Hello everyone, I am new to the forum.
I want to start a conversation about the passage of scripture there is a lot of contention about in the body of Christ.
1 Corinthians 13:10 But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.
I started by trying to understand what worship is, and I thought Romans 12 gave a good definition. Become a living sacrifice as our true and proper worship. How do we do that, by being renewed of mind and following the purposes of God. What happens after that? Warning: judge your faith according to what God has given you and not what everyone else has, then he explains the different giftings to benefit our ministries that are distributed for three reasons (Ephesians 4:12) For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ and then further instructions on basic principles of Christian living that fall under this lifestyle of sacrifice/worship.
I was then taking a class and learning about all the controversy about what gifts and administrations are still for today and which are not. The two views I learned about was "That which is perfect" is talking about either Christ or the canon of scripture.
I believe in context, that verse applies to neither of those two, but that it refers to the body of Christ, which is what all three chapters on gifts of the spirit I used were talking about. In context it would make sense that what is in part is done away when they are no longer useful and beneficial for the perfecting of the saints, the work of the ministry, and the edifying of the body of Christ. When will the body of Christ reach this point of maturity?
Ephesians 4:13-15
Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:
That we [henceforth] be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, [and] cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, [even] Christ:
What are your thoughts?
I want to start a conversation about the passage of scripture there is a lot of contention about in the body of Christ.
1 Corinthians 13:10 But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.
I started by trying to understand what worship is, and I thought Romans 12 gave a good definition. Become a living sacrifice as our true and proper worship. How do we do that, by being renewed of mind and following the purposes of God. What happens after that? Warning: judge your faith according to what God has given you and not what everyone else has, then he explains the different giftings to benefit our ministries that are distributed for three reasons (Ephesians 4:12) For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ and then further instructions on basic principles of Christian living that fall under this lifestyle of sacrifice/worship.
I was then taking a class and learning about all the controversy about what gifts and administrations are still for today and which are not. The two views I learned about was "That which is perfect" is talking about either Christ or the canon of scripture.
I believe in context, that verse applies to neither of those two, but that it refers to the body of Christ, which is what all three chapters on gifts of the spirit I used were talking about. In context it would make sense that what is in part is done away when they are no longer useful and beneficial for the perfecting of the saints, the work of the ministry, and the edifying of the body of Christ. When will the body of Christ reach this point of maturity?
Ephesians 4:13-15
Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:
That we [henceforth] be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, [and] cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, [even] Christ:
What are your thoughts?