I was unfamiliar with a body
of believers who identified themselves as a Five-Fold Church, but have since learned
they take their charge from Ephesians 4:11. Paul said, “It was he who gave some
to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be
pastors and teachers...” Prospective members are
asked to fill out a 100-question survey that helps identify one of the five
categories in which they are best suited, or qualified. I wonder how this body
of believers reconcile Paul’s thoughts, “Love never fails. But where there are
prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled;
where there is knowledge, it will pass away. For we know in part
and we prophesy in part, but when perfection comes, the
imperfect disappears” (1 Cor 13:8-10 NIV).
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