Christ Jesus   Hebrews 3:1 “Therefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Christ Jesus.”   We stated earlier that there are five main ministry gifts which we would examine in this teaching, i.e. apostle, prophet, evangelist, pastor and teacher. And so in order of importance, the first ministry gift which we will examine is that of the apostle. Within each ministry gift there are different classes, and the

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2 Corinthians 1:23-24 “Moreover I call God as witness against my soul, that to spare you I came no more to Corinth.  (24) Not that we have dominion over your faith, but are fellow workers for your joy; for by faith you stand.”   We have seen in the previous section that there are no levels of seniority among the ministry gifts and that all are equally accountable to the Lord. Nevertheless the Lord Jesus has given His ministry gifts, authority in the church. Their authority h

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1 Corinthians 12:28 “And God has appointed these in the church: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations, varieties of tongues.”   A question that is frequently asked, are the ministry gifts listed in order of seniority in scripture? In other words, because the apostle is listed first, does the apostle rule over the other ministry gifts and so on down the line? Many take the above quoted passage of s

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Numbers 16:8-35 “Then Moses said to Korah, "Hear now, you sons of Levi:  (9)  Is it a small thing to you that the God of Israel has separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to Himself, to do the work of the tabernacle of the Lord, and to stand before the congregation to serve them;  (10)  and that He has brought you near to Himself, you and all your brethren, the sons of Levi, with you? And are you seeking the priesthood also?  … (16) And Moses said to

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Ephesians 4:11-16 “And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers,  (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;  (14)  that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with

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Ministry gifts   Ephesians 4:7-13 “But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ's gift.  (8)  Therefore, He says: "when He ascended on high, He led captivity captive, and gave gifts to men."  … (11) And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, (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 fai

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Function gifts   Romans 12:3-8 “For I say, through the grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, as God has dealt to each one a measure of faith.  (4)  For as we have many members in one body, but all the members do not have the same function, (5) so we, being many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another.  (6) Having then gifts differing according to the grace tha

Hebrews 9:6-10 “Now when these things had been thus prepared, the priests always went into the first part of the tabernacle, performing the services.  (7)  But into the second part the high priest went alone once a year, not without blood, which he offered for himself and for the people's sins committed in ignorance;  (8)  the Holy Spirit indicating this, that the way into the Holiest of All was not yet made manifest while the first tabernacle was still standing.  (9)  It was

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The first tabernacle   1 Corinthians 6:19 “Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own?”      God views our bodies in a light that is completely different to the way natural man sees it, for in the above quoted passage of scripture the apostle Paul teaches us that our bodies are in fact God’s temple. The Lord Jesus was the first one to introduce us to this concept when He referred to His o

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Psalms 91:16 “With long life I will satisfy him, and show him My salvation.”   The fourth and final blessing that we want to discuss in this section is the fact that God has committed to satisfying His saints with long life. And so although, as we have already seen, our outward man is perishing, it is nevertheless God’s perfect will for His children that our bodies should not perish before their time. Under the present dispensation God has committed to giving the saints seven

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Psalms 91:9-12 “Because you have made the Lord, who is my refuge, Even the Most High, your dwelling place,  (10)  No evil shall befall you, Nor shall any plague come near your dwelling;  (11)  For He shall give His angels charge over you, To keep you in all your ways.  (12) In their hands they shall bear you up, lest you dash your foot against a stone.”   The third blessing that we want to discuss in this section is the fact that God has committed to keeping His saints from

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Matthew 6:31-33 “Therefore do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?'  (32)  For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.  (33) But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.”   The second blessing that we want to discuss in this section is the fact that God has committed to supplying all our physical needs i