Women's Study | Precepts: Ephesians
Village Bible Church || Sugar Grove, IL
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Every fully devoted follower of Jesus Christ needs to have strong and vital relationships with fellow believers. There is no such thing as a fully devoted follower of Jesus Christ who lives in isolation.
Likewise, connecting with other followers of Christ is an essential part of our transformation. True biblical community is more than just having Christian friends. It is a spiritual discipline focused on helping one another become fully devoted followers of Christ. It involves relational intimacy, transparency, vulnerability and accountability. Romans 12:5 tells us, “so in Christ, we (believers) who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.” As with our physical body, so it is with the body of Christ – when one part suffers, all suffer. God has designed and gifted our fellow believers in Jesus Christ to perform unique and vital services to help you. Some of these services include being devoted to one another, serving one another, accepting one another, instructing one another, bearing one another’s burdens, forgiving one another, comforting one another, encouraging one another, and looking out for the interests of others, just to name a few!
Fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ are in communities where they are both receiving and giving these things to people on a regular basis. Getting to this level does not happen naturally, it is the result of disciplined Bible study, prayer, and caring for one another. Christianity is a team sport!