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He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might {i} fill {k} all things.) (i) Fill with his gifts. (k) The Church. Ephesians.
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Spiritual gifts are a token of the victory of our Lord over Satan, wrought by His incarnation, work of atonement, resurrection and ascension vss. Spiritual gifts are not given primarily for the benefit of the individual, but for the edification of the entire body vss. Spiritual gifts are not contradictory to Christian unity, they are complimentary to it vs. Paul did not deal with all of the spiritual gifts in Ephesians 4. Rather he concentrated upon those gifts which we might call equipping gifts.

These gifts are the gift of apostle, prophet, evangelist, and pastor-teacher vs. Apostles and prophets were the men who laid the foundation of the church Ephesians ; In the most restricted sense an apostle was one who had seen our Lord 1 Corinthians and who had been with our Lord during His earthly ministry Acts These men were given the task of proclaiming the terms of salvation and establishing the primitive church.

Prophets were those men through whom God spoke directly. Sometimes the revelation would pertain to future things e. Acts , but not always cf. Hebrews ,4; 2 Corinthians Evangelists are those whom God has enabled to proclaim the gospel in such a way that men respond in greater numbers. These gifts are still very necessary and still very important today. Pastor-teachers 9 are vital today as well as they are gifted not only to communicate the truths of Scripture, but are also qualified to pastor the flock of God.

Pastor-teachers are teaching shepherds given by God to His church. Someone has aptly compared the evangelist to an obstetrician and the pastor-teacher to a pediatrician.

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While the evangelist is instrumental in bringing about the numerical growth of the church, the pastor-teacher is more concerned with the spiritual growth of the church. Far from undermining the fundamental unity existing between individual Christians, the diversity of spiritual gifts enhances, even necessitates unity.

While in verses the basis for Christian endeavor was fundamental unity, in verses functional unity is the goal of Christian endeavor.

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We might call the unity of verses positional and that of verses practical. A decade ago the vast majority of churches would have virtually stopped at verse 11, thinking that the work of the ministry was the work of the clergy. Thank God many churches have had the courage to study and apply the remaining verses of this section. It is used with the idea of equipping … of the fitting out of a ship … of the fitting out of an army … of developing certain parts of the body by exercise.

In both senses of this word the pastor-teacher is like a coach. He strives to equip his men for winning ball games. He endeavors to tighten up flabby muscles and to train men to play well. In addition he must also work in such a way as to get the men playing as a team. Petty squabbles and differences must be dealt with.

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Men must be united in spirit and working toward a common goal. Such is the responsibility of the pastor-teacher as well. Shaping up the saints and getting individual members of the body of Christ to work together harmoniously. The saints are equipped for ministry. What an amazing reversal has occurred. Christians are often not turning the world upside down, but the Scriptures upside down. What, then, is the ministry to which all the so-called laity are called?

How this is accomplished is described in verse The body is caused to grow when every individual member of that body carries out its assigned task to the best of its God-given ability. This is where the other gifts, not listed in verse 11 by Paul, fit in. If evangelists and pastor-teachers are equipping gifts, all the rest are serving gifts or ministry gifts, helping, administration, giving, and so on. If the immediate goal for those gifted as pastor-teachers is equipping the saints to minister to the needs of the body, the ultimate goal of all ministry in the church is given in verse The ultimate measure of maturity is the standard of our Lord Jesus Christ.

The ultimate goal for all ministry in the body of Christ is maturity. The measure of that maturity is suggested by several standards in our text vs. To be fully mature is to be Christ-like.

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We must conclude, therefore, that complete maturity in this life is never attained. We must also realize that we should never gauge our maturity by comparing ourselves with anyone other than our Lord. The stability to which Paul referred is being so well-grounded in doctrine that we can recognize and avoid those who teach out of impure motives and by questionable methods, and reject their teachings. Immaturity is equated with instability, wavering every time some new teaching is introduced. The third measure of maturity is what we might call loving truthfulness.

Neither rendering can be completely isolated from the other, since both are true. A couple of weeks ago it came time for me to go to the doctor for a check-up. I know that physicals are not the most delightful experience, but they are a necessity. I cannot help but see an analogy between determining the health of the church, the body of Christ, with the physical exam with which we are all so familiar. The doctor wants to check for a kind of stability. He wishes to know if there have been any dramatic changes, such as loss of appetite, loss of sleep, or significant gains or loss of weight.

He also, when giving a check-up to a child, looks for regular healthy growth. But most significant he checks to see that every part of the body is working and working in co-ordination with the rest of the body. The doctor looked in my eyes and ears, checked even my hair, he poked here and there, hammered my knees and checked my toes. What he could not see from outside, he x-rayed or tested in some other way. Ephesians He that descended is the same who also ascended up far above all heavens, that He might fill all things. He that descended is the same also that ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.

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 [that is, the whole universe]. 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. He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things. The one who descended is also the one who ascended far above all the heavens, to fill all things.

The one who went down is the same one who climbed up above all the heavens so that he might fill everything. The one who went down is himself the one who also went up , far above all of heaven, in order to fill all things. This also means that the one who went deep into the earth is the same one who went into the highest heaven, so that he would fill the whole universe. He that descended is the same who has also ascended up above all the heavens, that he might fill all things;.

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The One having descended is Himself also the One having ascended far above all the heavens, in order that He might fill all things. He that descended is the same also that ascended above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.


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So Christ came down, and he is the same one who went up. He went up above the highest heaven in order to fill everything with himself. He who descended is the same one who ascended far above all the heavens, so that he might fill all things. He who descended is the one who also ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.

He that descended, is even the same that ascended, far above all heavens, that he might fill all things. The one who had gone down also went up above all the heavens so that he fills everything. So the one who came down is the same one who went up, above and beyond the heavens, to fill the whole universe with his presence. The One who descended is also the One who ascended far above all the heavens, that He might fill all things. So Jesus came down, and he is the same One who went up.

He went up above all the heavens. Christ did that to fill everything with himself. The one who went down is the same one who went up above all the heavens so that all things would be fulfilled. The one who made this descent is identically the same person as he who has now ascended high above the very Heavens—that the whole universe from lowest to highest might know his presence. He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all the heavens, that he might fulfill all things. The one who descended himself is also the one who ascended above all the heavens, in order that he might fill all things.

The same one who came down is the one who went back up, that he might fill all things everywhere with himself, from the very lowest to the very highest. 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.

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He handed out gifts above and below, filled heaven with his gifts, filled earth with his gifts. He who descended is also He who ascended far above all the heavens that He might fill all things. The one who descended is also the one who ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.

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He who descended is Himself also He who ascended far above all the heavens, so that He might fill all things. So Jesus came down, and he is the same One who went up above all the heaven. Christ did that to fill everything with his presence. He, the very one who descended, is also the one who ascended above all the heavens, in order to fill all things.

The one who came down is the same one who went up. He went up higher than all the heavens.

He did it in order to fill all creation.