Originally Posted by Terry
Listening to message 3, I have this quote and a following comment for your consideration. First a quote from the message;
"The Body will built itself up through growing in life and through skillful function, but there is a step that precedes this and at the heart of the God ordained way is the recovery and practice of this step. Unless this step is understood and practiced in the Local Churches, the Lord will have no way to complete the building.and therefore no way to return for the bride. So first the Lord is building Himself into our being. In particular He selects certain members of the Body that He will manifest as gifts. Apostles, prophets, evangelists, shepherds, and teachers. And He will make these ones as we saw in the wonderful message this morning, His co-workers. His fellow workers. God's goal to build up the Body will be their only goal. And the Lord will work Himself into them as gold, silver, and precious stones. And then their main responsibility will be to make other believers the same as they are"
He meaning the Lord will select certain members of the Body that He will manifest as gifts? My comprehension when reading 1 Corinthians 12 is as believers, we all have varying mesaures of gifts. Some may have a greater measure of a gift or gifts than another, but each one "is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good."
Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit. And there are varieties of ministries, and the same Lord. There are varieties of effects, but the same God who works all things in all persons. But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. For to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, and to another the word of knowledge according to the same Spirit; to another faith by the same Spirit, and to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, and to another the effecting of miracles, and to another prophecy, and to another the distinguishing of spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, and to another the interpretation of tongues. But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually just as He wills.
Now you are Christ’s body, and individually members of it. And God has appointed in the church, first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations, various kinds of tongues. All are not apostles, are they? All are not prophets, are they? All are not teachers, are they? All are not workers of miracles, are they? All do not have gifts of healings, do they? All do not speak with tongues, do they? All do not interpret, do they? But earnestly desire the greater gifts.
And I show you a still more excellent way.
1 Corinthians 12:4-11,27-31
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