GOD IS WAITING ON US!!!

 IN THE SIXTY-FOUR YEARS OF LIVING, I' HAVEN'T SEEN THIS AMONG CHRIST CHURCHES:

( Members In the One Body Of Jesus Christ, Should Have The Very SAME CARE For Each Other!!! ).

Biblical Truth Time With, Your Serving National And Global Nations Media, Apostle James R, Winfree, Sr.

Our Lord's chosen and anointed Churches Apostle Paul given orders to the Corinthian Church and All Churches in Jesus Christ...12 For just as the body is one and yet has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so too is Christ. 13 For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body. Whether Jews or Greeks or slaves or free, we were all made to drink of the one Spirit. 14 For in fact the body is not a single member, but many. 15 If the foot says, “Since I am not a hand, I am not part of the body,” it does not lose its membership in the body because of that.

16 And if the ear says, “Since I am not an eye, I am not part of the body,” it does not lose its membership in the body because of that. 17 If the whole body were an eye, what part would do the hearing? If the whole were an ear, what part would exercise the sense of smell? 18 But as a matter of fact,( God has placed each of the members in the body just as He decided, We are not All, Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists, Pastors, Teachers, Bishops, Elders, Prophetess, Leading Elect Ladies, Founders ). 19 If they were all the same member, where would the body be? 20 So now there are many members, but one body. 21 The eye cannot say to the hand, “I do not need you,” nor in turn can the head say to the foot, “I do not need you.”

22 On the contrary, those members that SEEM to be weaker are essential, 23 and those members WE CONSIDER less honorable we clothe with greater honor, and our unpresentable members are clothed with dignity, 24 but our presentable members do not need this. Instead, God has blended together with the body, giving greater honor to the lesser member, 25 so that there may be no division in the body, but the members may have mutual concern for one another. 26 If one member suffers, everyone suffers with it. If a member is honored, all rejoice with it. Take this also into consideration God's sons and daughters, God Himself placed in the Churches Apostles and Prophets, not under Pastors but ordered by the Lord.

So even though the Word of God is both talking about many members connected to one body in Christ, I hear some religious people are thinking that just their Pastors, Bishops, Founders should be supported, and this is so far from the gospel truth.

Let me take a shot at this in the Holy Spirit anointing.

Even though Apostle Paul is using body parts for his illustration, you might say that today's Church memberships are “cutting off their nose to spite their face” ( LOL!!! ). Get it, “cut off their noses . . .”

Anyways, the body parts are jealous that they do all the work on behalf of the stomach, while the stomach just sits there and enjoys the “fruit” of their work.

So they decide to quit giving the stomach food.

But when they quit, they all get weak because they aren’t getting enough nutrients anymore.

But Apostle Paul isn’t talking about a jealousy situation like that is he?

Today's Church leaders are different than Apostle Paul because today's purpose is to promote and support only three ministry gifts, Pastors, Bishops, and Ministry Founders, leaving out what is very important in God's eyes, members of Jesus Christ body.

Apostle Paul’s purpose is to promote flourishing Church Members' life together in the Spirit and shared wealth equality.

The Spirit ALONE distributes the gifts as the Spirit decides.

11 It is one and the same Spirit, distributing as He decides to each son or daughter, who produces all these things.

What about our natural abilities, aren’t these spiritual gifts?

In the body metaphor the hand, the foot, the eye, and the “weaker” members, and “less honorable” members are mentioned.

The hand remains a hand. The foot remains afoot.

These are ways we were created. When we join the body of Christ, the Holy Spirit empowers our God-given creational gifts for service in the kingdom.

BUT THESE ARE NOT THE SPIRITUAL GIFTS GOD GIVES TO EVERY MEMBER OF THE BODY — Apostles, Prophets, Teachers, gifts of faith, healing, tongues, interpretation, words of wisdom, knowledge. These gifts are given to everyone AS THE HEAVENLY FATHER GOD HIMSELF DECIDES, no matter their creational gifts.

Examples in the Bible — Daniel and his friends are described in Daniel 1:3 as: young men in whom there was no physical defect and who were handsome, well versed in all kinds of wisdom, well-educated and having keen insight, and who were capable of entering the king’s royal service.

So Daniel had all these creational gifts. But then God filled Daniel to overflowing so he could use these gifts and benefit the kingdom. He also gave Daniel the spiritual gift of interpreting dreams, which had nothing to do with his abilities.

Everyone is given spiritual gifts to serve the body of the Lord God Jesus Christ First, slave, free, Jew, Greek, male, female, and especially those with disabilities, those who are poor, those we consider marginal:

On the contrary, those members that SEEM to be weaker are essential, 23 and those members WE CONSIDER less honorable we clothe with greater honor, and our unpresentable members are clothed with dignity, 24 but our presentable members do not need this. Instead, God has blended together with the body, giving greater honor to the lesser member,

God gives the lesser member greater honor! This means, in the context of 1 Corinthians that they are given gifts of power, miracles, healings, faith, words of wisdom, and knowledge in One and By One God-given Spirit, and We All God's sons and daughters, Christ members, should and must Be, loved, respected, honored, and financially supported in God's Household of Faith. Amen.

Lovingly, Truthfully, Respectfully, Straight Out Of God's Living Word.
Given By, Apostle James R, Winfree, Sr.

( J.B.W.M. ).