OUR MINISTRY IN CHRIST JESUS. The labor of the apostles was not devoted to persuading the Church to comply with certain doctrines, but that Christ would be formed in the Church. Paul testified of this to the Galatians: "My children, with whom I am again in labor until Christ is formed in you" (Galatians 4:19). This is the purpose of all true ministry—that Christ is formed. Jesus is the finished work. Our goal is not formation, but TRANSFORMATION! He made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His kind intention which He purposed in Him with a view to an administration suitable to the fullness of the times, That is, the summing up of all things in Christ, things in the heavens and things upon the earth, in Him (Ephesians 1:9-10). "That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit" (John 3:6). Only the Spirit of God can bring forth Christ. The absolute best human intentions can only bring forth that which is flesh. The best that man can offer is still rooted in The Tree of Knowledge. Because of this Paul explained to the men of Athens: "He [God] is not served by human hands" (Acts 17:25) Jesus testified: "An hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers shall worship the Father in spirit and truth; for such people the Father seeks to be His worshipers. God is spirit; and those who worship Him must worship Him in spirit and truth" (John 4:23-24). We will be worshipers to the degree that we are open to His Spirit to move through us.
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