3 how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? This salvation was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard Him,
Why? He reveals the purpose and promises of staying true to the Lord Jesus, Christ the Son of God: Unity, Maturity, and Ministry building as His body and His holy children
Unity and Maturity in Christ
13until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God, as we mature to the full measure of the stature of Christ. 14Then we will no longer be infants, tossed about by the waves and carried around by every wind of teaching and by the clever cunning of men in their deceitful scheming. 15Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Christ Himself, who is the head. 16From Him the whole body, fitted and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love through the work of each individual part.
So that we will grow up into Christ, the head of the church’s body. Let’s speak the truth in love!
14Then we will no longer be infants, tossed about by the waves and carried around by every wind of teaching and by the clever cunning of men in their deceitful scheming.
15Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Christ Himself, who is the head.
16From Him the whole body, fitted and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love through the work of each individual part.
Pray that the Lord protects us from being shaken by the winds and waves of deceptive doctrines, that Jesus Christ guides our apostleship as lights of the world and houses of the Holy Spirit! Amen.
3 how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? This salvation was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard Him,
Receive God’s gifts: signs, wonders, miracles and above all Christ Jesus! Heavenly Father, Hallowed be Your Name. Your kingdom come, your will be done.
Paul answers, The One Jesus Christ, who humbled Himself in the form of a man and manger born child is the same One whose glory and greatness ascends above all heavens and earth, that He is the fulfillment of the Psalm’s saying
10 The One who descended is also the One who ascended far above all the heavens, that He might fill all things.
Ｗhat is the meaning of this mystery?
Mystery Revealed:
The meaning of the mystery, the Unity of the Church with Christ, means the breathtaking possibility of the Union between man with God!
31 “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.”
32 This is a profound mystery—but I am talking about Christ and the church.
Mind-blowing marital meaning! The cause is clear, so the hand of action is near – what must we do to fulfill our wedding vows in matrimony as Christians in the church?
We must as Paul says,
Ephesians 4:1-6 New International Version (NIV)
Unity and Maturity in the Body of Christ
4 As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. 2 Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. 3 Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. 4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called; 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism; 6 one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.
Notice Paul’s question in the very next verse which leads to a deeper discernment concerning the meaning of the gifts and the mystery of Christ’s ascension:
9 But what does “He ascended” mean except that He descended to the lower parts of the earth?
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