Every Believer Can Walk In The 4-Fold Ministry Part 2

Every Believer Can Walk In The 4-Fold Ministry Part 2

As mentioned in part 1, every believer can walk out the 4-fold ministry in Eph 4:11.

The 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐝 no longer talks about gifts because he embodies a Person: 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐲 (Col 1:27). Jesus didn't walk in giftings. He walked in identity ----- as a Son of God. The creation is waiting for sons of God to be manifested (Rom 8:19), not people who merely move in gifts.

Reminder: The Corinthians were immature and Paul had to feed them with milk (not solid food) and talked to them about gifts.

But you have been anointed by the Holy One, and you all have 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞. - 1 John 2:20

The word 'knowledge' is not a good English translation. In the Greek, it says, "𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐬".

But the anointing that you received from Him abides in you, and 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐧𝐨 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮. But as His anointing 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠, and is true, and is no lie—just as it has taught you, 𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐇𝐢𝐦. - 1 John 2:27

Because we are anointed as sons, the Holy Spirit came upon us (Gal 4:6; Lk 4:18; Acts 1:8). The Holy Spirit teaches every believer ALL things (Jn 14:26).

In other words, a believer 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 anyone to teach him concerning the Word of truth, 𝐈𝐅 𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐨𝐝 (1 Jn 2:27; Jn 15:5; Jn 7:17), because he has the mind of Christ (1 Cor 2:16).

If we don't need anyone to teach us the Word of truth, is there a place for the 4-fold ministers? Of course!

We will look at that in Part 3.