Love Fulfilled Ministry

 We are spiritual. "From now on, therefore, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we once regarded Christ according to the flesh, we regard him thus no longer. Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come" (2 Corinthians 5:16‭-‬17 ESV). We were predestined for adoption as his own, God has sealed us with the promised Holy Spirit until he takes possession of his own. Though we await our salvation the redemption of our bodies we regard ourselves no longer as fleshly beings but as spiritual. The Spirit is a spirit of adoption testifying we are his own children.  We have the mind of Christ. As a new creation, spiritually, we have the mind of Christ. But we are in a body that is carnal, opposed to that spiritual, thus transformation renews the mind so what is inward comes outward, a mind like as Christ, approving of God's will as good, pleasing, and perfect.  We are a new creation in Christ. A new crea...

... through the mercies of God present that your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, that your reasonable service (Romans 12:1) The Greek word for reasonable is λογικός ( logikos ) "reasonable, logical" having the root word  logos  thus divinely inspired or divinely reasonable. The Greek word for service λατρεία ( latreia ) means exactly that. Many translations say this is your "spiritual worship" or "reasonable worship" but we will stay with the Greek. Very simple. Your reasonable or logical service as a child of God is to present your body on the altar of God as an acceptable sacrifice.  Reasonable means being in accordance with; having sound judgment. * Logic is defined as being in "accordance with" and capable of reasoning. *  Through the mercies of God you are in accordance with the sacrifice that is acceptable unto God.  This is your reasonable service as it leads to transformation and transformation renews the mind so that...

just as the living Father sent forth me and I live through the Father also the one feeding on me lives through me (John 6:57) Jesus said if you feed on the living bread that came down from heaven (whom the Father sent) you will live for all time. It is real food and real drink and one must eat of it to have eternal life and the one who does abides in him and he in them (John 6:52-58). The word for feed is τρώγω ( trōgō ) which is different than the word for eat, ἐσθίω ( esthiō ), and is more related to the word for nourishment τροφή ( trophē ). We see the use of these words in scripture. What you eat (esthiō) you should not be anxious about (Matthew 6:25). John the Baptist was nourished or subsisted (trophē) on locust and wild honey (Matthew 6:25; Matthew 3:4). We eat of this bread for eternal life and we find our daily substance in this real food. So we live through him by feeding on him daily. He is our daily bread. The one feeding on him lives through him. I am the true vine and...