Ephesians 4:12 for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ,13 till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ;
V12 Equipping is to bring from sin to obedience…to mend or restore something.
As believers we are to restore those who have fallen or lost their way back to what they were intended to be, a useful member of the body of Christ. A body only works right if all parts are healthy
Every person, therefore, is essential and valuable as part of the whole. By ourselves, we may sometimes feel insignificant, unneeded, and of little value, like so much spare change. But as individual parts that make up the whole, each of us is needed.
All people are unique individuals, but as Christians we are also indispensable parts of the body of Christ, and of greater value than we can ever know. –David MCcasland
THERE ARE NO UNIMPORTANT MEMBERS IN THE BODY OF CHRIST.
It says in verse 13 when we do this it results in Christlikeness. We ought not to be like the Hebrews who had not matured and not followed these principles.
Heb 5:12 For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the first principles of the oracles of God; and you have come to need milk and not solid food.THIS WAS DONE THAT THE SCRIPTURES MIGHT BE FULFILLED
JOHN 15:9-17 "THIS IS MY COMMANDMENT, THAT YOU LOVE ONE ANOTHER AS I HAVE LOVED YOU
TRULY THIS WAS THE SON OF GOD!
JOHN 15:4-8 I AM THE VINE, YOU ARE THE BRANCHES. HE WHO ABIDES IN ME, AND I IN HIM, BEARS MUCH FRUIT; FOR WITHOUT ME YOU CAN DO NOTHING
THE NEW COVENANT
JOHN 15:2-4 JESUS SAID YOU ARE ALREADY CLEAN BECAUSE OF THE WORD WHICH I HAVE SPOKEN TO YOU
SEPARATING HIS SHEEP FROM THE GOATS
JOHN 15:1-2 JESUS SAID I AM THE TRUE VINE, AND MY FATHER IS THE VINEDRESSER
WELL DONE, GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANT
JOHN 14:25-31 MY PEACE I LEAVE WITH YOU, MY PEACE I GIVE TO YOU
THE NEED TO REMAIN WATCHFUL MATTHEW 24:42-46
JOHN 14:15–24 JESUS SAID IF YOU LOVE ME, KEEP MY COMMANDMENTS
THE CERTAINTY OF GOD’S WORD MATTHEW 24:35
JOHN 14:5-14 JESUS SAID TO HIM, "I AM THE WAY, THE TRUTH, AND THE LIFE. NO ONE COMES TO THE FATHER EXCEPT THROUGH ME
TAKE HEED THAT NO ONE DECEIVES YOU
JOHN 13:36-14:6 JESUS SAID LET NOT YOUR HEART BE TROUBLED; YOU BELIEVE IN GOD, BELIEVE ALSO IN ME.
INVITING THE LORD TO EXAMINE ALL THAT WE ARE
JOHN 13:27-35 SO, WHEN HE HAD GONE OUT, JESUS SAID, "NOW THE SON OF MAN IS GLORIFIED, AND GOD IS GLORIFIED IN HIM
WE NEED TO LISTEN TO AND OBEY THE VOICE OF GOD PART 2
JOHN 13:18-30 NOW I TELL YOU BEFORE IT COMES, THAT WHEN IT DOES COME TO PASS, YOU MAY BELIEVE THAT I AM HE
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