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The purpose of assembling is to edify one another by everyone contributing through sharing and discerning.


1 Cor 14
26What is the outcome then, brethren? When you assemble, each one has a psalm, has a teaching, has a revelation, has a tongue, has an interpretation. Let all things be done for edification. 27If anyone speaks in a tongue, it should be by two or at the most three, and each in turn, and one must interpret; 28but if there is no interpreter, he must keep silent in the church; and let him speak to himself and to God. 29Let two or three prophets speak, and let the others pass judgment.


The process outlined below requires group activity:

  1. Asking for bread daily
  2. Assembling
  3. Sharing
  4. Discerning

Those who have been cleansed through the word are the ones who have given up serving the world for selfish reasons.

Those whose feet have been cleaned are those who do not even fear for their lives by sharing the above message. It is nuanced. Peter left everything and followed Christ. However, how the message affected different aspects of his life needed clarification, foot washing. He had to give up triumphalism, trying to show how superior he had become, not make the mistake Israel and Moses made in going out to fight Canaan when God was not with them, and in Moses case, trying to show how superior he had become by claiming God's glory for himself by striking the Rock for water.

People are going to be saved by depending on God, not Moses, or Cephas or Apollos.

The concern of the hand or toe is to form a viable body, to bless the world.

If an ekklesia, a separated called out body, becomes viable at a local level, it has manifested the Kingdom of God, has become a Temple for the Holy Spirit. There is no need for unity for ALL global units.

The teaching is simple, accessible, if believers follow Scripture teaching: ask for bread, eat that bread, share that bread...

Because of Israel's disbelief, Gentiles now also have hope, can share in Christ's work of blessing the world. Bread meant for the natural children, branch, are now going out to sheep of the other flock, wild branches...
Such a beautiful post.
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:heart: May we bring joy to our Father's heart today, blessing His very soul.

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Where two or three are gathered He is there.

1 John 1:3 that which we have seen and heard we declare to you, that you also may have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ. 4 And these things we write to you that your[a] joy may be full.


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Reminds me of this cartoon ehehe

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How do we obey this scripture? What do we exhort each other to do? Thank you in advance. :)

Hebrews 10:25 not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching.
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Paul also uses the exact form of the greek word for "assembling" in 2 Thess concerning the "parousia" of Jesus, which is used in only these those 2 verses.
Pretty interesting

http://www.scripture4all.org/

2 Thess 2:1
1 Now concerning the parousia of our Lord Jesus Christ and our assembling to Him, we ask you, brothers, 2 not to be easily disconcerted or alarmed by any spirit or message or letter presuming to be from us and alleging that the Day of the Lord has already come............
13 But we should always thank God for you, brothers who are loved by the Lord, because God has chosen you from the beginninga to be saved by the sanctification of the Spirit and by faith in the truth. 14 To this He called you through our gospel, so that you may share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. 15 Therefore, brothers, stand firm and cling to the traditions we taught you, whether by speech or by letter.

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Paul also uses the exact form of the greek word for "assembling" in 2 Thess concerning the "parousia" of Jesus, which is used in only these those 2 verses.
Pretty interesting

Scripture4All - Greek/Hebrew interlinear Bible software

2 Thess 2:1
1 Now concerning the parousia of our Lord Jesus Christ and our assembling to Him, we ask you, brothers, 2 not to be easily disconcerted or alarmed by any spirit or message or letter presuming to be from us and alleging that the Day of the Lord has already come............
13 But we should always thank God for you, brothers who are loved by the Lord, because God has chosen you from the beginninga to be saved by the sanctification of the Spirit and by faith in the truth. 14 To this He called you through our gospel, so that you may share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. 15 Therefore, brothers, stand firm and cling to the traditions we taught you, whether by speech or by letter.

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