"If anyone thinks that he is a prophet, or spiritual, he should acknowledge that the things I am writing to you are a command of the Lord"- 1 Cor. 14:37

God’s attributes are not fragmented. Rather each and every one is perfectly and fully reflecting its definition. God is perfect in Holiness as well as Love. God is perfect in judgment as well as mercy. It is we who live in a fragmented world. We as followers of Jesus Christ are not licensed to pick and choose our favorite cause to highlight and thus neglect or even denounce the biblical standing of, say, holy living. Our Bible is wonderfully connected and whole. Discrepancies we may perceive shall have more to do with our lack of understanding than the remarkable story contained within.

It has become by some a favorite remark that, “ Well that is Paul who said that, I follow Jesus.” Yet Paul has instructed us that often he is indeed speaking for Christ. Such is claimed in Galatians 1:12: “For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.” To trivialize Paul is to trivialize Christ.

Paul believes as stated in First Corinthians that a person will display that they are truly under the influence of the Holy Spirit, by acknowledging Paul’s authority, and by yielding obedience to the commands which he states in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. So, we have observed through these inspired letters in our Bible that all would acknowledge Paul as an apostle, and submit to his right to speak to them. And Paul believed that all would show that God had influenced their hearts, if they listened to his commands, and obeyed his counsel. It is not PAUL who grabbed authority, it was Jesus Christ that bestowed such upon him of which we observe evidence the apostles recognized.

We do not serve a fragmented God. And His word is whole in its instruction to us.

On the Adventure with you,



Supt. Ben