Wednesday, June 21, 2017

No Solo Saints...

Ephesians 4:11 And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds[c] and teachers, 12 to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, 13 until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ, 14 so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes. 15 Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ,16 from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love.
Lots of times, when we hear the word "Saint" as in "Saint Paul", we get the picture of these rare spiritual heroes who are bigger than life. But Paul himself had no such concept.  The Key word here is "We". God gave us so that we... Anyone can be a spiritual hermit, looking out at the world thinking everyone else is evil.  True spirituality can only be tested and proven in community, in relationship, in response and reaction to what others do, say, and think toward us.  Sainthood is by no means perfection, but process - becoming who God intends us to be in Christ.  So join in!

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