The Ekklesia Project - Episode 67

A freedman of God hosting a journey to discover the lost ekklesia of God.
In this episode, we continue our analysis of 1 Corinthians 11:17-19, extending our discussion of the presence of jealousy and strife due to worldly ambition within the Corinthian ekklesia. We explore how Jesus handled the subject of spiritual ambition by probing the account of the private preferment request of the mother of James and John, namely, that Jesus appoint James and John on his right and left in the coming Kingdom. See Matthew 20:20-28. We discuss what it means to act as a servant and slave within the Kingdom of God, as opposed to those same roles within the world in Satan's domain. In addition, we consider John's description of the evil conduct of Diotrephes while having a a powerful influence on what appears to be an ekklesia of God. See 3 John 9-11. We ponder how an ekklesia could become so dominated by such an evil actor. In this regard, we study the four warnings Jesus gives in Matthew 7 concerning those believing they are destined for the Kingdom of God, when, in fact, they are destined for destruction.