Synopsis of my 26 year and seven month journey with El Shaddai.

Ekklesia the Holy Spirit will keep us in biblical parameters in all of our ways if we let Him i will never forget how i came to El Shaddai i was broke in many pieces He picked up all of my broken pieces and put me back together I’ve had leadership and believers try to break me on my journey because they are broke spiritually when i can’t be used by El Shaddai there’s no reason for me to be there. That’s when i bow out gracefully and pray for people I’m not going back to where i came from i will not let Satan use no one to drag me back to that person i used to be I’m good on all of that divine talk.

I had to walk away from people that i love and i will love them until i die it’s my healthy boundary loving each other is a command is not a choice. Some people have to be loved from a distance that cannot be done to our spouse some people just want to quote post preach and teach they don’t want to be transformed they are always causing problems.

Ephesians 4:16

He makes the whole body fit together perfectly. As each part does its own special work, it helps the other parts grow, so that the whole body is healthy and growing and full of love.

Divine story time.

Ephesians 4:16 concludes Paul’s argument for church unity and maturity (4:1–16) by defining the church as a body connected to Christ, the head, which grows as individual members use their specific, God-given gifts to serve one another in love. It emphasizes that every believer has a necessary role, contributing to the healthy, "fitly joined" development of the whole community.

Contextual Background

The Metaphor of the Body: Paul compares the church to a human body where Christ acts as the head, providing life and direction.

Interdependence and Unity: The passage addresses the need for unity in diversity, arguing that while believers have different roles, they are "knit together" for mutual support.

Role of Individual Parts: Growth does not come from a single leader but from each member operating effectively in their "properly measured" role.

Goal of Maturity: The purpose is to move believers away from spiritual infancy (being "tossed about") toward maturity, avoiding deception.

The Atmosphere of Love: The entire process of growth is to be "built up in love," which serves as the binding force.

Key Concepts in Verse 16

"Joined and knit together": Refers to the structural unity of the church.

"Every joint supplies": Highlights that each member is for spiritual nourishment to others.

"Effectual working by which every part does its share": Emphasizes that every member is essential and functional for growth.

"Edifying of itself in love": The ultimate purpose is for the church to mature in a loving, harmonious way I’ve seen this a few times all of us should be like this the problem is almost every leader is greedy and selfish. They are not trying to biblically disciple people. Sad but true.

Where is the love in the body of Christ?

1 Peter 4:8

Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.

Divine story time.

1 Peter 4:8, which instructs believers to "love each other deeply, because love covers a multitude of sins," is situated within a call to holy living, unity, and sober-mindedness in anticipation of the end times. Writing to persecuted Christ-ians, Peter emphasizes that fervent, practical love is essential for maintaining community and forgiving one another's faults during times of suffering on my journey, I forgive my brothers and sisters in Christ, and they kept doing the same thing and they never apologized i live a lonely life and I’m happy about it I’m around people to minister to them i understand I’m just a seed planter and it’s not about me I’m not looking for friends. I’m looking for brothers and sisters in Christ I’ve learned many things the hard way on my journey.

Wisdom speaks.

I’m learning through what i go through a lot of things broke my heart, but it fixed my vision.

Key Contextual Points for 1 Peter 4:8

The End Times Focus: The preceding verse (1 Pet 4:7) states that "the end of all things is at hand," prompting an urgent need for prayer, self-control, and love.

Persecution & Community: The audience was scattered and facing suffering. Peter argues that internal unity and love are necessary to survive external pressure the external pressure is coming from the body. It should not come from within biblical discipleship is vital.

What Love "Covers": This does not mean earning salvation through good works, but rather that

Christ-ian love forgives, overlooks faults, and refuses to hold grudges, thus preventing conflict within the church is how it’s supposed to be. Leadership is causing conflict. Believers is causing conflict. It don’t make no sense. That’s a different spirit.

Practical Application: The context includes being hospitable without complaint (v. 9) and using spiritual gifts to serve others (v. 10), emphasizing that love should be actionable and fervent and it’s not people in the body of Christ are selling their gift if they can’t get a come up, they not coming that’s a different spirit i’ve learned many dues and don’ts on my journey, paying attention on purpose to the scriptures first understanding and applying causes us to live our best lives now being the type of Christ only through understanding an application of the biblical information is the only way we will receive our transformation and being the type of Christ.

Old Testament Connection: The phrase draws from Proverbs 10:12 ("Hatred stirs up conflict, but love covers over all wrongs").

The overall context is a call to live differently than the surrounding culture by focusing on community, forgiveness, and godly conduct as they wait for Christ's return.