GOD'S ULTIMATE INTENTION
“Paul dwelt two whole years in his own
rented house, and received all who came to him, preaching the kingdom of
God and teaching the things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ with
all confidence, no one forbidding him.” -ACTS 28:30,31
Apostles,
prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers must point people to Christ.
Otherwise they are not fulfilling the purpose for which God placed them
in the Body to begin with. Apostolic ministry is not an end unto
itself, but is a means to an end. Prophetic ministry is not an end unto
itself, but is a means to an end. Evangelistic ministry is not an end
unto itself, but is a means to an end. Pastoral and teaching ministries
are not ends unto themselves, but are a means to an end.
What is
the end? What is the purpose? What does it all lead to? It leads to “the
measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ” (Ephesians 4:13). The
fullness of Christ, the full-knowledge of Him – this is God’s Goal and
His Ultimate Intention.
Source:“The Church in the Wilderness” by Chip Brogden
http://www.chipbrogden.com/books/the-church-in-the-wilderness
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