The Incredible Human Potential PDF - Church of God Faithful Flock
The Incredible Human Potential PDF - Church of God Faithful Flock
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THE INCREDIBLE HUMAN POTENTIAL 119But WHAT OF ÜOD'S CHURCH? How IS IT ORGANIZED? lt is aspiritual organism - but also it is PHYSICALLY ORGANIZED, as weshall now see.<strong>The</strong> <strong>Church</strong> is the begotten Family - or household <strong>of</strong> <strong>God</strong>(Eph. 2: 19), "And are built u pon the FOUNDATION <strong>of</strong> the apostlesand prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief comer stone"(Eph. 2:20).lt is, continues verse 21, like a "building fit1y framed together[which] groweth unto an holy TEMPLE in the Lord."lt is the TEMPLE to which Christ shall come at His secondcoming in GLORY! lt is that Body <strong>of</strong> Christ that is the affiancedBRIDE <strong>of</strong> Christ, to be married to Him (as the Old Covenant was amarriage covenant) when He returns.Ephesians says: "... Christ also 1oved the church, and gavehimself for it, that he might present it to himse1f a GLORiousCHURCH" (Eph. 5:25-27) in the resurrection!Of that same marriage, Revelation says: "Alleluia: for theLord <strong>God</strong> omnipotent reigneth. Let us be glad and rejoice, andgive honour to him: for the MARRIAGE <strong>of</strong> the Lamb [Christ] iscome, and his wife [the resurrected glorified <strong>Church</strong>] hath madeherself ready" (Rev. 19:6-7).lt is not only a SPIRITUAL ORGANISM - it is a well-organizedphysica1 ORGANIZATION! Notice 1 Corinthians 12: "... brethren 1would not have you ignorant" (1 Cor. 12: 1). "But now are theymany members, YET BUT ONE BODY" (verse 20.)And it is a well ORGANIZED body (verses 4-6, 11-12): "Nowthere are diversities <strong>of</strong> gifts, but the same Spirit. And there are differences<strong>of</strong> administrations, but the same Lord. And there are diversities<strong>of</strong> operations, but it is the same <strong>God</strong> which worketh all inall ... But all these worketh that one and the se1fsame Spirit, dividingto every man severally as he wi/1. For the body is ONE" -united, organized into cooperative team-work - not scattered individuals,each claiming to serve <strong>God</strong> in his own way!Continuing: "For ... the body is ONE, and hath many members,and all the members <strong>of</strong>that ONE BODY, being many, are ONEBODY, so also is Christ. For by ONE SPIRIT are we all baptized intoone body ... That there shou1d be no schism [division] in thebody; but that the members shou1d have the same care [that is,
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