Christians what?

Question

is the 5 fold ministry

voqachic we are still building on to the foundation, the apostles and prophets are in earth today how can the church be perfected or come into unity of the faith w/o them

Answer 1

The 5 fold ministry is in reference to Ephesians 4:11- "It was He who gave some to be (1) apostles, some to be (2) prophets, some to be(3) evangelists, and some to be (4) pastors and (5) teachers, to prepare God's people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ."

In other words, the ongoing ministry of the Holy Spirit in believers' lives. Apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors , teachers are offices for today's church, not just in the past. However, those claiming to fill these positions must be checked to be sure they are Biblically correct.

Answer 2

Question: "What is the five (5) fold ministry?"

Answer: The concept of the five-fold ministry comes from Ephesians 4:11, "It was he who gave some to be (1) apostles, some to be (2) prophets, some to be (3) evangelists, and some to be (4) pastors and (5) teachers." Primarily as a result of this verse, some believe God has restored, or is restoring, the offices of apostles and prophet in the church today. Ephesians 4:12-13 tells us that the purpose of the five-fold ministry is, "to prepare God's people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ." So, since the body of Christ definitely is not built up to unity in the faith and has not attained to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ - the offices of apostle and prophet must still be in effect.

However, Ephesians 2:20 informs us that the church is, "built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the chief cornerstone." If the apostles and prophets were the foundation of the church, are we still building the foundation? Hebrews 6:1-3 encourages us to move on from the foundation. Although Jesus Christ is most definitely active in the church today, His role as the cornerstone of the church was completed with His death, burial, resurrection, and ascension. If the work of the cornerstone is, in that sense, complete - so must the work of the apostles and prophets, who were the foundation.

What was the role of the apostles and prophets? It was to proclaim God's revelation, to teach the new truth the church would need to grow and thrive. The apostles and prophets completed this mission. How? By giving us the Word of God. The Word of God is the completed revelation of God. The Bible contains everything the church needs to know to grow, thrive, and fulfill God's mission. The cornerstone work of the apostle and prophets is complete. The ongoing work of the apostles and prophets is manifested in the Holy Spirit speaking through and teaching us God's Word. In that sense, the five-fold ministry is still active.

Recommended Resource: Satisfied by the Promise of the Spirit by Thomas Edgar.

Answer 3

At my church we:
1. Praise our God
2.We worship our God
3.We walk with our God
4. We work for our God
5.We make disciples for our God
I do not know if this is the answer for your question but it workd for me.

Answer 4

Basically, The Hand of God...

If we are deformed, then how can we be of good use ? the last days are upon us, and we MUST clean the temple ! We must be pure and Holy ! We MUST ! otherwise, the presentation will be of none effect ...

Answer 5

Amen
God bless you for your answers Wayne and Nicky

Answer 6

I agree with Nicky

Answer 7

I have no Idea. Five Books Of Moses?

Answer 8

Don't know.

GOD bless