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The Bible truth of the Five-Fold Ministry comes from Ephesians 4:11, "It was God 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."
Based and founded on God's Holy Word, as a result of this verse, We believe God has never removed these Ministering gifts or is raising His sons and daughters in this hour and season, the offices of Apostle and Prophet, Teachers in the Body of Christ biblical spiritual fellowships 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, and not they themselves do the work or ministry, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and 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 is not built up to unity in the faith and has not attained the whole measure of the fullness of Christ, the Bible facts go, the offices of Apostles and Prophets, and Teachers must still be in effect and God Himself control and the Head of His Leading Elders.
However, Ephesians 2:20 informs us that Christ's Church is "built on the foundation of the Apostles and Prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as The Chief Cornerstone."
The Apostles and Prophets were and are the foundation of the Church, are we still building the Churches without them? Although Jesus Christ is most definitely active in His Church Family Fellowships 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 we who are Elders, Ministers must work together with God's Apostles and Prophets and Teachers, who are the Biblical Order in His body the Churches, so that God's sons and daughters will be completed and fulfill their callings and ministries. Amen.
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 complete revelation of God. The Bible contains everything the church needs to know to grow, thrive, and fulfill God’s mission (2 Timothy 3:15-16).
The cornerstone work of the apostles 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.
Written and Shared By, God's Nations Churches Apostle, James R, Winfree, Sr.
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