The body of Christ is an organism, not a dictatorship or a democracy. As such, the local bodies is best structured around the distribution and function of the spiritual gifts found in its members. Not just one person.
The function of elders were only used to keep order no to thinking for you, that means your responsible for doing your so, discernment study and testing,,, There was no spoon feeding into a life state of infancy...
Spiritual growth rapidly mastered,doubt was not wise place to be it sign of spiritual death not life mainstay nor was compromise, praised. Faith was a life dependence of God not Rome. In order to survive it needed to do so quickly and they were fully aware of his presence hundreds of years before any books existed spirit was fully own operational till the Hellenistic philosophers got and spun to the magic of the mysteries or the Gnostic took over their no no mediums out side Christ you had or have go through , your never alone he lives in flesh is unable to be consistent only he is have learn how to trust him not stuff ...
Narroowway real grace is connected no need to run to the platonic halls as turtullian so well put it.... Learn the differences... their not the same , one goes up the other goes no where..
In addition, knowledge epigenosis version, of your spiritual gifts will greatly assist you in discerning and affirming the will of God at various points in your life.
God will not call you to accomplish anything without giving you the power and enablement to do it. You will be able to make more intelligent decisions about possible involvement in specific opportunities and training in light of your God-given function in the body (Rom. 12:4 thus you will learn what real faith is.
You will also use your time more effectively by focusing on the things you have been equipped to do well rather than expending your energy in areas of minimum potential. Or out side faith which makes what do sin all done out side of faith is sin..
"God hath not given us the Spirit of fear, but of
power, and of love, and of a sound mind."--2 Tim. 1:7. be wise...IN HIM!
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