Jesus is the Head

[branchesofHim]

Greetings to all in Christ.

Jesus is the five-fold ministry in one Man.

Ephesians 4

11: And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;

Jesus is the Apostle (the sent one to man from God).

Jesus is the Prophet (foretells the future of man for God).

Jesus is the Evangelist (ministers for man's salvation by God).

Jesus is the Pastor (watches through man for God).

Jesus is the Teacher (teaches man with God).

Jesus is from God to man, of man, for man, through man, by man.

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[felix]

Amen.

We were meant to express God. Together and corporately, the Church expresses Christ. For we make up the Body of Christ and Christ Himself is the head. This is God manifested on the earth; the one thing that Satan greatly fears and the one thing that He is working very hard to destroy.

[branchesofHim]

Yes felix.

Every knee shall bow and every tongue confess that Jesus is Lord to the glory of God the Father.

Phillipians 2

"9": Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:

"10": That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;

"11": And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

The devil fears the unity of the Body of Christ because there is much power in unity for God's people.

Matthew 18

"18": Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

"19": Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.

"20": For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.

And when Jesus is in the midst of His people in unity, there is nothing impossible to him that believes.

Ephesians 4

"13": Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ:

"14": That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;

"15": But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:

"16": From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.

"17": This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind,

"18": Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart:

"19": Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.

"20": But ye have not so learned Christ;

"21": If so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus:

"22": That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;

"23": And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;

"24": And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.

"25": Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.

"26": Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

"27": Neither give place to the devil.

"28": Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.

"29": Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

"30": And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.

"31": Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:

"32": And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you

Romans 15

"1": We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.

"2": Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification.

"3": For even Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me.

"4": For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.

"5": Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus:

"6": That ye may with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

"7": Wherefore receive ye one another, as Christ also received us to the glory of God.

That is why I understand the devils motive behind getting God's children into strife with one another. Strife is a long way from unity.

II. Timothy 2

"22": Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

"23": But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes.

"24": And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,

"25": In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;

"26": And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.

James 3

"16": For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.

"17": But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

"18": And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.

Matthew 12

"25": And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand:

Strife brings division and lessens the effectiveness of the Body of Christ to do what it is called to do in the earth.

Let's all pursue peace in our midst. And if someone tries to get you into strife, simply avoid it. Let them go on about their way. Strife and envying brings confusion and every evil work. We, as the members of Christ, don't need any evil work in our midst.

Peace.