the God is glorified and His people […]
Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk 1st Sphere: Walking Worthy in the Assembly: Unity and Ministry Ephesians 4:1-16 Walking Worthy. In v.1 Paul exhorts the Ephesians to walk worthy of the position, the hopes, and the relationships into which we have been called. There are three spheres that we need to “walk worthy” in, […]
Related: New Testament Apostles and Prophets; Servanthood; Office, Gift, Priesthood Introduction. Every believer has been given a special gift to aid them in their service for the Lord, and to benefit the whole body of Christ. These spiritual gifts are special abilities, and they are supernatural, although they do not always appear to be “miraculous” […]
Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk The Nature and Use of Gifts in the Assembly 1 Corinthians 12 – 14 1 Corinthians 12 – 14. In these three chapters of the epistle, Paul takes up the exercise of gift in the assembly, and the principles that ought to regulate it. It is a continuation, in a sense, of ch.11 where […]