Love Fulfilled Ministry

the ones in power of God guarded through faith to the extent a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time (1 Peter 1:5) We await the fullness of our salvation, the redemption of our bodies. Until then we are being guarded through faith. There is an inseparable connection between faith and the spiritual. Faith comes from the word of God (Jesus being the Word, the author and perfecter of our faith through knowledge of him) and the words of Jesus are Spirit and truth, living and active through the word and Spirit. The Spirit guides us into the truth and teaches us to abide in Jesus who is truth thus these are inseparable. Truth and faith are inseparable, the words of Jesus exist truth. The words of Jesus exist life, living bread, therefore life and truth are inseparable. Faith and love are inseparable also, as faith is energized through love as the love of God is poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is the guarantor of our inheritance. It is an amazing

 a poor widow approached the treasury putting in two small coins which existed about a penny (Mark 12:41–44) That the widow gave into the treasury I have never heard taught and explained. Understanding the concept of the treasury laws actually changes how I view this and how people misuse this verse. The word treasury γαζοφυλάκιον ( gazophylakion , from gaza and phulaké ) speaks of the treasury guard or watch. There were Levites assigned as guards of the temple and some were to guard the temple treasury and the gifts that had been dedicated to God (1 Chronicles 26). I have read of brass and other types of boxes used for them to put the treasury in, but giving to the treasury under guard makes sense to me. This money was to be used for the up keep of the temple but has a spiritual significance in the new covenant. Each adult on the census was required to give each year a certain amount to the treasury, half a shekel but the widow only gave 2 mites or copper coins. Jesus did not condemn

for this very thing the gospel was preached to the dead so that men judged according to fleshly men live now according to God, spiritual (1 Peter 4:6) What is the purpose of suffering? Have you ever been asked this question and were you able to answer it? If you are in Christ the scriptures have an answer, "for this very thing the gospel was preached to the dead so that men judged according to fleshly men live now according to God, spiritual." (1 Peter 4:6). We see two ways to view this, at present and in eternity. In eternity we will exist spiritual and have a redeemed body and be like Christ. At the present we await our salvation, the redemption of our body and live in a body in which sin dwells. * At the present we are alive of the Spirit, spiritual, and fleshly, and these two opposing forces work against each other. This in itself is suffering as we await the fullness of our salvation and the glorious freedom of the children of God. Suffering in this body has a purpose. 

both to know the love of Christ surpassing knowledge so to be filled to the fullness of God (Ephesians 3:13-21) Paul writes to the church to be encouraged in his sufferings because it is for their glory (Ephesians 3:13-16). For their glory, so they are being transformed from glory to glory, so love is useful for maturing them in Christ so that they are filled to fullness of God (Ephesians 3:19). Glorification speaks of maturity, God purposed fullness in Christ when Jesus ascended on high he gives gifts to men to that children grow into fullness, into the head who is Christ (Ephesians 4: 7-16). The glory being revealed to Paul in the fellowship of the suffering of Christ in his body is being taught to us so that it is useful for our glory, to mature us. Love is such an important part of growing up, it is a maturing love of Christ. now, not only but we boast in our sufferings knowing because suffering works out endurance, and endurance proves one and proving hope, and hope doesn't sh

all writing [scripture] is God breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for restoration, for rearing of children, that in righteousness so that the man of God exists perfectly equipped for all good works (2 Timothy 3:16-17) The words of Jesus are useful to mature the child. We have to be careful and complete when we teach about good works. There are two types of works, works by themselves and works that come from maturity or perfection in Christ. Some people justify (having a right stance before God) themselves by their works and others know justification is by grace through redemption, the blood of Jesus, and received through faith (Galatians 2:15-21). If I go back to the Law and build up that which Jesus tore down I nullify the grace of God for if righteousness could be obtained through it Christ died for nothing. In the new covenant, the words of Jesus are to mature us so that from righteousness flows fruit of good works. You have cut yourself off from Christ, you who are

because those he foreknew he also predestined to become conformed to the image of his Son... (Romans 8:29) The word conformed is συμμορφόω summorphoó  – (from sýn, "together with" and morphḗ; "form, shape, outward appearance"). Conformed in the bible speaks of the outward form embodying the new inner form (the new birth of the Spirit indwelling the child of God) so that the full form is in likeness of God's divine nature. *  So conformed means to be like or similar to Jesus who exists a reflection of the image of God. The idea is being imitators of God (in outwardly form) like as beloved children of God, walking in love just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us (Ephesians 5:1-3).  now, we know all things work for good, to the ones called according to his purpose, because those he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son (Romans 8:28-30) Whether through foreknowledge that you would believe or before you did anything good or b

hence why a man leaves the father and the mother and joins with that his wife and the two exist one flesh. This mystery is profound, now, I speak to the extent of Christ and the church (Ephesians 5:31-32) The word surrender is not used in the process of growth in scriptures. What is used is being joined with Christ in his suffering, united in his death, and crucified with him. There is a great mystery in joining to Christ in our bodies. We must first be joined with Christ spiritually. *   Then just as a man leaves his father and mother and joins with his wife, the two become one flesh, we too become joined with Christ bodily. for the husband exists the head of the wife like as Christ also the head of the church, himself the savior of the body (Ephesians 5:23-23) Christ is also savior of the body. Paul is using the relationship between a man and woman, when they leave their parents and join in marriage whereby two become as one flesh, (which is also spoken as the consummation of marriag