Monday, June 4, 2018

Ephesians 4:11-13 Part 2 of 3

So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.  

the evangelists 
Acts 21:8  Leaving the next day, we reached Caesarea and stayed at the house of Philip the evangelist, one of the Seven.
2 Timothy 4:5  But you, keep your head in all situations, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, discharge all the duties of your ministry. 

the pastors and teachers 
Acts 13:1  Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch) and Saul.
Romans 2:21  ... you, then, who teach others, do you not teach yourself? You who preach against stealing, do you steal?
Romans 12:2  ... if it is serving, then serve; if it is teaching, then teach; ... 
1 Corinthians 14:26  What then shall we say, brothers and sisters? When you come together, each of you has a hymn, or a word of instruction, a revelation, a tongue or an interpretation. Everything must be done so that the church may be built up. 
1 Timothy 1:7  They [teachers of false doctrines] want to be teachers of the law, but they do not know what they are talking about or what they so confidently affirm. 
James 3:1  Not many of you should become teachers, my fellow believers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly.

so that the body of Christ 
1 Corinthians 12:27  Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it.

may be built up 
Romans 14:19  Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification. 

until we all reach unity 
Ephesians 4:3  Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.

[brackets are mine]

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