For The Work of Service

[Sue J Love]

“And He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of service, to the building up of the body of Christ; until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a mature man, to the measure of the stature which belongs to the fullness of Christ. As a result, we are no longer to be children, tossed here and there by waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, by craftiness in deceitful scheming; but speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in all aspects into Him who is the head, even Christ, from whom the whole body, being fitted and held together by what every joint supplies, according to the proper working of each individual part, causes the growth of the body for the building up of itself in love.” (Ephesians 4:11-16 NASB1995)

In Ephesians 1:22-23 we read “to the church, which is his body.” And we read in Colossians 1:24 “on behalf of his body, which is the church.” And the church is the ekklésia, the whole body of believers in Jesus Christ who have died with Christ to sin, and who have been raised with Christ to walk in newness of life in him, no longer to live as slaves to sin but as slaves to God and to his righteousness (see Romans 6:1-23). We are the people of God, called out from the world and to God, who are now belonging to the Lord.

So, the church is not a building, not a church denomination, not an incorporation (merger, union) under the state, not a social club, not a civic center, and not a place (location) you go to once or twice a week to worship God. The church is the body of believers in Jesus Christ whose purpose it is to gather together any days of the week at any location, at any time of day or night, for the purpose of mutual encouragement and edification, and for the building up of the body of Christ to spiritual maturity in Christ.

Now, if we are of genuine biblical faith in the Lord Jesus, then we are Christ’s body, and individually members of it. And the Holy Spirit has gifted us individually with spiritual gifts. And God has placed the members of the body, each one of them, in the body, just as he desired. And, as individual body members, we are to be encouraging one another in our walks of faith in obedience to our Lord so that we are not led astray by the deceitfulness of sin nor by wolves in sheep’s clothing trying to send us the wrong way.

And there are certain people within the body of Christ who God has appointed to equip us, the saints of God, his holy people, for the work of service, to the building up of the body of Christ. And this equipping is to be done on a biblical and spiritual level, and not via marketing schemes and business models which so many are using today to “grow their churches.” And we are all to have a part as ministers of Christ within the body of Christ in helping one another to spiritual maturity in Christ, as each part works.

Now, this is not to say that we are all to be pastors, elders, and deacons, i.e. people within the body of Christ who are to serve as overseers. The Bible gives us many strict requirements for those who would take such positions as this. And women are not to serve in those positions of authority over men unless there is a shortage of spiritually qualified men to fill the positions. For we should take seriously the spiritual qualifications for those who are to serve in positions of leadership within the body of Christ, his church.

For how can we be equipped for the work of the ministry if the people in positions of leadership are not equipped themselves for biblical ministry within the body of Christ, for they fail to meet the biblical requirements? And so many of them are just showmen and marketeers who are following business models and marketing schemes. And how will all this work if “the church” is not the biblical body of Christ working together to help one another to maturity in Christ, but they are businesses under the state?

But as members of the body of Christ, each one of us is to minister to the others as we are led by the Holy Spirit. And so we are to speak the truth of God and of the Scriptures (taught in context) to one another for our mutual encouragement and spiritual growth so that we don’t end up being taken captive by the trickery and deceitfulness and cunning and craftiness of certain people who are not following the Lord. And we are to exhort one another every day so none of us will be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.

So, the purpose of our gatherings, which can be every day or many days per week in any appropriate locations, even on the internet, is for the mutual edification of the body of Christ, as each part does its work, as we have been equipped to do so by those who are spiritually qualified to prepare us for the work of the ministry, and/or by the Holy Spirit himself. These gatherings are not to be market-driven shows put on for the world to attract the world. We, the body of Christ, are to meet together for our mutual encouragement.

[Acts 2:42-47; Romans 12:1-8; 1 Corinthians 12:1-31; 1 Corinthians 14:1-5; Galatians 6:1; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:1-16; Ephesians 5:15-21; Ephesians 6:10-20; Philippians 2:1-8; Colossians 3:12-16; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 3:13; Hebrews 10:23-25; James 5:19-20]

Fit for Service

An Original Work / October 5, 2011
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

Holy Spirit, come within us.
Cleanse our hearts,
and from sin free us.
Make us holy vessels fit
for service to the King.
Fill us with Your love and power.
Anoint us within this hour
To be living witnesses
For Jesus Christ, our King.
Our praise to Him bring.

Father God, our heart’s desire,
Come and speak to us in power.
Revive our hearts to obey You;
Live for You always.
May we love and serve You only,
Walking with You;
Not a phony.
May we always tell the truth,
And show integrity.
Your true servants be.

Jesus, Savior, sanctify us.
Purify our hearts within us;
Be transformed into Your likeness,
Holy unto You.
May we always listen to You
Speaking Your words
Now within us.
May we heed Your counsel to us;
Follow You today.
Do all that You say.

For The Work of Service
An Original Work / April 30, 2025
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

 

[Garee]

So, the church is not a building, not a church denomination, not an incorporation (merger, union) under the state, not a social club, not a civic center, and not a place (location) you go to once or twice a week to worship God. The church is the body of believers in Jesus Christ whose purpose it is to gather together any days of the week at any location, at any time of day or night, for the purpose of mutual encouragement and edification, and for the building up of the body of Christ to spiritual maturity in Christ.

Thanks I agree and I would offer a few suggestions

The smalless denomination is three a family or a nation.

Nation literally "that which has been born,"

Two "Let there be" #1and "it was good"#2. . . the one witness God has spoken called the law of Christ's faith a labor of His love works in born again believers

Two kinds of laws the letter death(thou shall not ) and the invisible law of faith (believe the unseen eternal things of God )

Romans 3:27 Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith.

The dynamic dual

Deuteronomy 17:6 At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is worthy of death be put to death; but at the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death.

Two the Elohim (Genesis1:26) The invisible faithful Father made know by "let there be" by the Son of man, jesus . The good testimony of Christ's powerful creative faith.

Deuteronomy 19:15 One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be established.

Matthew 18:20 For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
Kings in Israel living in temples made with human hands (abomination of desolation)

The government of Christ was restored during the first century reformation (Hebrew 9)

Hebrew 9:8The Holy Ghost this signifying, that the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest, while as the first tabernacle was yet standing: Which was a figure for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience;;Which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation.

The signified tongue as a parable or figure of speech called a parable was used during that time period. The shadows spoken of in 1 Peter that pointed ahead to the three days and nights sufferings became sight. The glory that followed the shadow

1 Peter 1:9-11Receiving the end of your( Born again) faith, even the salvation of your souls.Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you:;Searching what, or what manner of time (First century reformation the return of Christ reigning) the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, (parable) when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ,(Three days and nights ) and the glory that should follow.

The church or body of believers today as the temple are not left without a shadow that points ahead to the new heavenly order the marriage supper in the new Jerusalem as a sign to the unbelieving word in a hope of Christ being formed in them drawing them through his living word .

The glory covering tradition 1 Corinthian 11 would seem to follow the Nazarene vow. . shave head (used to identify believers) and used in converts they are to shave thier heads as a way of showing submissions to our husband Christ.

Nazareth. . literally "branch," "watch tower," Watchers like Jerimiah watching to see prophecy unfold

The beauty treatment for the beautiful bride . Get hair done and nail .Two for the price of one.LOL

Deuteronomy 21:11-13;And seest among the captives a beautiful woman, and hast a desire unto her, that thou wouldest have her to thy wife;;Then thou shalt bring her home to thine house, and she shall shave her head, and pare her nails;

Paul had his beauty treatment

Acts 18:18 And Paul after this tarried there yet a good while, and then took his leave of the brethren, and sailed thence into Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila; having shorn his head in Cenchrea: for he had a vow.

The woman's hair (glory) during the ceremonial must be covered .Hair long given as a glory must be covered. The only glory to be seen is the invisible work of Christ. Man represent Christ not seen. Women represent recipients of the unseen glory .Christ not leaving women without her own representative glory as hair . Again it must be covered or shave in shame.

The only glory to be seen is the invisible work of Christ

Satan in Revelation coming on the last day with all of his false glory. Face of man. . hair of the woman turning the headship upside down.

In that way ceremonial laws laws as signs to the unbelieving word and not a sign unto thier own self like Aarons two sons adding strange fire adding to the word (sola scriptura) it consumed them. . no smell of smoke of the ceremonial attire.

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[Sue J Love]

Thanks I agree and I would offer a few suggestions

The smalless denomination is three a family or a nation.

Nation literally "that which has been born,"

Two "Let there be" #1and "it was good"#2. . . the one witness God has spoken called the law of Christ's faith a labor of His love works in born again believers

Two kinds of laws the letter death(thou shall not ) and the invisible law of faith (believe the unseen eternal things of God )

Romans 3:27 Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith.

The dynamic dual

Deuteronomy 17:6 At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is worthy of death be put to death; but at the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death.

Two the Elohim (Genesis1:26) The invisible faithful Father made know by "let there be" by the Son of man, jesus . The good testimony of Christ's powerful creative faith.

Deuteronomy 19:15 One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be established.

Matthew 18:20 For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
Kings in Israel living in temples made with human hands (abomination of desolation)

The government of Christ was restored during the first century reformation (Hebrew 9)

Hebrew 9:8The Holy Ghost this signifying, that the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest, while as the first tabernacle was yet standing: Which was a figure for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience;;Which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation.

The signified tongue as a parable or figure of speech called a parable was used during that time period. The shadows spoken of in 1 Peter that pointed ahead to the three days and nights sufferings became sight. The glory that followed the shadow

1 Peter 1:9-11Receiving the end of your( Born again) faith, even the salvation of your souls.Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you:;Searching what, or what manner of time (First century reformation the return of Christ reigning) the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, (parable) when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ,(Three days and nights ) and the glory that should follow.

The church or body of believers today as the temple are not left without a shadow that points ahead to the new heavenly order the marriage supper in the new Jerusalem as a sign to the unbelieving word in a hope of Christ being formed in them drawing them through his living word .

The glory covering tradition 1 Corinthian 11 would seem to follow the Nazarene vow. . shave head (used to identify believers) and used in converts they are to shave thier heads as a way of showing submissions to our husband Christ.

Nazareth. . literally "branch," "watch tower," Watchers like Jerimiah watching to see prophecy unfold

The beauty treatment for the beautiful bride . Get hair done and nail .Two for the price of one.LOL

Deuteronomy 21:11-13;And seest among the captives a beautiful woman, and hast a desire unto her, that thou wouldest have her to thy wife;;Then thou shalt bring her home to thine house, and she shall shave her head, and pare her nails;

Paul had his beauty treatment

Acts 18:18 And Paul after this tarried there yet a good while, and then took his leave of the brethren, and sailed thence into Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila; having shorn his head in Cenchrea: for he had a vow.

The woman's hair (glory) during the ceremonial must be covered .Hair long given as a glory must be covered. The only glory to be seen is the invisible work of Christ. Man represent Christ not seen. Women represent recipients of the unseen glory .Christ not leaving women without her own representative glory as hair . Again it must be covered or shave in shame.

The only glory to be seen is the invisible work of Christ

Satan in Revelation coming on the last day with all of his false glory. Face of man. . hair of the woman turning the headship upside down.

In that way ceremonial laws laws as signs to the unbelieving word and not a sign unto thier own self like Aarons two sons adding strange fire adding to the word (sola scriptura) it consumed them. . no smell of smoke of the ceremonial attire.

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Garee, thank you for taking the time to read this and to respond. I can see that you put a lot of thought into your response, too. So thank you for sharing your thoughts on this subject. Sincerely, Sue J Love