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For the Sake of His Body, the Church

(Col1:24-29)

God is the Lord (the Head) (Ps16:2).

From Him come all things and life (Jn1:3; Rm11:36), and

He inherits His possession to those who belong to Him.

Faith is knowing who one's head is and

The life of this faith is filling up in one's flesh what is still lacking in regards to His afflictions.

The head and the body cannot be separated for

The body follows the head's status and fate.

Thus the body must absolutely belong to the head and

It must also absolutely be governed by the head.

In spite of it, however, the devil denied the Head and thus fell from heaven as Satan
(Is14:12-15). Then, he deceived Adam to be like God and sin, who became his slave (Ge3:4-6; 2Pe2:19).

God delivered the Israelites from their slavery under the pharaoh and

Made them His people (Ex12:17, 19:6), because of which

He led them by the pillars of fire and clouds and the ark after their exodus (Ex13:21; Jos3:6).

When they remained in God's covenant they belonged to Him

But when they broke the law, they were cut off, that is, death (Jer31:31-34; He8:9).

God chose Jerusalem as the place to build the house for the name of Jehovah (2Ch6:5-6), and

God chose David as the ruler of His people Israel.

After the collapse of the kingdoms of Judah and Israel,

The Jews longed for the restoration of their kingdom (Ac1:8) and thus

Preserved the Temple which still stood in their midst and

Waited for the Messiah who would come according to the prophecy (Mt11:3).

But Yeshua said, "Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days (Jn2:19), because

Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body,

He would tear down the temple with the name Jehovah, the Lord of all things, and

Raise a new temple with the name Yeshua, the Lord of life.

Thus, as He died, He said, "It is finished (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Returned His life to the Father, the Lord of life (Lk23:46; Jn10:18);

2) Condemned the devil who deceived Adam and became his head (2Pe2:19; 1Jn3:8); and
3) With His blood purchased souls and made them His possession (1Pe1:18-19).

The Father raised Him up and

Yeshua seated on the heavenly throne as the Lord of life (Ac3:15).

The Holy Spirit who came in the name Yeshua

Calls the souls raised to life and purchased with His blood,

Gathers them in the name Yeshua, chosen as His body, the church.

Yeshua is the Head of the church (Eph1:21),

The church is His body (Eph1:22), and

Saints are members of His body (Eph5:30).

The church bought with the blood of God is watched over by

Overseers appointed by the Holy Spirit (Ac20:28) and thus

The Christian knows that he must be watched, supervised, and intervened by the overseer.

For the sake of His body, the church

He fills up in his flesh what is still lacking in regard to Christ's afflictions (Col1:24) for

On the day the Lord returns

He longs to be found as belonging to Christ as His and

Participate in the first resurrection (1Co15:23),

Finally receiving eternal life.

O Lord,

To this day the evil plan of the devil is to

Influence the sheep to carelessly treat the church and

Look down at the overseers and do as they wish.

Yeshua, the Head of the church!

Let every member of our church know the pains of branches falling away and

Finally understand this view of the church!

For the sake of the body of Christ the church! Amen!!!!!