The Spiritual Gifts (Part 3)
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There are 3 different types of Spiritual Gifts (as recorded in 1 Cor 12:4-6
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(:4) There are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit (Gifts of the Holy Spirit).
(:5) There are differences of ministries, but the same Lord (the Ministries of Christ.
(:6) And there are diversities of activities, but it is the same God who works all in all (the Appointed of God).
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3. The Appointed of God
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And God has appointed these in the church: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations, varieties of tongues. 1 Cor 12:28 (NKJ)
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Whenever a new church is formed, God will appoint apostles, prophets, teachers, etc in the church for the spiritual growth of the sheep. He will choose anyone who is available for service as His servant.
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Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Are all workers of miracles? Do all have gifts of healings? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret? 1 Cor 12:29 (NKJ)
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God knew that many of these church leaders will not be satisfied with what they were appointed and annointed, and they will fight for better positions, thus sowing discords amongst themselves.
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But earnestly desire the best gifts. And yet I show you a more excellent way. 1Cor 12:30 (NKJ)
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God told them that their appointments and the annointings were not the best gifts, and God also showed them the most excellent way to receive the best gifts in 1Cor 13.
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Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profits me nothing. 1Cor 13:1-3 (NKJ)
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Besides `Charity or Love', there is no other way. Once you love God, you will love your brethren. And once you love God, you will obey His commandments, His Word and Jesus teachings. Then you are His disciples. Read more `Ministries of Christ'
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If someone says, "I love God," and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen? I Jn 4:20 (NKJ)
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All the above appointments of God are also annointed and empowered by God to carry out their duties and responsibilities for the benefit of the congregation (sheep). These are all servants of God. {They are similar to the annointed in the Old Testament. For whenever there were needs of prophets, priests or kings, God will appoint and annoint them.} They are all expected to walk in love and to be transformed by obeying Jesus' commandments {"If you love Me, keep My commandments." John 14:15 (NKJ)} and His word {Jesus answered and said to him, "If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him." John 14:23 (NKJ)}. and to receive the ministries of Christ. (Ministries of Christ).
Be doer of the Word and then you will surely
become the disciple of our Lord jesus Christ
Disappointedly, majority of these servants of God in this generation, refuse to be doers of the Word by crucify their flesh for many are still lovers of this world and the things therein.
See video by Pastor David Wilkerson
Because of this, we see many Church leaders fall because of adultery, lies, covetousness, pride, and indulging in distorted truth and heresies as prophesied in the epistle of Peter. Read more on Depraved Christs
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But these, like natural brute beasts made to be caught and destroyed, speak evil of the things they do not understand, and will utterly perish in their own corruption, and will receive the wages of unrighteousness, as those who count it pleasure to carouse in the daytime. They are spots and blemishes, carousing in their own deceptions while they feast with you, having eyes full of adultery and that cannot cease from sin, beguiling unstable souls. They have a heart trained in covetous practices, and are accursed children. They have forsaken the right way and gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Beor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness; 2 Pet 2:12-15 (NKJ)
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Even though they have departed from the truth, God's gifts and appointments (calling) are irrevocable {For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable. Rom 11:29 (NKJ)}. Thus, these depraved Christian leaders will still be able to heal the sick, cast our demons, perform miracles, preach, teach, witness, prophesy and administrate in Jesus name. They can be very successful according to the world standard.
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"Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, 'Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?' And then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!'" Matt 7:21-23 (NKJ)
lawlessness means without God's laws i.e. disobedient to the
word of God, His commandments and Jesus teachings.
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Examples of well known annointed in the O.T.
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King David - He had written the majority of the Psalms and loved by subjects.
Yet, he was an adulterer, a deceiver, and a murderer.
Beware, for there will be many convincing teachers and annointed pastors, but they may even be adulterers and murderers
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King Solomon - the wisest king and respected by subjects and many countries.
Yet, he (1,001 wives) defiles the land by building temples for some to worship idols.
Beware, for there will be many wise and prudent pastors, but they may even be idol worshippers (covetous, carnal and worldly).
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King Saul - one who was so humble and so forgiving. He was trying to please God.
Yet, he disobey God by not waiting for the priest to offer the sacrifice.
Beware, for there will be many carnal leaders who will use the Lord's name and saying to justify their disobedience.
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The priest Eli - he was a good priest and obedient to the laws of God.
Yet, he refused to admonish his sons who committed abominations in the Temple.
Beware, for they will be many so-called godly pastors and yet when you see the behaviour of the children they disgrace the Lord.
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There are so many more examples such as the kings of Judae and Israel, priesthood, prophets, Samson, etc.
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Pastors, Church leaders and Christian leaders, please forsake all the wrong teachings and distorted doctrines and go back to the Bible and the word of God., otherwise you will not be able to minister to God but to men only.
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The misled Levites were allowed to continue working as servants in the Temple and minister to the people but they were not allowed to enter the Holy place or minister to God.
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"And the Levites who went far from Me, when Israel went astray, who strayed away from Me after their idols, they shall bear their iniquity. Yet they shall be ministers in My sanctuary, as gatekeepers of the house and ministers of the house; they shall slay the burnt offering and the sacrifice for the people, and they shall stand before them to minister to them. Because they ministered to them before their idols and caused the house of Israel to fall into iniquity, therefore I have raised My hand in an oath against them," says the Lord GOD, "that they shall bear their iniquity. And they shall not come near Me to minister to Me as priest, nor come near any of My holy things, nor into the Most Holy Place; but they shall bear their shame and their abominations which they have committed. Nevertheless I will make them keep charge of the temple, for all its work, and for all that has to be done in it." Ezek 44:10-14 (NKJ)
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Since our God is the same yesterday, today, and forever and He never changes, then He will also prevent all those misled pastors, church and Christian leaders and full time workers (today's Levites) from ministering to Him. Though, they may have big congregations and ministries and recognized by man as godly Christian leaders (allowed by God to continue serving man), yet they will not be able to come before God or serve Him. No wonder, many pastors are preaching worldly wisdoms and most of their sermons are taken from books because they do not hear from God anymore. Feed the flock with the unleavened bread - the pure word of God and not heresies and worldly wisdom. Do not be the evil servant.
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"But if that evil servant says in his heart, 'My master is delaying his coming,' and begins to beat his fellow servants, and to eat and drink with the drunkards, the master of that servant will come on a day when he is not looking for him and at an hour that he is not aware of, and will cut him in two and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth." Matt 24:48-51 (NKJ)
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"The LORD said to him, 'In what way?' So he said, 'I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.' And the LORD said, 'You shall persuade him, and also prevail. Go out and do so.' Therefore look! The LORD has put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these prophets of yours, and the LORD has declared disaster against you." IKing 22:22-23 (NKJ)
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Because all these covetous, carnal, worldly and misled Christian leaders are not able to come before the presence of God and thus are not able to hear from God, they will have to depend on worldly wisdom to teach. They often lie that they have revelation and fellowship with God, that God allows the lying spirits to lead them hoping that their sins will be exposed.
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Repent, and immediately obey the word of God and be His disciples.
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Then, His grace will once again be upon you. He will forgive all your sins and heretic teachings. David repented of his sins and God used him mightity in his Pslams to strengthen us. Once again you will sinless in His sight and He will allow you to enter His Holy place and to minister to Him again. You will hear from Him again and you will not require others' writings for your sermons. Hallelujah, our merciful God be praise forever.
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"But the priests, the Levites, the sons of Zadok, who kept charge of My sanctuary when the children of Israel went astray from Me, they shall come near Me to minister to Me; and they shall stand before Me to offer to Me the fat and the blood," says the Lord GOD. "They shall enter My sanctuary, and they shall come near My table to minister to Me, and they shall keep My charge." Ezek 44:15-16 (NKJ)
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But there were also false prophets among the people, even as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Lord who bought them, and bring on themselves swift destruction. And many will follow their destructive ways, because of whom the way of truth will be blasphemed. By covetousness they will exploit you with deceptive words; for a long time their judgment has not been idle, and their destruction does not slumber. 2 Pet 2:1-3
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