Ephesians 4:13. 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 fullness of Christ:
When all Christian people shall be well developed, mature, then the whole body of Christ will come unto the stature of a perfect man. When will that be? There are some who are always looking for the perfect Church of Christ; but they have not seen it yet. When Eve was in the making, Adam did not see her; it was only when she was complete that she became visible; and today, the real Church of Christ is only in the making, and when she has been fashioned out of the side of Christ, then she will be presented to him without spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing. All the various agencies which God has appointed are working together for the fashioning of this perfect body of the Church. Meanwhile, it is equally true that all believers are intended to grow "unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ." Some of them are yet in spiritual things only like children of a span long, others are but as boys and girls in the streets of Jerusalem, while some are half-developed men and women. Oh, that we could all come "unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ"! You know how the servants stand the recruits against a wall, and then measure them to see whether they are up to the army standard. Now stand upright, and see whether you have come" unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ." Alas! how very short we are! Oh, that we could grow! Spirit of God, make us more like Christ!
Ephesians 4:13. 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 fullness of Christ:
When all Christian people shall be well developed, mature, then the whole body of Christ will come unto the stature of a perfect man. When will that be? There are some who are always looking for the perfect Church of Christ; but they have not seen it yet. When Eve was in the making, Adam did not see her; it was only when she was complete that she became visible; and today, the real Church of Christ is only in the making, and when she has been fashioned out of the side of Christ, then she will be presented to him without spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing. All the various agencies which God has appointed are working together for the fashioning of this perfect body of the Church. Meanwhile, it is equally true that all believers are intended to grow "unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ." Some of them are yet in spiritual things only like children of a span long, others are but as boys and girls in the streets of Jerusalem, while some are half-developed men and women. Oh, that we could all come "unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ"! You know how the servants stand the recruits against a wall, and then measure them to see whether they are up to the army standard. Now stand upright, and see whether you have come" unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ." Alas! how very short we are! Oh, that we could grow! Spirit of God, make us more like Christ!