"๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐"
Many still lack understanding of the meaning, purpose, divine mission and role of what the CHURCH is, and God's plan.
I will be unraveling the scriptural meaning and mystery that should help every believer effectively reverence and fulfil our assignments.
๐จ๐ก๐๐๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ก๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐
It's not a building or just mere place of worship as the world has made it seem.
There's a deeper mystery behind the meaning, purpose, mission and divine will.
Paul was one of the great apostles and missionaries that did great works establishing churches through Jesus, and started what has shifted to referencing buildings and names as churches outside the real meaning.
From the scriptural Unveiling:
The church is a family with one mission and purpose united through Jesus by the blood through the ultimate sacrifice on the cross.
In essence, the church is you and I, and there's a great purpose for establishing the church through Jesus Christ.
If you are born again and received Jesus, you're a great PIECE in the church.
And Jesus is the Head of the church housing every PIECE (you and I)
That's why the scripture calls us His MASTERPIECE: Ephesians 2:10
"๐๐ค๐ง ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ค๐’๐จ ๐ข๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๏ฝก ๐๐ ๐๐๐จ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ช๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฃ ๐พ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ฉ ๐ ๐๐จ๐ช๐จโ ๐จ๐ค ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐ค ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ค๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐จ ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐ช๐จ ๐ก๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ค."
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐จ... "๐๐ค๐ง ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐จ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ง๐ ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐จ๐๐๐ฅโ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐พ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ฉ ๐ ๐๐จ๐ช๐จ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐๐ค๐ค๐ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ง๐ ๐จโ ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ ๐ฅ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ค๐ง๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐ ๐จ๐๐ค๐ช๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ข๏ฝก ๐ฝ๐ง๐ค๐ช๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐ง ๐๐ฎ ๐๐๐จ ๐ฝ๐ก๐ค๐ค๐."
You and I are meant to to do the works collectively as a CHURCH, representing Jesus.
And Jesus speaking to Peter about the church in: Matthew 16:18 says...
"๐๐ค๐ฌ ๐ ๐จ๐๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ง (๐ฌ๐๐๐๐ ๐ข๐๐๐ฃ๐จ ‘๐ง๐ค๐๐ ’)โ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ช๐ฅ๐ค๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ ๐ง๐ค๐๐ ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐ก ๐๐ช๐๐ก๐ ๐ข๐ฎ ๐๐๐ช๐ง๐๐โ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ก๐ก ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ค๐ฌ๐๐ง๐จ ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ก ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐ก ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ช๐๐ง ๐๐ฉ."
The word CHURCH never meant building, but every believer who was to accept Jesus and become His masterpiece; and that's you and I today.
________________
Now, let's delve into the scriptures and see the establishment, purpose and real mystery into the meaning of the church. This should help you understand your role and calling in the mission.
๐จ๐ก๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐:
Ephesians 2:12
"In those days you were living apart from Christ. You were excluded from citizenship among the people of Israel, and you did not know the covenant promises God had made to them. You lived in this world without God and without hope.
Ephesians 2:13
But now you have been united with Christ Jesus. Once you were far away from God, but now you have been brought near to him through the blood of Christ.
Ephesians 2:14
For Christ himself has brought peace to us. He united Jews and Gentiles into one people when, in his own body on the cross, he broke down the wall of hostility that separated us.
Ephesians 2:15
He did this by ending the system of law with its commandments and regulations. He made peace between Jews and Gentiles by creating in himself one new people from the two groups.
Ephesians 2:16
Together as one body, Christ reconciled both groups to God by means of his death on the cross, and our hostility toward each other was put to death.
Ephesians 2:17
He brought this Good News of peace to you Gentiles who were far away from him, and peace to the Jews who were near.
Ephesians 2:18
Now all of us can come to the Father through the same Holy Spirit because of what Christ has done for us.
Ephesians 2:19
So now you Gentiles are no longer strangers and foreigners. You are citizens along with all of God’s holy people. You are members of God’s family.
Ephesians 2:20
Together, we are his house, built on the foundation of the apostles and the prophets. And the cornerstone is Christ Jesus himself.
Ephesians 2:21
We are carefully joined together in him, becoming a holy temple for the Lord.
Ephesians 2:22
Through him you Gentiles are also being made part of this dwelling where God lives by his Spirit."
~~~~
Verse 20 above says it all: Together, we are his house... And Jesus is the cornerstone.
Verse 21 also says: we are carefully joined together... Becoming a holy temple.
Verse 22 crowns it: Through him... We're made part of the dwelling where God lives by his spirit.
_____________
A building as tagged church today is simply an altar of worship not the scriptural CHURCH.
Sadly, many reverence buildings as church and value it more than human souls (you and me) which is the CHURCH that God dwells.
๐จ๐ก๐๐๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ก๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐๐ก๐ฆ ๐ข๐ ๐๐ข๐โ ๐ฃ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฃ๐ข๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ก๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐
Ephesians 3:6
"And this is God’s plan: Both Gentiles and Jews who believe the Good News share equally in the riches inherited by God’s children. Both are part of the same body, and both enjoy the promise of blessings because they belong to Christ Jesus.
Ephesians 3:7
By God’s grace and mighty power, I have been given the privilege of serving him by spreading this Good News.
Ephesians 3:8
Though I am the least deserving of all God’s people, he graciously gave me the privilege of telling the Gentiles about the endless treasures available to them in Christ.
Ephesians 3:9
I was chosen to explain to everyone this mysterious plan that God, the Creator of all things, had kept secret from the beginning.
Ephesians 3:10
God’s purpose in all this was to use the church to display his wisdom in its rich variety to all the unseen rulers and authorities in the heavenly places.
Ephesians 3:11
This was his eternal plan, which he carried out through Christ Jesus our Lord.
Ephesians 3:12
Because of Christ and our faith in him, we can now come boldly and confidently into God’s presence.
Ephesians 3:13
So please don’t lose heart because of my trials here. I am suffering for you, so you should feel honored.
Ephesians 3:14
When I think of all this, I fall to my knees and pray to the Father,
Ephesians 3:15
the Creator of everything in heaven and on earth.
Ephesians 3:16
I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will empower you with inner strength through his Spirit.
Ephesians 3:17
Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong.
Ephesians 3:18
And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is.
Ephesians 3:19
May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God.
Ephesians 3:20
Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think.
Ephesians 3:21
Glory to him in the church and in Christ Jesus through all generations forever and ever! Amen."
~~~
Powerfully! The mystery of God's plan for the CHURCH (You and I) has been unraveled in the scriptures above according to the revelations Paul gave.
Ephesians 3:10 above says... "God’s purpose in all this was to use the church to display his wisdom in its rich variety to all the unseen rulers and authorities in the heavenly places."
And Ephesians 3:11 crowns it all... "This was his eternal plan, which he carried out through Christ Jesus our Lord."
We call see the plan wasn't referring to the CHURCH as a building which God was to use to display and show His wisdom in all variety. He was referring to you and I as believers.
Once again, you now know and understand the CHURCH isn't the building you go everyday. And the works/plans of God is to be done through you.
You and I bears the responsibility to share the gospel and good news to save others through the promises and plans of God just as Paul said in Ephesians 3:7-8.
So, it's time the new generation understands our place as a church, place primary importance and reverence on believers as the CHURCH more than they do on buildings.
More so, invest efforts and purpose in fulfilling the mandate of sharing the good news and victory of Jesus. Altogether, we are the church, and must continually work in unity as a family not in competition through denomination and building titles.
~~~
MAY HIS WORD REMAIN BLESSED IN OUR HEARTS AND YIELDS FRUITS. AMEN!!
©Caleb Umaru.
Many still lack understanding of the meaning, purpose, divine mission and role of what the CHURCH is, and God's plan.
I will be unraveling the scriptural meaning and mystery that should help every believer effectively reverence and fulfil our assignments.
๐จ๐ก๐๐๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ก๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐
It's not a building or just mere place of worship as the world has made it seem.
There's a deeper mystery behind the meaning, purpose, mission and divine will.
Paul was one of the great apostles and missionaries that did great works establishing churches through Jesus, and started what has shifted to referencing buildings and names as churches outside the real meaning.
From the scriptural Unveiling:
The church is a family with one mission and purpose united through Jesus by the blood through the ultimate sacrifice on the cross.
In essence, the church is you and I, and there's a great purpose for establishing the church through Jesus Christ.
If you are born again and received Jesus, you're a great PIECE in the church.
And Jesus is the Head of the church housing every PIECE (you and I)
That's why the scripture calls us His MASTERPIECE: Ephesians 2:10
"๐๐ค๐ง ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ค๐’๐จ ๐ข๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๏ฝก ๐๐ ๐๐๐จ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ช๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฃ ๐พ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ฉ ๐ ๐๐จ๐ช๐จโ ๐จ๐ค ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐ค ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ค๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐จ ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐ช๐จ ๐ก๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ค."
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐จ... "๐๐ค๐ง ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐จ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ง๐ ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐จ๐๐๐ฅโ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐พ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ฉ ๐ ๐๐จ๐ช๐จ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐๐ค๐ค๐ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ง๐ ๐จโ ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ ๐ฅ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ค๐ง๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐ ๐จ๐๐ค๐ช๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ข๏ฝก ๐ฝ๐ง๐ค๐ช๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐ง ๐๐ฎ ๐๐๐จ ๐ฝ๐ก๐ค๐ค๐."
You and I are meant to to do the works collectively as a CHURCH, representing Jesus.
And Jesus speaking to Peter about the church in: Matthew 16:18 says...
"๐๐ค๐ฌ ๐ ๐จ๐๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ง (๐ฌ๐๐๐๐ ๐ข๐๐๐ฃ๐จ ‘๐ง๐ค๐๐ ’)โ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ช๐ฅ๐ค๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ ๐ง๐ค๐๐ ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐ก ๐๐ช๐๐ก๐ ๐ข๐ฎ ๐๐๐ช๐ง๐๐โ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ก๐ก ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ค๐ฌ๐๐ง๐จ ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ก ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐ก ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ช๐๐ง ๐๐ฉ."
The word CHURCH never meant building, but every believer who was to accept Jesus and become His masterpiece; and that's you and I today.
________________
Now, let's delve into the scriptures and see the establishment, purpose and real mystery into the meaning of the church. This should help you understand your role and calling in the mission.
๐จ๐ก๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐:
Ephesians 2:12
"In those days you were living apart from Christ. You were excluded from citizenship among the people of Israel, and you did not know the covenant promises God had made to them. You lived in this world without God and without hope.
Ephesians 2:13
But now you have been united with Christ Jesus. Once you were far away from God, but now you have been brought near to him through the blood of Christ.
Ephesians 2:14
For Christ himself has brought peace to us. He united Jews and Gentiles into one people when, in his own body on the cross, he broke down the wall of hostility that separated us.
Ephesians 2:15
He did this by ending the system of law with its commandments and regulations. He made peace between Jews and Gentiles by creating in himself one new people from the two groups.
Ephesians 2:16
Together as one body, Christ reconciled both groups to God by means of his death on the cross, and our hostility toward each other was put to death.
Ephesians 2:17
He brought this Good News of peace to you Gentiles who were far away from him, and peace to the Jews who were near.
Ephesians 2:18
Now all of us can come to the Father through the same Holy Spirit because of what Christ has done for us.
Ephesians 2:19
So now you Gentiles are no longer strangers and foreigners. You are citizens along with all of God’s holy people. You are members of God’s family.
Ephesians 2:20
Together, we are his house, built on the foundation of the apostles and the prophets. And the cornerstone is Christ Jesus himself.
Ephesians 2:21
We are carefully joined together in him, becoming a holy temple for the Lord.
Ephesians 2:22
Through him you Gentiles are also being made part of this dwelling where God lives by his Spirit."
~~~~
Verse 20 above says it all: Together, we are his house... And Jesus is the cornerstone.
Verse 21 also says: we are carefully joined together... Becoming a holy temple.
Verse 22 crowns it: Through him... We're made part of the dwelling where God lives by his spirit.
_____________
A building as tagged church today is simply an altar of worship not the scriptural CHURCH.
Sadly, many reverence buildings as church and value it more than human souls (you and me) which is the CHURCH that God dwells.
๐จ๐ก๐๐๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ก๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐๐ก๐ฆ ๐ข๐ ๐๐ข๐โ ๐ฃ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฃ๐ข๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ก๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐
Ephesians 3:6
"And this is God’s plan: Both Gentiles and Jews who believe the Good News share equally in the riches inherited by God’s children. Both are part of the same body, and both enjoy the promise of blessings because they belong to Christ Jesus.
Ephesians 3:7
By God’s grace and mighty power, I have been given the privilege of serving him by spreading this Good News.
Ephesians 3:8
Though I am the least deserving of all God’s people, he graciously gave me the privilege of telling the Gentiles about the endless treasures available to them in Christ.
Ephesians 3:9
I was chosen to explain to everyone this mysterious plan that God, the Creator of all things, had kept secret from the beginning.
Ephesians 3:10
God’s purpose in all this was to use the church to display his wisdom in its rich variety to all the unseen rulers and authorities in the heavenly places.
Ephesians 3:11
This was his eternal plan, which he carried out through Christ Jesus our Lord.
Ephesians 3:12
Because of Christ and our faith in him, we can now come boldly and confidently into God’s presence.
Ephesians 3:13
So please don’t lose heart because of my trials here. I am suffering for you, so you should feel honored.
Ephesians 3:14
When I think of all this, I fall to my knees and pray to the Father,
Ephesians 3:15
the Creator of everything in heaven and on earth.
Ephesians 3:16
I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will empower you with inner strength through his Spirit.
Ephesians 3:17
Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong.
Ephesians 3:18
And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is.
Ephesians 3:19
May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God.
Ephesians 3:20
Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think.
Ephesians 3:21
Glory to him in the church and in Christ Jesus through all generations forever and ever! Amen."
~~~
Powerfully! The mystery of God's plan for the CHURCH (You and I) has been unraveled in the scriptures above according to the revelations Paul gave.
Ephesians 3:10 above says... "God’s purpose in all this was to use the church to display his wisdom in its rich variety to all the unseen rulers and authorities in the heavenly places."
And Ephesians 3:11 crowns it all... "This was his eternal plan, which he carried out through Christ Jesus our Lord."
We call see the plan wasn't referring to the CHURCH as a building which God was to use to display and show His wisdom in all variety. He was referring to you and I as believers.
Once again, you now know and understand the CHURCH isn't the building you go everyday. And the works/plans of God is to be done through you.
You and I bears the responsibility to share the gospel and good news to save others through the promises and plans of God just as Paul said in Ephesians 3:7-8.
So, it's time the new generation understands our place as a church, place primary importance and reverence on believers as the CHURCH more than they do on buildings.
More so, invest efforts and purpose in fulfilling the mandate of sharing the good news and victory of Jesus. Altogether, we are the church, and must continually work in unity as a family not in competition through denomination and building titles.
~~~
MAY HIS WORD REMAIN BLESSED IN OUR HEARTS AND YIELDS FRUITS. AMEN!!
©Caleb Umaru.
"๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐"
Many still lack understanding of the meaning, purpose, divine mission and role of what the CHURCH is, and God's plan.
I will be unraveling the scriptural meaning and mystery that should help every believer effectively reverence and fulfil our assignments.
๐น๏ธ ๐จ๐ก๐๐๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ก๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐
It's not a building or just mere place of worship as the world has made it seem.
There's a deeper mystery behind the meaning, purpose, mission and divine will.
Paul was one of the great apostles and missionaries that did great works establishing churches through Jesus, and started what has shifted to referencing buildings and names as churches outside the real meaning.
๐ปFrom the scriptural Unveiling:
The church is a family with one mission and purpose united through Jesus by the blood through the ultimate sacrifice on the cross.
In essence, the church is you and I, and there's a great purpose for establishing the church through Jesus Christ.
If you are born again and received Jesus, you're a great PIECE in the church.
And Jesus is the Head of the church housing every PIECE (you and I)
๐ป That's why the scripture calls us His MASTERPIECE: Ephesians 2:10
"๐๐ค๐ง ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ค๐’๐จ ๐ข๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๏ฝก ๐๐ ๐๐๐จ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ช๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฃ ๐พ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ฉ ๐
๐๐จ๐ช๐จโ ๐จ๐ค ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐ค ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ค๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐จ ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐ช๐จ ๐ก๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ค."
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐
๐ ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐จ... "๐๐ค๐ง ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐จ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ง๐ ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐จ๐๐๐ฅโ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐พ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ฉ ๐
๐๐จ๐ช๐จ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐๐ค๐ค๐ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ง๐ ๐จโ ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ ๐ฅ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ค๐ง๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐ ๐จ๐๐ค๐ช๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ข๏ฝก ๐ฝ๐ง๐ค๐ช๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐ง ๐๐ฎ ๐๐๐จ ๐ฝ๐ก๐ค๐ค๐."
You and I are meant to to do the works collectively as a CHURCH, representing Jesus.
And Jesus speaking to Peter about the church in: Matthew 16:18 says...
"๐๐ค๐ฌ ๐ ๐จ๐๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ง (๐ฌ๐๐๐๐ ๐ข๐๐๐ฃ๐จ ‘๐ง๐ค๐๐ ’)โ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ช๐ฅ๐ค๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ ๐ง๐ค๐๐ ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐ก ๐๐ช๐๐ก๐ ๐ข๐ฎ ๐๐๐ช๐ง๐๐โ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ก๐ก ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ค๐ฌ๐๐ง๐จ ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ก ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐ก ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ช๐๐ง ๐๐ฉ."
The word CHURCH never meant building, but every believer who was to accept Jesus and become His masterpiece; and that's you and I today.
________________
Now, let's delve into the scriptures and see the establishment, purpose and real mystery into the meaning of the church. This should help you understand your role and calling in the mission.
๐น๏ธ ๐จ๐ก๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐:
โก๏ธ Ephesians 2:12
"In those days you were living apart from Christ. You were excluded from citizenship among the people of Israel, and you did not know the covenant promises God had made to them. You lived in this world without God and without hope.
โก๏ธ Ephesians 2:13
But now you have been united with Christ Jesus. Once you were far away from God, but now you have been brought near to him through the blood of Christ.
โก๏ธ Ephesians 2:14
For Christ himself has brought peace to us. He united Jews and Gentiles into one people when, in his own body on the cross, he broke down the wall of hostility that separated us.
โก๏ธ Ephesians 2:15
He did this by ending the system of law with its commandments and regulations. He made peace between Jews and Gentiles by creating in himself one new people from the two groups.
โก๏ธ Ephesians 2:16
Together as one body, Christ reconciled both groups to God by means of his death on the cross, and our hostility toward each other was put to death.
โก๏ธ Ephesians 2:17
He brought this Good News of peace to you Gentiles who were far away from him, and peace to the Jews who were near.
โก๏ธ Ephesians 2:18
Now all of us can come to the Father through the same Holy Spirit because of what Christ has done for us.
โก๏ธ Ephesians 2:19
So now you Gentiles are no longer strangers and foreigners. You are citizens along with all of God’s holy people. You are members of God’s family.
โก๏ธ Ephesians 2:20
Together, we are his house, built on the foundation of the apostles and the prophets. And the cornerstone is Christ Jesus himself.
โก๏ธ Ephesians 2:21
We are carefully joined together in him, becoming a holy temple for the Lord.
โก๏ธ Ephesians 2:22
Through him you Gentiles are also being made part of this dwelling where God lives by his Spirit."
~~~~
๐ฅ Verse 20 above says it all: Together, we are his house... And Jesus is the cornerstone.
๐ฅ Verse 21 also says: we are carefully joined together... Becoming a holy temple.
๐ฅ Verse 22 crowns it: Through him... We're made part of the dwelling where God lives by his spirit.
_____________
A building as tagged church today is simply an altar of worship not the scriptural CHURCH.
Sadly, many reverence buildings as church and value it more than human souls (you and me) which is the CHURCH that God dwells.
๐น๏ธ ๐จ๐ก๐๐๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ก๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐๐ก๐ฆ ๐ข๐ ๐๐ข๐โ ๐ฃ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฃ๐ข๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ก๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐
โก๏ธ Ephesians 3:6
"And this is God’s plan: Both Gentiles and Jews who believe the Good News share equally in the riches inherited by God’s children. Both are part of the same body, and both enjoy the promise of blessings because they belong to Christ Jesus.
โก๏ธ Ephesians 3:7
By God’s grace and mighty power, I have been given the privilege of serving him by spreading this Good News.
โก๏ธ Ephesians 3:8
Though I am the least deserving of all God’s people, he graciously gave me the privilege of telling the Gentiles about the endless treasures available to them in Christ.
โก๏ธ Ephesians 3:9
I was chosen to explain to everyone this mysterious plan that God, the Creator of all things, had kept secret from the beginning.
โก๏ธ Ephesians 3:10
God’s purpose in all this was to use the church to display his wisdom in its rich variety to all the unseen rulers and authorities in the heavenly places.
โก๏ธ Ephesians 3:11
This was his eternal plan, which he carried out through Christ Jesus our Lord.
โก๏ธ Ephesians 3:12
Because of Christ and our faith in him, we can now come boldly and confidently into God’s presence.
โก๏ธ Ephesians 3:13
So please don’t lose heart because of my trials here. I am suffering for you, so you should feel honored.
โก๏ธ Ephesians 3:14
When I think of all this, I fall to my knees and pray to the Father,
โก๏ธ Ephesians 3:15
the Creator of everything in heaven and on earth.
โก๏ธ Ephesians 3:16
I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will empower you with inner strength through his Spirit.
โก๏ธ Ephesians 3:17
Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong.
โก๏ธ Ephesians 3:18
And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is.
โก๏ธ Ephesians 3:19
May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God.
โก๏ธ Ephesians 3:20
Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think.
โก๏ธ Ephesians 3:21
Glory to him in the church and in Christ Jesus through all generations forever and ever! Amen."
~~~
๐ฅ Powerfully! The mystery of God's plan for the CHURCH (You and I) has been unraveled in the scriptures above according to the revelations Paul gave.
๐ฅ Ephesians 3:10 above says... "God’s purpose in all this was to use the church to display his wisdom in its rich variety to all the unseen rulers and authorities in the heavenly places."
๐ฅ And Ephesians 3:11 crowns it all... "This was his eternal plan, which he carried out through Christ Jesus our Lord."
We call see the plan wasn't referring to the CHURCH as a building which God was to use to display and show His wisdom in all variety. He was referring to you and I as believers.
๐ฅ Once again, you now know and understand the CHURCH isn't the building you go everyday. And the works/plans of God is to be done through you.
๐ฅYou and I bears the responsibility to share the gospel and good news to save others through the promises and plans of God just as Paul said in Ephesians 3:7-8.
So, it's time the new generation understands our place as a church, place primary importance and reverence on believers as the CHURCH more than they do on buildings.
More so, invest efforts and purpose in fulfilling the mandate of sharing the good news and victory of Jesus. Altogether, we are the church, and must continually work in unity as a family not in competition through denomination and building titles.
~~~
MAY HIS WORD REMAIN BLESSED IN OUR HEARTS AND YIELDS FRUITS. AMEN!!
©Caleb Umaru.
Arabic
French
Spanish
Portuguese
Deutsch
Turkish
Dutch
Italiano
Russian
Romaian
Portuguese (Brazil)
Greek
เคนเคฟเคจเฅเคฆเฅ