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GoD's WorK - God's Puzzle Solved

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What Is The Ministry734 Then miracles,5 Then healings,6 Then helps, etc.This is not an order of hierarchy or rank, but definitions of whowill serve the most (“diakonos”) and in what capacity. Isn’t thatamazing? It is, also, surprising how some have totally departedfrom the truth about this overall concept. One point of evidenceillustrating the stark truth of this claim is how wisdom, miraclesand healings can help in the most meaningful ways to serve thechurch to the greatest capacity. But they are never a rank orauthority or “pecking order” that is placed over others, as whensome individuals may presume himself to be “an apostle.”When Does God Call You?Since these gifts are for the benefit of everyone, when does Godbegin to provide them for use by The Body of Christ? This is amost important question. Paul does not want you to be ignorantabout the spiritual gifts, which God gives to everyone in thechurch. He relates the history of these gifts. Paul said, “…noman speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: andthat no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the HolyGhost” (I Corinthians 12:1-3).Paul tells The Corinthian Gentiles, that as soon as God callsthem to believe in Jesus Christ, this begins a transformation bymeans of God’s Holy Spirit working in them. They, on their own,without God calling them, did not come to believe Jesus was TheSavior. His Holy Spirit caused them to come to Christ. This isthe way it is with everyone. Every gift comes from God, as long

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