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How To Live as 1st Century Christians
by RO
A simple exposition and guide for us today about how new believers in Jesus Christ can live like the disciples, apostles, converts and believers in Jesus among themselves and to the world.
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Closing Message On Godly Rewards - Pages 239 - Final Page - Chapter 8, The Doctrine Concerning New Testament Ministry (Part 2)
Greetings Brethren, in this episode we will hear the closing or parting message for this part of the study and broadcast. We will examine how it is not selfish to seek to give one's all to God to receive the most of God, but actually that it is for ones own good to know God in the highest form...
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Incorruptible Crowns - Pages 236-238 - Chapter 8, The Doctrine Concerning New Testament Ministry (Part 2)
Greetings all, today we will be looking at the 'crown of rejoicing,' after having looked at the 'crown of life.' We will see that when the apostle Paul uses phrases like, 'run the race.' 'not entangling oneself with affairs of this life,' we get from these illustrations that there is a standard…
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Nothing Lacking in Zion - Pages 233-235 - Chapter 8, The Doctrine Concerning New Testament Ministry (Part 2)
Hello Guys, in this episode we reach a climatic attribute of Zion, that there will be neither male nor female, or any caste or class over there (just at in the New Jerusalem, and the New Earth). But what is most striking is that dwelling in Zion is not an attainment that is earned or climbed up…
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About Zion - Pages 230-232 - Chapter 8, The Doctrine Concerning New Testament Ministry (Part 2)
Hello All, in this episode we will outline many attributes about the place and space that is referred to in the Bible as Zion. A part/part in Jerusalem where there is a height, hill or pinnacle of a mountain from which worship to God takes place. The earth shadowing what is in heaven. The...
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Where The Lord Is - Pages 227-229 - Chapter 8, The Doctrine Concerning New Testament Ministry (Part 2)
Greetings folks in this episode we will describe more of the attributes of those who are going to be with Jesus at his coming. Some references would be made to Aaron, and the instructions God gave him not to defile himself among the people around him. And chiefly how to avoid the luciferin spirit...
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Virgin Eunuch Servant - Pages 224-226 - Chapter 8, The Doctrine Concerning New Testament Ministry (Part 2)
Hello folks, in this episode we will continue with some further points about the characteristics of the servants to be rewarded in eternity with special crowns in relation to their faithfulness and a portion in the holy city. The characteristics mentioned in this piece is: 1) eunuch-like mindset…
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People of Zion - Pages 221-223 - Chapter 8, The Doctrine Concerning New Testament Ministry (Part 2)
Greetings brethren, in this episode we will cover a little bit more about rewards resulting from faithfulness. One facet not often discussed is that God knows the number of servants who will dwell within the most holy place; Zion, just as he knows how many stars are in existence. Hence, there…
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Restoration In God - Pages 218-220 - Chapter 8, The Doctrine Concerning New Testament Ministry (Part 2)
Hello saints, in this episode we will be hear a little bit more about Zion as the spiritual place of the highest order and a domain from which the promises of God to his servants, sons and daughters is fulfilled. Therefore, anyone that has lost anything before coming to Christ, or has lost family...
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Outsiders Rewarded - Pages 215-217 - Chapter 8, The Doctrine Concerning New Testament Ministry (Part 2)
Greetings all. In this episode we are going to examine two types of 'outsiders,' strangers as it were: what the Bible calls the eunuch, and second the son/daughter of the stranger/foreigner. Firstly, we acknowledge that God forgets no one - not one, no matter their social status, earnings,...
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Significance Of Eternal Rewards - Pages 212-214 - Chapter 8, The Doctrine Concerning New Testament Ministry (Part 2)
Hi Folks, in this episode we visit the theme of eternal rewards. This is seen through the lens of faithfulness and stewardship - let that read as responsibility and accountability - towards the building of God's kingdom, either by our internal and ongoing sanctification or the use of our…
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Rewards For Faithfulness - Pages 209-211, The Doctrine Concerning New Testament Ministry (Part 2)
Hello saints, in this episode we will be visiting the topic of rewards for our Christian labour in this life. We will do so by first looking at how Paul likens a farmer's crop, and athletes crown to temporal or rewards that are perishable but are a result of hard work and discipline. Therefore…
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Women's Role In Summary - Pages 207-208 - Chapter 7, The Doctrine Concerning New Testament Ministry (Part 2)
Hello folks, in this episode we will summarise and conclude under which conditions Paul the apostle writes and instructs women to conduct themselves in the church assembly. We acknowledge foremost that unmarried women are freely available to serve the Lord without distractions - as long as they…
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Distinctions About Women - Pages 204-206 - Chapter 7, The Doctrine Concerning New Testament Ministry (Part 2)
Greetings saints, in this episode we will start to conclude some of the points we raised earlier about a 'woman's' position in the house, local church, and in relation to being in one spirit in the Lord as her male counterparts are. We start off by a reminder of how God created the quantities of...
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Deaconesses Behaviour - Pages 201-203 - Chapter 7, The Doctrine Concerning New Testament Ministry (Part 2)
Hello All, in this episode we touch on how trusting the Apostle Paul - Like Christ - was to entrust certain positions of responsibility to women. In the case of Christ who had female followers (disciples) and said to John to behold 'his Mother,' and in the case of Paul who mentions Phebe and was...
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Gifted Women From The Bible - Pages 198-200 - Chapter 7, The Doctrine Concerning New Testament Ministry (Part 2)
Hello saints, in this episode we will be looking further at the means, promises, and prophecies which were given to women and men alike at the time of the Pentecost. We later see from this the freedom for females to serve in the Lord, remembering how in Jesus time women were not spoken to by…
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Prophetesses & Anointing - Pages 195-197 - Chapter 7, The Doctrine Concerning New Testament Ministry (Part 2)
Hello folks! In this episode we will mention some key female prophetic figures, namely: Huldah, Deborah and Miriam of the Old Testament, and Elizabeth, Mary, and Anna of the new. Each of these figures were married, thus an inference that they were operating under a male authority but still free…
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Gender & Service - Pages 192-194 - Chapter 7, The Doctrine Concerning New Testament Ministry (Part 2)
Hello folks! In this episode we will be reminded of how the priest in the Old Testament, the high priest more especially were all male, of the Levite tribe, and were not for Gentiles but specifically for Jews, or Hebrews. Knowing that the Old Testament was a type and shadow we are delighted that...
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No Gender In Spirit - Pages 188-191 - Chapter 7, The Doctrine Concerning New Testament Ministry (Part 2)
Hello folks, the Lord has risen indeed! In this episode we will continue to look at the appropriate way to view Paul's much discussed instructions to women at public church-based assemblies - their conduct, their manner and behaviour. We will first acknowledge that to be the 'head,' as the…
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States of Womanhood & Rules - Pages 185-187 - Chapter 7, The Doctrine Concerning New Testament Ministry (Part 2)
Hello saints, in this episode we will make more distinctions between the terms, virgin (unmarried woman), and married woman or the Greek term 'gune.' The importance of this distinction is underlined in the rules or commands given to some types of women with certain status - married. For example,...
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A Husband's Rulership - Pages 182-184 - Chapter 7, The Doctrine Concerning New Testament Ministry (Part 2)
Greetings, in this episode we will focus a bit more on the meaning behind Paul's instruction to women about being silent in public/church meetings. This consist mainly of seeing that he uses the term 'own husbands' and not 'all men.' The distinction that it is only to her own husband and not all...
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Women's Silence in Church - Pages 178-181 - Chapter 7, The Doctrine Concerning New Testament Ministry (Part 2)
Hello guys, in this episode we will center on the phrase that Paul uses about women keeping silent in church. We will assess this passage from various translations and see to what extent the Mosaic law, and the pattern of husband and wife dynamics relate to it. The Mosaic law was directly…
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Women's Ministry - Pages 174-177 - Chapter 7, The Doctrine Concerning New Testament Ministry (Part 2)
Greetings brethren, in this episode we will introduce the topic of godly women in the ministry of serving others for and in the Lord. We will begin by first upholding that every creature and all of God's creation has an eternal and continual purpose that is specific to their kind. And that there…
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Eternal Rewards - Pages 172-173 - Chapter 6, The Doctrine Concerning New Testament Ministry (Part 2)
Greetings folks, in this episode we will complete the chapter about marriage and ministry by first looking at how the ultimate purpose of marriage is to show us how wielded those obedient to Jesus will be when they are completely consumed by His spirit and live out a completed life as one with...
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Heights of Ministry - Pages 169 to 171 - Chapter 6, The Doctrine Concerning New Testament Ministry (Part 2)
Greetings All, in this episode we will round off by being reminded that servants of old like John the Baptist cast out no demons nor did any showy miracles, yet was commended by Jesus in the most emphatic manner. Therefore we are to be of the thinking that our ministries as full-time servants of...
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Status When Called - Pages 165-168 - Chapter 6, The Doctrine Concerning New Testament Ministry
Hello Brethren, in this episode we further look at the apostle Paul's advice to serve God in the state that we became a Christian or were called to offer our bodies (mind and soul) as a living sacrifice for the duties and leadings of God in Christ Jesus. We then see how decisiveness is key, and...
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Calling & Marriage - Pages 161-164 - Chapter 6, The Doctrine Concerning New Testament Ministry (Part 2)
Hello saints, in this episode we will continue from where we left off regarding the apostles following Christ and forsaking their all, and Jesus' own promise or pledge of what they would get in return in this life and the life to come. This is later compounded by Paul when he states that he was...
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Viewing Marriage & Ministering - Pages 158-160 - Chapter 6, The Doctrine Concerning New Testament Ministry (Part 2)
Hello Brethren, in this episode we will continue to explore the purpose of marriage when it comes to serving, and the willing privilege of singleness for those who feel God is calling them to serve Him in that state. What is of foremost importance is 'free will,' and expectation. Free will…
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Marriage and Ministry - Pages 154-157 - Chapter 6, The Doctrine Concerning New Testament Ministry (Part 2)
Hello All, in this new chapter we will touch upon the topic and subject of marriage. Marriage as it relates to a Christian or new testament servant and their calling in the Lord. This topic derived from the often asked question of whether to serve the Lord as a single or married person. We will…
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Making Disciples - Page 154 - Chapter 5, The Doctrine Concerning New Testament Ministry (Part 2)
Hello All, in this episode we will be concluding with the final instructions of Jesus to his chosen 12 disciples - and in turn us believers and servants of Him - to go forth and make disciples of all nations. This is echoed in the transition and promotion of Timothy (from a novice to a bishop) as…
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About Novices - Pages 150-153 - Chapter 5, The Doctrine Concerning New Testament Ministry (Part 2)
Hello Brethren, in this episode we will be upholding what it means biblically to be a 'novice,' when it comes to ministry. Anyone who wants to be a formal or full-time non secular income earning member of a Church must start at some point and that starting point is their novitiate, their...
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Describing Elders - Pages 146-149 - Chapter 5, The Doctrine Concerning New Testament Ministry (Part 2)
Hello All, in this episode we will continue to examine the interchangeability between the term 'elder,' and 'bishop.' From this we will see that one pertains more to character (elder), and the other more to the office (bishop), but that the two words were rarely used in one verse, thus inferring...
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Bishops & Elders - Pages 143-145 - Chapter 5, The Doctrine Concerning New Testament Ministry (Part 2)
Hi Guys, we will be entering into the root-word meaning of the term 'bishop,' and 'elder,' in this episode. We will explore both terms as they are somewhat interchangeable, but will also look at the functions of the role and responsibility of an elder or bishop from a spiritual, communal and...
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More on Disciples & Deacons - Pages 140-142 - Chapter 5, The Doctrine Concerning New Testament Ministry (Part 2)
Hello folks! In today's episode we will stress once more that the book of Acts was written from the point of view of the Holy Spirit and his working through the apostles and Jesus' disciples. Hence, their pattern, and manner of communal living and the forsaking of all can make more sense if…
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Disciples are Different - Pages 136-139 - Chapter 5, The Doctrine Concerning New Testament Ministry (Part 2)
Hello brethren, in this episode we will veer more into the difference in life and conduct that Jesus calls for who he calls his disciples to be a distinct calling than what he calls for his believers in Him to live by, namely the forsaking of all and communal living. We will assess how modern day...
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Identifying Disciples - Pages 133-135 - Chapter 5, The Doctrine Concerning New Testament Ministry (Part 2)
Hello folks, in this episode we will see how the Acts of the Apostles were written about some of the deeds that the disciples did. Ranging from selecting the aforementioned seven deacons in the previous episode to being the voice, witness and instructor of Jesus throughout the Holy Book of Acts....
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More About Deacons - Pages 129-132 - Chapter 5, The Doctrine Concerning New Testament Ministry (Part 2)
Happy New Year Brethren, in this episode we will examine more about the function, and title of the term to be a 'deacon,' mainly drawing from the book of Acts of the Apostles. We will see how deacons serving widows was conditional on the basis that the widows had no nuclear or extended family and...
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Functions of Deacons - Pages 125-127 - Chapter 5, The Doctrine Concerning New Testament Ministry (Part 2)
Hello folks! Today we will be introducing and exploring a little bit about the function of a deacon of a church or fellowship. We will first look at the term from its Greek origins in meaning which is - of service - as a noun or - to serve- as a verb. Jesus was a server, or minister rather than…
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Pastors, Teachers, & Evangelists - Pages 121-124 - Chapter 5, The Doctrine Concerning New Testament Ministry (Part 2)
Happy holydays to mark the coming of Jesus my brethren! In this episode we will complete the emphasis of the function and office of evangelism, as something that all members of the five fold ministry do, desire to do, and find reason in continuing to do to the lost of the dying world. We then...
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Apostleship - Pages 118-120 - Chapter 5, The Doctrine Concerning New Testament Ministry (Part 2)
Hello folks! In this episode we will introduce the modern day workings of a prophet as one who informs, inspires, and rebukes those within the Church. But that there is also a difference between the office of a prophet and the gift of prophesy. We then finish with the primary function of an...
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Qualifications of Today's Apostles - Pages 114-117 - Chapter 5, The Doctrine Concerning New Testament Ministry (Part 2)
Hello Saints, today's episode lays out six qualifications for being a modern apostle for the Lord. The case of the continuity of the apostolic position is first made, reminding us of how the functions of the apostle are as necessary now as they were in the 1st century. Following this, we look at...
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To Be Sent - Pages 111-113 - Chapter 5, The Doctrine Concerning New Testament Ministry (Part 2)
Hello Saints, in this episode we will cover what it means to be an apostle or sent by the Lord, the authority of the sender and the sent. The awareness of this dynamic is key for church planters and their attachment to the church formulated through them by the grace of God and the will of His…
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Love, and Spirit Led Humility - Pages 108-110 - Chapter 5, The Doctrine Concerning New Testament Ministry (Part 2)
Hello Saints, today we will conclude with the remaining three qualifications necessary for formal or consecrated, set apart time for serving the Lord, and they are: 1) The Love of God, and fellow man, 2) being known to only born of the spirit, 3) and finally being humble under God. Within these...
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4 Qualifications To Serve - Pages 104-107 - Chapter 5, The Doctrine Concerning New Testament Ministry (Part 2)
Hello saints, in this episode we will introduce 4 qualities or qualifications that are essential for a Christian to take on an office of service, and they are: 1) being anointed by the bower of Holy Spirit, 2), being knowingly chosen and called by God, 3), know how to live by faith, 4), being set...
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One People In The Lord - Pages 101-103 - Chapter 5, The Doctrine Concerning New Testament Ministry (Part 2)
Hello Everyone, we will begin this new chapter by looking at what it means to be one people or 'body,' in the Lord. That is, our local contacts and networks of believers are to have no divisions on grounds of belief and operating in the service of the Lord. How do we enact this? By always looking...
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Other Attributes For God's Work - Pages 97-100 - Chapter 4, The Doctrine Concerning New Testament Ministry (Part 2)
Hello folks! We are so delighted to end the chapter with a reminder of how preaching the gospel is its own reward and that by having restraint in our everyday talk we may be able to hear from God better, and effectively helping people and members of our church when matters arise. Finally, we land...
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Stewardship Gemstones - Pages 94-96 - Chapter 4, The Doctrine Concerning New Testament Ministry (Part 2)
Greetings all, in this episode we will concern ourselves with the concept and function of stewardship or overseeing. Looking at three components that make a good overseer, being faithful, watchful and wise. We will touch upon how Paul speaks about this application for the gospel in all seasons…
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What Holiness Is - Pages 90-93 - Chapter 4, The Doctrine Concerning New Testament Ministry (Part 2)
Hello folks, in this episode we will emphasise the character attribute of holiness. What it is from God's perspective, how he devised it for his initial and future followers and how it can be attained as Christians. The importance of holiness is ever around us, that is those who have received…
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Benefits of Self Control - Pages 87-89 - Chapter 4, The Doctrine Concerning New Testament Ministry (Part 2)
Hi all, in this episode we will expand the character trait of self-control or 'temperance' by looking at its virtues or benefits. The first being that once a Christian is in a safe standing self-control wise, they never have to worry about returning to old ways of life that deny the Christ in…
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Carefulness and Self Control - Pages 83-86 - Chapter 4, The Doctrine Concerning New Testament Ministry (Part 2)
A new day beckons All, in this episode we will examine the term 'diligence' or carefulness when it comes to a Christian's calling at three levels: 1) what it means to be careful and considerate in how we serve God the Father, 2) being sure of our calling in the first place in order to enjoy it…
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The Humble Child's Approach - Pages 79-82 - Chapter 4, The Doctrine Concerning New Testament Ministry
Hello everyone, we now take a new line of thought as we consider the ways that God uses spiritual offices in the body (or Church) to make fellow believers like children obedient to their spiritual overseers or parents in the church. And that this act of humility carries blessings, unity, strong...
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