Love Fulfilled Ministry

in this rejoice, except at the present what must happen briefly, grieved in various trials so that the proving of your faith (more valuable than gold that perishes) proven through fire, now found unto praise and glory and honor in revelation; Jesus Christ . * A trial is a putting to the proof, trial, affliction. The root of this word trial means to the other side which speaks to the purpose of the trial, a testing, a proving, that gets you to the other side. Godly discipline is that we share in His holy character. *  We count it all joy in the trial as the proving of our faith produces endurance and the work of endurance is maturity. Thus the other side is glory and honor and praise in revelation of Jesus Christ, that we share in His holy character, that we become mature in Christ, Christ like. We share in glory. now found unto praise and glory and honor in manifestation; Jesus Christ. * Revelation  means an unveiling, uncovering, revealing, manifestation, disclo...

Long suffering, thereupon brothers, even until the coming of the Lord... * The Greek word used here for long suffering is complicated, I can not find an English word that traces back to this word. It is ussually translated as bear (suffer) long, be longsuffering, have (long) patience, be patient, patiently endure. It is the word μακροθυμέω (makrothumeō) is from makros "long, length" and thumos "soul, heart, will; thought, mind; wrath, anger, rage, passion." Strong's Exhaustive Concordance defines it, to be long-spirited, i.e. (objectively) forbearing or (subjectively) patient -- bear (suffer) long, be longsuffering, have (long) patience, be patient, patiently endure. Patience, long suffering, perseverance, these are character traits, which are related to personality, which are related to our soul. Long suffering is a characteristic of God, and of a mature Christian who reflects His image. obtaining the goal of your faith; salvation of your soul. * Th...

enter through the narrow gate because wide is the gate and ea sy the way leading to destruction and many are entering through it. How very narrow the gat e and pressing the way leading to Life and few exist who find it ! * What path are you on? Is your life easy? Many have entered the wide gate, it is the easy way but this way leads to destruction. For those who are lost, it is easy, the devil doesn't have to spend much time on them, their path is to destruction. It is the ones searching or going the pressing way that he seeks  most to destroy. The gate is narrow to enter, like a camel literally entering the eye of a needle, who then can enter? with man this gate is impossible to enter but with God all are able. *  There is a way, with a narrow gate and a way that is pressing. unless one is born of water and Spirit, not coming into the kingdom of God, that born of flesh is flesh, and that born of the Spirit exists spirit. * What does it mean to enter, come into the ...

because those he foreknew also he predestined, to form to the image of His Son, to the extent He exists the firstborn of many brethren . * The word for form in this verse is σύμμορφος ( symmorphos ) from sym "same, with, or together" and morphos "form or shape." We are being formed, shaped into the same image as Christ. This word has the same root word morphos as in transformed, μεταμορφόω ( metamorphos ) from meta "among, with, after" and morphos "form or shape." Into the same form as Christ we are predestined. Adam was a living soul, but Christ was a life giving Spirit. Adam was formed in the image of God but that image was corrupted. In Christ we are formed a new, so that image is being restored. To be a Christian is more than just doing good works, more than just going to heaven, we are called to be formed into an image after Christ, Christ like. who will transfigure our lowly bodies into the same form as his glorious body, according t...