As a result, the Body of Christ is Exhibited and Edified
In Order for God’s children to be able to minister, teach, and evangelize, to those around the world, God has provided them with His various spiritual Gifts, that is the Power of His Holy Fire for every individual; it transcends the bounds of our existence in a way that cannot be explained by words. In some cases, when a person suddenly has insight into unknown facts that are through the prompting of the Holy Spirit, which leads them to make decisions that have a tremendous impact on their lives. The Holy Spirit gives them all the wisdom, knowledge, and understanding that they need in order to discern how to help heal an incurable disease with their spiritual gifts. Whenever God’s divine power manifests itself by casting and binding all demonic spirits, it is when the presence of God’s divine power is present. It is also true that God’s children possess these mysterious powers in the same way. As far as their Father is concerned, he bestows on them the purpose of glorifying Him at His discretion.
A number of spiritual gifts have been given to the Body of Christ by God in order to help it flourish and to thrive. As far back as ancient times, God appointed ministers, teachers, and prophets to help those who were living in transgressions, against idleness behaviors, and to keep them from false teachings. In his continuous exhortations, he has continually urged us to keep an eye on the despair, the hunger, the widow, the grief, and the need for the housing crisis, in other words, this is the true holistic gospel in order to help those who cannot help themselves.
It is stated in the scriptures, and this is my humble belief based on what the scripture says, in this short description of the spiritual gifts, you will gain a better understanding of the roles played by each gift within the Body of Christ. As soon as you accepted Christ into your heart, you were baptized into the Body of Christ. This was deposited on both of us and to those who accept Jesus Christ as Lord and savior.
1) An individual receives these spiritual gifts at the moment of salvation: Taking into account Romans 12:3-8 as a guide, You receive the following – prophecy, serving, teaching, exhorting, giving, organizing, or mercy. Upon receiving this gift of God’s grace, a follower of Christ has a profound effect on how he/she perceives the sphere of existence, and how in turn he/she interacts with fellow members of the Body of Christ collectively.
(Romans 12:6-8) We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophesying, then prophesy in accordance with your faith; if it is serving, then serve; if it is teaching, then teach; if it is to encourage, then give encouragement; if it is giving, then give generously; if it is to lead, do it diligently; if it is to show mercy, do it cheerfully.
2.) There is a clear statement of this within the Holy Book. It never fails to amaze me that when I read the word of God, my faith is strengthened, for I am convinced it is the truth. The prompting of the Holy Spirit, the divine influence is a part of the supernatural power of the Holy Spirit, The Spirit knowledge, Faith, Healing, Miraculous Power, Prophesy, distinguishing between Spirit, Speaking in different kinds of Tongues, Interpretation of Tongues. The Holy Ghost’s authority, power, and strength can be found in these Spiritual Gifts, as part of God’s sovereignty, we are called to be good stewards of the manifold of his eternal everlasting grace, so that we are able to serve him well. The Apostle Paul instructed the saints to be reverent and to worship God as he instructed them in 1 Corinthians 12. In order to recognize each of these spiritual gifts, we must listen to the promptings of the Holy Spirit.
(1 Corinthians 12:8-10) To one there is given through the Spirit a message of wisdom, to another a message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit, to another miraculous powers, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in different kinds of tongues, and to still another the interpretation of tongues.
3.) All these spiritual gifts are ministered by the Holy Spirit for the purpose of serving others as well as ministering to each of us individually. In the church, which is Christ’s body, apostles, prophets, teachers, evangelists, and pastors In Ephesians 4, we find the following information. These are divinely appointed to shepherd the saints and edify the congregation. To continue the edification, add the gifts of helping in 1 Corinthians, 1st 12 apostles, 2nd prophets, 3rd teachers, then miracles, the gift of healing, of helping, of guiding, different kinds of tongues. As the Holy Spirit ministers all of these gifts graciously, he enriches spiritual frustration as believers strive to yield fruit recognized by God and faithfully administer the word of God according to His commandments in a way that honors him.
(Ephesians 4:11-13) So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip his 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.
(1 Corinthians 12:27-28) Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it. And God has placed in the church first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, of helping, of guidance, and of different kinds of tongues.
Prayer:
My Almighty, holy, and righteous God, thank you for the truth that was enlightened to our eyes and given to each and every one of us. Going back to the Great Commission, we have clearly understood that the Lord Jesus instructed us to go and make disciples in all nations. Our Lord help each of us individually the most effective way to accomplish this is to follow the example of Jesus our Lord and Savior.
He taught his disciples in every situation of life, whether walking along a road, sitting beside a lake, eating, communicating with others, or lecturing in synagogues.
Lord, we have a very strong inflow of the Holy Spirit in our souls. We understand that the Holy Spirit is our helper and equips us to step out and evangelize, the part of the Great Commission where we overcome uncertainties and spread the good news of Jesus Christ, but we must do this in the power of the Holy Spirit rather than by ourselves. Lord, as we do so, we need to be careful to explain both the uplighting affirmative and the contrasting characteristics of the gospel, which is how we will avoid trying to bolster Jesus with a false gospel and trusting God for the outcome. We ask you Lord to strengthen us and give us the ability to be a faithful witness to Christ, in order to allow God to determine the outcome. Dear Lord, we thank you for the assurance that you provide in your word that, In the context of evangelism and the sovereignty of God, it has been said that evangelism is presenting Christ Jesus through the power of the Holy Spirit, so that men may accept Christ Jesus as their Saviour, and serve Him as their King within the fellowship of His church. We are only servants who are employed by Him to accomplish the building of His assembly. In other words, Lord, it is the Holy Spirit who convicts a person of their need for Christ, and as a result they become members of the church. People come to Christ by no means on their own. It is our understanding, Lord, that, as a result, it is God the Father, “who draws them to Jesus.
(John 6:44 KJV) No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me to draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day. And it is also God the Holy Spirit, “who teaches believers by his spirit living with each individual person.” (1 John 2:27 KJV) But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teaches you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.
Lord, help us to always the Body of Christ is Exhibited and Edified. Please Lord, help us to exhibit and edify the Body of Christ at all times so that we can be a living testimony of Jesus. “This is my humble prayer, in the Mighty Righteous, Powerful, and Holy name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
“For God be all the glory forever, through our Lord Jesus Christ, I pray, Amen.”
By Elda Sullins.
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