The Mystery Within Gods Leadership Gifts
By Lemuel Baker, PhD
"Herein is the reason every true ministry gift feels and experiences an intimate oneness with the person of Jesus Christ because we literally have a part of Him deposited and living inside our human spirits. We live in awe of Him always. We essentially know who a true Ephesians 4:11 ministry gift is by the deep love and commitment they display towards Christ. Our goal is to become Christ-centric rather than gift-centric." Lemuel Baker
The Focus Points for Ephesians 4:10 -12
Remember the focus of Ephesians 4:11 is the Head of the Church the Lord Jesus Christ Himself because He deposited directly into the human spirit fresh from His hands the specific gift and giftings. Only Jesus Christ Himself is the totality of these giftings which cannot be duplicated and He alone dispenses into gender neutral human spirits the particular endowment. Thus we should celebrate Jesus Christ as the source of all the Ephesians 4:11 endowments rather than the person who carries the gift and title. Titles only describe and identify the endowment discerned or being performed. Thus the sub-focus of Ephesians 4:11 is the spiritual endowment or gifting rather the person or title. If the endowment is not there the person becomes stressed not having the spiritual endowment to perform the work expected from having the title. Focus on the endowment and link the endowment to Jesus Christ as the giver of that gift. All gifts from Jesus Christ draw men closer to Him because the gifts have stamped on them Jesus' DNA and His character. You cannot miss who it is that is associated with Ephesians 4:11 giftings. The Koine greek words of Romans 11:29 and 1Corinthians 12:9 used for gifts and endowments are Charis, Charisma and Charismata. Dorea is another word that is also used that means "a good heavenly gift, a free gift from a beneficent giver." Dorea describes the type of person Jesus is..He is a beneficent giver. So discern the gifts, link them to Jesus Christ, draw closer to Jesus Christ as a result of them and celebrate Jesus as the giver of those gifts."
Introduction
I decided to write this article as a result of a monthly news letter I sent to the friends of our ministry. The content of Ephesians 4:10-12 is a foundation for the Church as influencing Church Leadership as well as Christians being developed to assume their destiny. As a prerequisite will you take time to read the passages below in all four versions that highlight various nuances important to our discussion?
Ephesians 4:10-12 (New International Version)
10. He who descended is the very one who ascended higher than all the heavens, in order to fill the whole universe. 11. It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, 12. to prepare Gods people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up.
Ephesians 4:10-12 (New Living Translation)
10. And the same one who descended is the one who ascended higher than all the heavens, so that he might fill the entire universe with himself.
11. Now these are the gifts Christ gave to the church: the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers. 12. Their responsibility is to equip Gods people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ.
Ephesians 4:10-12 (The Message)
7-13But that doesn't mean you should all look and speak and act the same. Out of the generosity of Christ, each of us is given his own gift. The text for this is,
He climbed the high mountain,
He captured the enemy and seized the booty,
He handed it all out in gifts to the people.
Is it not true that the One who climbed up also climbed down, down to the valley of earth? And the One who climbed down is the One who climbed back up, up to highest heaven. He handed out gifts above and below, filled heaven with his gifts, filled earth with his gifts. He handed out gifts of apostle, prophet, evangelist, and pastor-teacher to train Christ's followers in skilled servant work, working within Christ's body, the church, until we're all moving rhythmically and easily with each other, efficient and graceful in response to God's Son, fully mature adults, fully developed within and without, fully alive like Christ.
Ephesians 4:10-12 (Amplified Bible)
10.He Who descended is the [very] same as He Who also has ascended high above all the heavens, that He [His presence] might fill all things (the whole universe, from the lowest to the highest).
11.And His gifts were [varied; He Himself appointed and gave men to us] some to be apostles (special messengers), some prophets (inspired preachers and expounders), some evangelists (preachers of the Gospel, traveling missionaries), some pastors (shepherds of His flock) and teachers.
12.His intention was the perfecting and the full equipping of the saints (His consecrated people), [that they should do] the work of ministering toward building up Christ's body (the church),
Understanding Ephesians 4:10-12
Jesus Christ Himself who descended into hell to take back all authority from satan and give all authority back to Himself also ascended up into the heavens above all expanses of the sky and universe victoriously presenting His own blood to the Father who placed Jesus' blood on the alter in the heavenly Holy of Holies where Jesus' blood still exists today crying out for you and for me. Jesus' blood did not dry up on the ground but was delivered to heaven.
Jesus had to ascend to heaven so that He could rule the world as a victorious King. Now that Jesus ascended into heaven He now intercedes and prays the scriptures 24/7 for you and for me, reminding the Father of His atonement for you and His victory over satan for you. Jesus became poor that you might be rich.
Apostles - (koine greek. apostolos) Jesus Himself, truly indeed gave various gifts to each of us to include individuals sent forth with orders, messengers with direct orders from Jesus Christ Himself who are strong and in the full image and character of Jesus Christ Himself.
If we encounter those who may not be apostles we simply make the truth known to them in love only once and try to discern whether they could have a changed heart. Then give them to God and pray for them. Never argue or get angry but stay in the love of God and stay secure in your faith. God has called you and me to live a life of peace. The Apostle Paul had to manage this unfortunate situation in his day but it did not stop him nor discount he was a true Apostle.
There are real Apostles in the world who have been given an authentic endowment (greek. Charismata or Charis) who are strong in the fruit of the Spirit, meek, righteous, wise humble and kind. These individuals only display the power of God when it is needed never for show. This discipline of power under control is the definition of meekness. Moses had this ability so did the Apostle Paul.
You can tell who the Apostle is by the fruit of the spirit even more than the power and authority they carry.
Prophets - Christ after He ascended to heaven also gave the ability and gift to some people to be spokespersons for God or Prophets (koine greek. prophetes), one who, moved by the Spirit of God and hence his spokesman, solemnly declares to men what he has received by inspiration, especially concerning future events, and in particular such as relate to the cause and kingdom of God and to human salvation.
Evangelists - Jesus Himself also gave the ability to some to be a bringer of good tidings, an Evangelist (koine greek. euaggelistes). These persons with this gift cannot stop telling and sharing the gospel. Telling the gospel intensely motivates them and keeps them awake at night dreaming of how, when, where and to whom they must share the gospel.
Pastors - Jesus Himself after He ascended to heaven also gave the ability to others to be Pastors (koine greek. poimen), those to whose care and trust others have committed themselves, and whose precepts they follow. Jesus was and is the perfect Shepherd, The Good Shepherd.
Teachers - Jesus Himself also gave the endowment to teach, one who teaches concerning the things of God, and the duties of man one who is fitted to teach. If you are called to any leadership endowment Jesus outfits you for the job. These persons are Teachers (koine greek. didaskolos) with a gift and knowing things from the scriptures by revelation and who love people and desire to see people prosper and be successful in all areas of life. Teachers help connect the dots for all of us. Teaching is a calling to them not a vocation. Teachers know Jesus intimately.
All of the Ephesians 4:11 gifts have the following in common: They are each aware that they report directly to Jesus Christ Himself and that their goal in life is to please Him. Each ministry gift desires to be more like Jesus Christ. It is important to understand Jesus Christ is indeed the,
1. Chief Apostle
2. The Chief Prophet
3. The Chief Evangelist
4. The Chief Shepherd and Shepherd of our Soul
5. The Chief Teacher
We report to Him; He is better at it than we are because He wrote the book on all giftings. All giftings literally come out from Him into our human spirits. HINT, this is the mystery within God’s leadership gifts. Prov 4:23 (KJV) Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.
To help identify the true apostle, prophet, evangelist, pastor and teacher look for the following:
1. The person gives Jesus Christ the credit for all things and does not take the credit for himself. You will be able to tell this person really knows Jesus is everything and the person is always dependent upon Christ. A true gifting from God does not want to be called an Apostle or Prophet because after knowing Jesus realizes that Jesus deserves all the glory and all we have in light of Him even titles are as filthy rags. A true gifting will ask and will insist not to be referred to as an Apostle or Prophet. If you want to make a true Apostle, Prophet, Evangelist, Pastor and Teacher happy live for Christ maturely before them. Seeing Christians mature into the image of Christ and Christ formed in their lives is sufficient reward.
Before we make a decision to embrace any title, I prayerfully ask each reader to seek a personal revelation, intimacy, and fullness of the person Jesus Christ and move from rhetoric to reality, add experience to positional and at the point when Jesus Christ becomes experience to you and you buckle at your knees and break in His magnanimous presence and glory then at this point lay your title before Him and you will see that He trumps all titles and all titles are judged as filthy rags in His presence. Think about this, at the hour of your death if indeed you are a Christian, your most meaningful thoughts will be of the love of and the person of Jesus Christ not your title.
A True Leadership Gift knows if he considers his gift more important than any other gift given to the Church such as the foundational gift of the server, the organizer or one who shows compassion he immediately is in spiritual decline. The Apostle Paul gives the advise recorded in Philippians 2:12-13 to work out our salvation with fear and trembling knowing the top priority for every Christian is to finish the race strong, being pleasing to Christ and having a good heart. We do not want to preach to others and be an outcast at the end of our ministry?
What does it profit us if we gain all titles and lose our souls? Titles that are too dear to us will cause us to stumble, lose our souls and is considered a weight that can easily overcome us. A title identifies your potential as a result of the gifting you possess, your accomplishments, maturity and above all your responsibility to mankind. Beyond this we must let it go and worship God always in your heart.
The Christ - Centric Heart Attitude of the Original Apostles
To arrive at a reasonable perspective regarding titles it is important to have insight into the thinking of the original Apostles of Jesus Christ a.k.a as the Apostles of the Lamb. This information is derived from the Church Fathers such as Origen, Hippolytus and Eusebius who documented the Apostle Peter felt himself unworthy to be crucified in the same manner as His master Jesus Christ. At Peter's request Peter was crucified with his head in a downward position. Jesus was all-important and Peter and his apostleship insignificant in light of the person of Jesus Christ.
It also helps to see the selfless life each of the original twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ lived and how each loved Christ exponentially more than physical life. Judas Iscariot hanged himself after betraying Jesus. Andrew preached in the countries of Georgia and Bulgaria then was crucified on an olive tree in Greece. Bartholomew a.k.a Nathanael preached on the Continent of India as did the Apostle Thomas and Bartholomew was crucified upside down like Peter in Armenia or southern Georgia. Thomas died in India and was buried there after being thrust threw four times piercing four organs with a spear made of pine wood. James the Son of Alphaeus while preaching in Jerusalem was stoned to death and buried there. James the son of Zebedee and brother to John the disciple who Jesus loved was beheaded by Herod in Jerusalem. John the brother of James son of Zebedee died of old age in Ephesus after he returned from Patmos where he was previously exiled. Matthew also called Levi who wrote the Gospel of Matthew died of old age like John the Beloved near present day Tehran, Iran.
Philip was crucified upside down in Turkey and buried there. Simon the Zealot Son of Clopas became the second Bishop at Jerusalem lived to 120 years, died of old age and was buried in Jerusalem. Thaddeus Labbaeus Judas Son of James died of old age in Berytus of northern Iran. You will notice four of the original Apostles, John, Levi, Thaddeus and Simon the Zealot all died of old age. We can too if we focus on love and peace. John Mark went on to start and establish the Church in Egypt resulting in the Coptic Christians currently in Egypt and around the world. Paul also known as Saul is responsible for the Church in Damascus, Syria.
Rest assured we will know the true Apostle even if the title is not used by discerning the comprehensive giftings of love, revelation, character and mighty works because of the revelation. The position becomes obvious as we look at the comprehensive gifting package not just the mighty acts but the total package of fruit and giftings in the same basket or life of an individual..not one without the other. Observation of the comprehensive gifting package is the only full proof method to identify an authentic Ephesians 4:11 Endowment. It is appropriate to say a person is an Apostle as a statement of fact.
"The person of Christ is so overwhelming all titles melt in His presence." Please hear this!
2.The person is truly humble and down to earth not a movie star and a celebrity. They are cognizant of reality not detached from reality. They epitomize God's ability to use a human vessel for God's honor.
3.The person lives a meek life not seeking the applause of man but of God. This person does not release God's power to exalt himself but only when the occasion requires it, to prevent misfortune in the life of a person and only because he has compassion on people.
4.Ephesians 4:12 is the outcome God has in mind. You see in all our getting we should have understanding. The goal God has in mind is to see all parts of the body equipped, thoroughly furnished and complete. The Ephesians 4:11 gifted people are God's business, they are set in the body employed by Jesus Christ to help outfit, equip and furnish the Saints.
Ephesians 4:11 ministry gifts are direct reports of Jesus Christ. These Direct Reports of Jesus Christ are sent by Jesus Christ to proclaim and promote religion among men. These people are sent by Jesus to promote your growth in Christian wisdom, piety, happiness and holiness.
The Koine Greek word "Hagios" is used for the word Saints which means "Holy Ones." According to the New Testament you and I are "holy ones" and very valuable to God thus He sends the best endowments to you to help you reach your full maturity which is God's manifested image and likeness. We begin to look like Him and to act like Him.
Final Thoughts about Ephesians 4:11
EACH GIFT OF EPHESIANS 4:11 IS AN EXPRESSION AND AN ABILITY OF JESUS HIMSELF AND INSTEAD OF ONE PERSON CARRYING ALL THE GIFTS JESUS HIMSELF HAS DISTRIBUTED VARYING ABILITIES TO VARIOUS PEOPLE SOME ARE MULTI-GIFTED BECAUSE THEY HAVE A HUGE WORK TO DO. JESUS HAD ALL OF THE EPHESIANS 4:11 GIFTS WORKING IN HIM WHEN HE WAS ON EARTH. TODAY HE DISTRIBUTES THE ENDOWMENTS TO MULTIPLE PEOPLE AS HE WILLS. THE GIFTS OR ENDOWMENTS ARE DEPOSITED INTO THE HUMAN SPIRIT FRESH FROM THE HAND OF CHRIST HIMSELF WHO IS THE HEAD OF THE CHURCH.
Chinese Translation
神的領導恩賜中的奧秘 作者：雷米爾‧貝克博士 「這就是為什麼每一個真正的事工恩賜都會感受到並經歷與耶穌基督本人的親密合一，因為我們確實有他的一部分沉積並生活在我們人類的精神中。我們總是生活在對他的敬畏之中。恩賜為中心。 雷米爾·貝克 以弗所書 4:10 -12 的焦點 請記住，以弗所書 4 章 11 節的焦點是教會的元首主耶穌基督自己，因為祂將特定的恩賜和恩賜直接從祂手中存入人的靈裡。只有耶穌基督自己才是這些不可複製的恩賜的總和，並且只有祂才將特殊的恩賜分配給性別中立的人類精神。因此，我們應該慶祝耶穌基督是所有以弗所書 4:11 恩賜的源頭，而不是擁有恩賜和頭銜的人。頭銜僅描述和識別所識別或正在執行的恩賜。因此，以弗所書 4:11 的次要焦點是屬靈的恩賜或恩賜，而不是人或頭銜。如果沒有天賦，這個人就會感到壓力，因為沒有精神天賦來完成擁有頭銜所期望的工作。專注於恩道門，並將恩道門與作為恩賜賜予者的耶穌基督聯繫起來。所有來自耶穌基督的恩賜都會吸引人們與祂更親近，因為這些恩賜已經在他們身上印上了耶穌的 DNA 和祂的品格。你不可能錯過與《以弗所書》4:11 的恩賜有關的人。羅馬書 11:29 和哥林多前書 12:9 中用來表示恩賜和恩賜的通用希臘文是 Charis、Charisma 和 Charismata。 Dorea 是另一個詞，意思是「一份美好的天堂禮物，來自仁慈的給予者的免費禮物」。多莉亞描述了耶穌的性格…他是一位仁慈的給予者。因此，要辨別這些恩賜，將它們與耶穌基督聯繫起來，因此更加接近耶穌基督，並慶祝耶穌作為這些恩賜的賜予者。 介紹 我決定寫這篇文章是因為我每月向我們事工的朋友發送一封新聞信。以弗所書 4:10-12 的內容是教會影響教會領導以及基督徒發展承擔自己命運的基礎。作為先決條件，您是否會花時間閱讀以下所有四個版本中強調對我們討論重要的各種細微差別的段落？ 以弗所書 4:10-12（新國際版） 10. 那位降臨的人就是升到比諸天更高的那一位，以便充滿整個宇宙。 11. 他所賜的有使徒，有先知，有傳福音的，有牧師和教師， 12. 為要預備神的子民各盡其職，建立基督的身體向上。 以弗所書 4:10-12（新生活譯本） 10. 降下的那一位，也升上到比諸天更高的那一位，好讓他能用自己充滿整個宇宙。 11. 以下是基督賜給教會的恩賜：使徒、先知、傳福音的、牧師和教師。 12. 他們的責任是裝備神的子民去做祂的工作並建立教會，即基督的身體。 以弗所書 4:10-12（信息） 7-13但這並不意味著你們的外表、言語和行為都應該一樣。出於基督的慷慨，我們每個人都得到了自己的禮物。這段文字是， 他爬上了高山， 他俘虜了敵人，奪取了戰利品， 他把這一切都當作禮物分發給人們。 難道爬上去的那一位不也爬下來，下到地之谷嗎？爬下來的那一位也是爬回來的那一位，升到最高的天堂。他向上方和下方分發了禮物，讓天堂充滿了他的禮物，也讓大地充滿了他的禮物。他分發了使徒、先知、傳福音者和牧師教師的恩賜，訓練基督的追隨者從事熟練的僕人工作，在基督的身體和教會中工作，直到我們彼此有節奏地、輕鬆地行動，高效而優雅地回應到神的兒子，完全成熟的成年人，內在和外在都完全發展，像基督一樣完全活著。 以弗所書 4:10-12（擴充版聖經） 10. 那位降臨的主與那位升到諸天之上的主是同一個人，以便他[他的臨在]可以充滿萬有（整個宇宙，從最低到最高）。 11.祂的恩賜是[多樣；祂親自任命並賜給我們一些人]有些是使徒（特殊的使者），有些是先知（受默示的傳道者和解釋者），有些是福音傳道者（福音的傳道者，旅行傳道者），有些是牧師（他羊群的牧羊人）和老師。 12.他的目的是要成全並完全裝備聖徒（他分別為聖的子民），[使他們應該做]為著建造基督而服務的工作 基督的身體（教會）， 理解以弗所書 4:10-12 耶穌基督親自下到地獄，從撒但手中奪回所有權柄，並將所有權柄歸還給自己，也升入高天，超越天空和宇宙，勝利地將自己的血獻給天父，天父將耶穌的血放在了天上。耶穌的血並沒有在地上乾涸，而是被送到天上。 耶穌必須升天，這樣他才能作為得勝的君王統治世界。現在耶穌升天了，他現在為你和我代禱並以經文 24/7 禱告，提醒天父他為你贖罪，並為你戰勝撒旦。耶穌變得貧窮是為了讓你變得富有。 使徒 - (koine greek. apostolos) 耶穌本人確實給了我們每個人不同的恩賜，其中包括奉命派出的個人、接受耶穌基督本人直接命令的使者，他們是堅強的，具有耶穌基督本人的完整形象和品格。 如果我們遇到那些可能不是使徒的人，我們只需用愛心向他們宣講一次真理，並嘗試辨別他們是否可以改變心意。然後將它們交給上帝並為他們祈禱。永遠不要爭論或生氣，而是要留在神的愛中並堅定你的信仰。神呼召你我過平安的生活。 使徒保羅在他那個時代必須處理這種不幸的情況，但這並沒有阻止他，也沒有貶低他是真正的使徒。 世界上有真正的使徒，他們被賦予了真正的恩賜（希臘語：Charismata 或 Charis），他們在聖靈的果子上堅強，溫柔，正義，明智，謙虛和仁慈。這些人只在需要時才展現上帝的力量，而不是為了炫耀。這種控制權力的紀律就是溫柔的定義。摩西有這種能力，使徒保羅也有這種能力。 你可以透過聖靈的果子來分辨誰是使徒，甚至比他們所擁有的能力和權柄更能分辨使徒是誰。 先知- 基督升天后也賦予了一些人能力和恩賜，讓他們成為上帝或先知（koine Greek. 先知）的代言人，一位受上帝之靈（因此也是他的代言人）感動的人，莊嚴地向人們宣告什麼他受到靈感的啟發，特別是有關未來事件的靈感，特別是與上帝的事業和國度以及人類救贖有關的事件。 傳福音者 - 耶穌自己也賦予了一些人傳福音的能力，即傳福音者（koine Greek. euaggelistes）。這些擁有這種恩賜的人無法停止講述和分享福音。傳講福音會強烈激勵他們，讓他們夜不能寐，夢想著如何、何時、何地以及向誰分享福音。 牧師 - 在耶穌升天后，他自己也賦予其他人成為牧師的能力（koine Greek. poimen），其他人都將自己託付給他們的照顧和信任，並遵守他們的戒律。耶穌過去是，現在仍然是完美的牧人，好牧人。 教師－耶穌自己也賜下教導的恩賜，一位教導神的事的人，以及一位適合教導的人的職責。如果你被呼召接受任何領導捐贈，耶穌會為你提供勝任這份工作的裝備。這些人是老師（koine Greek. didaskolos），他們有恩賜，透過啟示從經文中了解事物，他們熱愛人們，渴望看到人們在生活的各個領域繁榮並取得成功。老師幫助我們所有人把這些點連起來。教學對他們來說是一種召喚，而不是一種職業。教師們非常了解耶穌。 以弗所書 4:11 的所有恩賜都有以下共同點：他們都知道自己直接向耶穌基督本人匯報，並且他們的人生目標是討祂的喜悅。每項事工恩賜都渴望更像耶穌基督。重要的是要了解耶穌基督確實是， 1. 首席使徒 2. 首席先知 3. 首席佈道者 4. 我們靈魂的牧者和牧者 5. 首席老師 我們向他報告；祂比我們更擅長，因為祂寫了一本關於所有恩賜的書。所有的恩賜其實都是從祂而來，進入我們人類的靈裡。提示，這是神領導恩賜中的奧秘。箴 4:23 (欽定本) 你要保守你的心，凡事謹守。因為生活的問題就在其中。 為了幫助辨識真正的使徒、先知、福音傳道者、牧師和教師，請尋找以下內容： 1. 這個人把一切的功勞都歸在耶穌基督身上，而不把功勞歸於自己。你將能夠告訴這個人真的知道耶穌是一切，而這個人總是依賴基督。神真正的恩賜並不想被稱為使徒或先知，因為在認識耶穌之後，我們意識到耶穌配得所有的榮耀，我們在他面前所擁有的一切，甚至頭銜都像骯髒的破布一樣。真正的禮物會要求並堅持不這樣做 被稱為使徒或先知。如果你想讓一個真正的使徒、先知、福音傳道者、牧師和教師幸福地在他們面前成熟地為基督而活。看見基督徒成熟為基督的形象，並且基督在他們的生命中成形，這已經是足夠的獎賞了。 在我們決定接受任何標題之前，我虔誠地要求每位讀者尋求耶穌基督這個人的個人啟示、親密感和完滿性，並從言辭轉向現實，在耶穌基督成為經驗時將經驗添加到位置上向你屈服，你屈服於他寬宏的同在和榮耀中，然後在這一點上將你的頭銜放在他面前，你會看到他勝過所有頭銜，所有頭銜在他面前都被視為骯髒的破布。想一想，如果你確實是基督徒，在你去世的那一刻，你最有意義的想法將是耶穌基督的愛和祂本人，而不是你的頭銜。 真正的領導才能知道，如果他認為自己的恩賜比給予教會的任何其他恩賜更重要，例如服務員、組織者或表現出同情心的人的基本恩賜，他就會立即陷入靈性衰退。使徒保羅在腓立比書2 章12-13 節中給了建議，要帶著恐懼戰兢來完成我們的救恩，因為他知道每個基督徒的首要任務是堅強地跑完賽程，討基督的喜悅，並擁有一顆善良的心。我們不想向別人傳道並在事工結束時成為被遺棄的人嗎？ 如果我們獲得了一切頭銜而失去了靈魂，對我們有什麼好處呢？對我們來說太珍貴的頭銜會讓我們跌倒，失去靈魂，被認為是很容易壓垮我們的重擔。 頭銜顯示了你的潛力，因為你擁有天賦、成就、成熟度，最重要的是你對人類的責任。除此之外，我們必須放下它，永遠在心裡敬拜神。 原始使徒以基督為中心的心態 為了對頭銜達成合理的看法，重要的是要深入了解耶穌基督最初的使徒（又名羔羊使徒）的思想。這信息源自奧利金、希波呂托和優西比烏等教父，他們記錄了使徒彼得認為自己不值得以與他的主人耶穌基督相同的方式被釘在十字架上。在彼得的要求下，彼得被釘在十字架上，頭朝下。相對於耶穌基督這個人來說，耶穌是最重要的，而彼得和他的使徒身分就顯得微不足道了。 它也有助於了解耶穌基督最初的十二使徒中每一位的無私生活，以及他們如何比物質生活成倍地愛基督。加略人猶大出賣耶穌後上吊自殺。安德烈在喬治亞和保加利亞傳教，然後在希臘被釘在橄欖樹上。巴多羅買又名拿但業在印度大陸傳道，就像使徒多馬一樣，巴多羅買也像彼得在亞美尼亞或喬治亞州南部一樣被倒釘在十字架上。湯瑪斯在印度去世，並被埋葬在那裡，他被松木製成的長矛刺穿了四次，刺穿了四個器官。亞勒腓的兒子雅各在耶路撒冷傳道時被石頭打死，並埋葬在那裡。西庇太的兒子雅各，耶穌所愛的門徒約翰的兄弟，在耶路撒冷被希律斬首。西庇太的兒子雅各的兄弟約翰從先前被流放的拔摩島回來後，在以弗所去世。 馬太也叫利維，他寫了馬太福音，像摯愛的約翰一樣，在今天的伊朗德黑蘭附近去世。 腓力在土耳其被倒釘在十字架上並埋葬在那裡。克羅帕的兒子狂熱者西門成為耶路撒冷的第二任主教，享年 120 歲，年老去世，葬於耶路撒冷。詹姆斯之子撒迪厄斯·拉伯·猶大在伊朗北部的貝裡圖斯年老時去世。您會注意到最初的四位使徒，約翰、利未、撒迪厄斯和狂熱者西門都已年老去世。如果我們專注於愛與和平，我們也可以。 約翰馬可繼續在埃及開始並建立教會，導致目前在埃及和世界各地的科普特基督徒。保羅也被稱為掃羅，負責敘利亞大馬士革的教會。 請放心，即使不使用這個頭銜，我們也會認識真正的使徒，因為我們可以透過辨別愛、啟示、品格和因啟示而來的大能作為的全面恩賜。當我們看到全面的禮物包時，這一點就變得顯而易見了，不僅僅是強大的行為，而是同一籃子或個人生活中的水果和禮物的總包……不是缺一不可。觀察全面的禮物包是識別真實的以弗所書 4:11 恩賜的唯一完整證明方法。作為事實陳述，說一個人是使徒是適當的。 “基督的位格如此壓倒一切，所有的頭銜在他面前都融化了。”請聽聽這個！ 2.這個人是真正謙虛、腳踏實地的人，不是電影明星或名人。他們認識現實而不脫離現實。它們體現了神使用人類器皿來榮耀神的能力。 3.人過著溫柔的生活，不求人的掌聲，只求神的掌聲。此人不會釋放神的力量來高舉自己，而只是在必要的時候，為了防止一個人生活中的不幸，並且只是因為他對人有同情心。 4.以弗所書4:12是神心目中的結果。你看，在我們所有的收穫中，我們應該要理解。神心目中的目標是要看見身體的各部位都裝備齊全、裝備齊全、完整。以弗所書 4:11 有恩賜的人是神的事，他們被安置在耶穌基督所使用的身體裡，幫助裝備、裝備和裝備聖徒。 以弗所書 4:11 事奉恩賜是耶穌基督的直接報告。這些耶穌基督的直接報告是耶穌基督派來宣揚和促進人類宗教的。這些人是耶穌派來促進您在基督教智慧、虔誠、幸福和聖潔方面成長的。 通用希臘文單字「Hagios」用來表示「聖徒」一詞，意思是「聖者」。根據新約，你和我都是“聖潔的人”，對神來說非常有價值，因此他將最好的恩賜賜給你，幫助你達到完全的成熟，這是神所彰顯的形象和样式。我們開始看起來像他，行事也像他。 關於以弗所書 4:11 的最終想法 以弗所書4:11 的每一項恩賜都是耶穌自己的一種表達和能力，而不是一個人攜帶所有的恩賜，耶穌自己將不同的能力分配給不同的人，有些人是多才多藝的，因為他們有艱鉅的工作要做。當耶穌在地上時，他就擁有以弗所書 4:11 的所有恩賜在他身上發揮作用。今天，他依照自己的意願將捐款分配給多人。恩賜或恩賜是從作為教會之首的基督手中新鮮地存入人的靈裡的。
