Summary of Spiritual Gifts, Part 5 (TMF:878)

Wednesday, May 02, 2018
Peace to Live By: Summary of Spiritual Gifts, Part 5 (TMF:878) - Daniel Litton
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       We all have different functions and responsibilities within the body. And, notice, that each of these gifts exists to fulfill the second greatest command, that we should love our neighbors as ourselves. None of the gifts are for selfish, personal use. Finally, let’s look at a passage in Ephesians chapter 4: “And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ” (Ephesians 4:11, 12, ESV). Now, here the Apostle Paul adds some additional categories from the Romans 12 passage. First are the apostles, which I believe to be limited to the original apostles called by Jesus himself. That is, the Eleven original ones plus Matthias, which the first church chose to replace Judas. Some believe this choice by Peter’s leading was made in error, but I do not believe it was an error. We call Paul the Apostle Paul, for he called himself that, for he was one untimely born, and the last to be called by Christ.