The Revolutionary Review by Jonas Clark

Build, Restore and Govern

Published by Jonas Clark Thursday, August 27th, 2009 in Apostolic Ministry, Misc Christian Information |

Tags: apostle, church, nature of Christ, restoration

The nature of Christ in you is to build, restore and govern.

I believe that God has made each unique and given gifts for increase. We know that all churches in the New Testament were apostolic in nature. That nature is relevant to understanding your purpose. The nature of the Church is apostolic and can be found in three words: build, restore and govern. These three traits are in every born again believer. Understanding these will empower you to do great things for Christ.

Jesus preached the Gospel of the Kingdom. That’s not all He preached but that is what keeps reoccurring throughout His ministry. When you understand Jesus you will understand His ministry teaching about the Kingdom. From the opening announcement of His ministry in Mark 1:16 to His departure in Acts 1 His ministry dealt with the Kingdom. When you grasp the nature of Christ’s ministry, to build, restore and govern, you can grasp the nature of your ministry. Don’t get confused here because you will never be the Lamb of God that taketh away the sin of the world. In that sense there is only one Lamb. No other sacrifice for sin is needed. You are, however, able to continue the agenda of Christ found in His apostolic nature to build, restore and govern. We know that Jesus was apostolic (Hebrews 3:1) and a sent one. He was sent (apostello), not only to offer himself as the Lamb of God, but also to bring reconciliation to the world (2 Corinthians 5:19).

When I was a young man we weren’t taught about Christ’s ministry to reconcile the world, we were taught about reconciliation of man to God through the atonement of sin. That’s all fine and important except we need also… KEEP READING