THE BODY OF CHRIST - THE TABERNACLE OF DAVID
Pastor J. C. O’Hair
The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit are building a BUILDING.
“He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that He might fill all things. And He gave some apostles and some prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers, for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the EDIFYING (BUILDING UP) OF THE BODY OF CHRIST: Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect Man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ.”
Perhaps there are no more important verses in the Bible than Ephesians 4:10 to 13, which we have quoted, to give to Christians definite information as to what God’s program is for this age. In I Corinthians 3:9 and 10 we read: “For we are laborers together with God: ye are God’s husbandry, ye are God’s building. According to the grace of God which is given unto me (Paul), as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon, But let every man take heed how he buildeth (together) thereupon.” Surely Christians should desire to build intelligently with God, the Great BUILDER.
We are laborers together with God. We are to take heed how we build together with Paul on the foundation which he, the wise masterbuilder, laid. It seems from this that Paul was chosen to be the Lord’s foreman and that unto Paul were committed the blueprints and specifications for the building described in Ephesians 2:21 and 22: “In Whom all the BUILDING fitly framed together groweth unto a holy TEMPLE in the Lord; In Whom ye also are builded together for a HABITATION of God through the Spirit.”
Paul, the Christ-appointed wise masterbuilder, wrote that Christians should be workmen who need not be ashamed, rightly dividing the Word of truth. (II Timothy 2:15). We must go to Paul’s Writings for clear instructions how to build with God. God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit are building a spiritual TEMPLE, EDIFYING THE BODY OF CHRIST, building up the CHURCH. (Ephesians 4:11). In the beginning God selected some men with special gifts, “apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers” (Ephesians 4:9 to 11).
Those first co-laborers with God knew what they were doing, and they knew what God was doing. But today the situation is somewhat confused. Religious sectarian groups seem to be building a number of different churches in competition with God, even though they read in the Bible that Christ died to reconcile all believing sinners in ONE BODY; that there is ONE BODY; that believers are baptized by one Spirit into that ONE BODY. (Ephesians 2:15 to 18 - Ephesians 4:4 - I Corinthians 12:13).
They read in the Bible that Christ and the Church will be one flesh: not Christ and the churches. (Ephesians 5:31 and 32). They read that Christ loved the Church and will present that one Church unto Himself as a glorious, spotless Church. (Ephesians 5:26 to 28). Christ is not going to present two hundred different churches, or two churches, unto Himself.
All members of the Body of Christ should be evangelistic, preaching the evangel to the unsaved. Then all Church-members should join together for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the building up of that Body, until we all come into that wonderful unity and the glorious perfection described in Ephesians 4:13. This will be the filling-up of Christ (Ephesians 1:21 to 23). The Mystical Christ, Head and Body, is described in I Corinthians 12:12.
We have many Postmillenarians in the churches, some of whom are members of the Body of Christ, who are trying to build up the TABERNACLE OF DAVID, or at least repair this building, which is fallen down. But they are not receiving any help from God.
Concerning the TABERNACLE OF DAVID, this “BUILDING” program is described in Acts 15:13 to 18, quoted from Amos 9:11 to 15. This “BUILDING” will begin when the Lord Jesus returns to earth. (Acts 15:15).
What is the Gospel?
Believing Christ died, that’s
HISTORY.
Believing Christ died for YOUR sins
and rose again, that’s SALVATION.
Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel
which the preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;
By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you,
unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all
that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the
scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day
according to the scriptures. 1. Corinthians 15:1-4
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