BE BOUNDLESS IN GOD’S LOVE IN CHRIST JESUS: AS THE CHURCH IN CHRIST JESUS STEAD BY THE HOLY SPIRIT!
“. . . 5 And hope maketh not ashamed; because THE LOVE OF GOD IS SHED ABROAD IN OUR HEARTS by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us. 6 For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. 7 For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die. 8 BUT GOD COMMENDETH HIS LOVE TOWARD US, IN THAT, WHILE WE WERE YET SINNERS, CHRIST DIED FOR US . . .” Romans 5:1-21.
The CHURCH that Christ Jesus died to raise as His own and He is coming back to take as His own is the CHURCH that is BOUNDLESS IN HIS LOVE by the HOLY SPIRIT given to us. And you ARE that Church, knowingly or unknowingly, if you are born of God in Christ Jesus. Amen.
This Church that I know — which Christ DIED to RAISE as His own and He is coming back to TAKE as His own — is the Church WITHOUT WALLS, BOUNDLESS IN HIS LOVE, shared lavishly and poured abroad in our hearts by the Holy Spirit that is given to us in Him.
Its embodiment entails ONENESS in all things, in spite of the constituent and diverse members. It is the Church where greed and selfishness have no place. It is the Church where segregation by race, colour, class, status and tongue have no place; and ALL are welcome, beautified and celebrated.
It is the Church without self-centredness, and it is mirrored in the ONENESS of the WE and not the I and THEM.
The ONENESS is unique in the BLESSEDNESS and have MADE us as:
- One Body
- One Faith
- One Lord
- One God
- One people
- One Nation
- One Body
- One Hope
- One Love
- One Calling
- One Baptism
- One REDEMPTION For ALL
- One Spirit
- One Christ
- One Father
- Father God Above All
- Father God Through All
- And Father God In All
SELAH – PAUSE AND THINK.
SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT:
“There is ONE body, and ONE Spirit, even as ye are called in ONE hope of your calling; 5 ONE Lord, ONE faith, ONE baptism, 6 ONE God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all” Ephesians 4:4-6.
“And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast REDEEMED us to God by thy blood out of every KINDRED, and TONGUE, and PEOPLE, and NATION; 10 and hast MADE us unto our God kings and priests: and WE shall reign on the earth” Revelation 5:9-10.
“For as the body is ONE, and hath many MEMBERS, and all the MEMBERS of that ONE body, being many, are ONE body: so also is Christ. 13 For by ONE Spirit are we all baptized into ONE body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into ONE Spirit. 14 For the body is not one member, but many. 15 If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body? 16 And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body? 17 If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling? 18 But now hath God set the MEMBERS every ONE of them in the body, as it hath pleased him. 19 And if they were all one member, where were the body? 20 But now are they MANY MEMBERS, yet but ONE body. 21 And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you. 22 Nay, much more those MEMBERS of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary: 23 and those members of the body, which we think to be less honourable, upon these we bestow more abundant honour; and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness. 24 For our comely parts have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honour to that part which lacked: 25 that there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care ONE for another. 26 And whether ONE member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or ONE member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it. 27 Now ye are the body of Christ, and MEMBERS in particular” 1 Corinthians 12:12-27.
“Therefore become IMITATORS of God [copy Him and follow His example], as well-beloved children [imitate their father]; 2 and WALK CONTINUALLY IN LOVE [that is, value one another—practice empathy and compassion, unselfishly seeking the best for others], just as Christ also LOVED you and GAVE Himself up for us, an offering and sacrifice to God [slain for you, so that it became] a sweet fragrance“ Ephesians 5:1-2 (Amplified).
SUMMARY:
This is a message declaration about the nature and identity of the true Church as a love-bound, Spirit-united, wall-less Body. It calls believers to live out the ONENESS that Christ died to create and is coming back to take as His own.
KEY POINTS:
- THE FOUNDATION: GOD’S LOVE SHED ABROAD
From Romans 5:5, 8 — “THE LOVE OF GOD IS SHED ABROAD IN OUR HEARTS by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.”
This love was demonstrated when Christ died for us while we were yet sinners.
Therefore, the Church that Jesus is raising and returning for is BOUNDLESS IN HIS LOVE, not in human effort, but by the Holy Spirit.
- THE IDENTITY: YOU ARE THAT CHURCH
If you are born of God in Christ Jesus, then you ARE that Church, knowingly or unknowingly.
This Church is WITHOUT WALLS. It is not defined by buildings, denomination, or borders.
It is BOUNDLESS IN HIS LOVE, shared lavishly and poured abroad in our hearts by the Holy Spirit Romans 5:5.
- THE CHARACTER: ONENESS WITHOUT DIVISION
The embodiment of this Church is ONENESS in all things, despite diverse members.
It is a place where:
- Greed and selfishness have no place
- Segregation by race, colour, class, status and tongue have no place
- ALL are welcome, beautified and celebrated
It is mirrored in WE and not in I and THEM. It is selfless, not self-centred.
This ONENESS is expressed as:
One Body, One Faith, One Lord, One God, One People, One Nation, One Hope, One Love, One Calling, One Baptism, One REDEMPTION For ALL, One Spirit, One Christ, One Father — Father God Above All, Through All, and In All. Ephesians 4:4-6
- THE SCRIPTURAL PICTURE: ONE BODY, MANY MEMBERS
1 Corinthians 12:12-27 teaches that though we are MANY MEMBERS, we are ONE body.
Every member is set by God and is necessary. There should be no schism in the body, but that the members should have the same care for one another.
When one suffers, all suffer. When one is honoured, all rejoice. Revelation 5:9-10 adds that Christ has REDEEMED us to God by His blood out of every KINDRED, and TONGUE, and PEOPLE, and NATION.
- THE CALL: IMITATE GOD AND WALK IN LOVE
Ephesians 5:1-2 — “WALK CONTINUALLY IN LOVE… just as Christ also LOVED us and GAVE Himself up for us.”
We are to be imitators of God as beloved children.
IN ONE SENTENCE:
This is a prophetic call to recognise that the true Church is Christ’s love-bound, Spirit-filled Body without walls or division, where ONENESS, diversity and sacrificial love define us — and you, as a born-again believer, are a vital member of that glorious Church.
REV. CHUKIE MORSI
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