There are no Jews no Greeks, etc Part 21

The church also defines my relationship with God. In John 8:35, “Now a slave has no permanent place in the family, but a son belongs to it forever.” Jesus explains that when I become His child, I am no longer a slave to my desires but am a child, entitled to His inheritance of Heaven. Along with my other brothers and sisters. In John 10:16, Jesus also says, “I have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also. They too will listen to my voice and there will be one flock and one shepherd.” That means to me that I cannot choose my brothers, that my brothers are whoever believes in Christ. There is hope for all peoples of all countries and all distinctions and diversities. God loves them all and all are open to instruction. There are truly no women, no men, no I need help. I need help being the woman that God wants me to be, in the church, loving the brotherhood, because there are still some people I feel uncomfortable seeing in church, simply because we may not get along. I need God’s wisdom, and His love, and His conviction. I need Hezekiah’s attitude in Isaiah 37:15-20. “And Hezekiah prayed unto the Lord, saying, ‘O, LORD of hosts, God of Israel, that dwellest between the cherubim, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth: thou hast made heaven and earth. Incline thine ear, O LORD, and hear; open thine eyes, O LORD, and see: and hear all the words of Sennacherib, which hath sent to reproach the living God. Of a truth, LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all the nations, and their countries. And have cast their gods into the fire: for they were no gods, but the work of men’s hands, wood and stone: therefore they have destroyed them. Now therefore, O LORD ourks through His son. What of what Paul said about the make-up of His church in 1 Corinthians 12? Are there then prophets in the church? I have come to one conclusion. What does it matter, as long as I have all I need in God’s Word, which says that within the confines of that book is all I need to get by, is all I need to take hold of the treasure in heaven that waits if I follow through on my faith. If a person truly is a prophet, his gift will be able to be tested, as in the bible, and that person will reveal some divination about God, and he will truly be blest by God. Certainly the church was built on prophets, namely because there was no written code of God’s Word that I or anyone else now can refer to. A prophet is like a teacher with divine wisdom, and in that sense people calling Jesus a prophet are correct. But in the Word, is the living water. In the Word as Jesus says is the bread of life. There is only one head, if I follow Jesus, I am following that head. (Eph 1:22) And truth be told, if I am following Jesus, and have as living proof of His testimony (that is, His Word) why do I need a prophet to direct me to something I can read for myself? The bible in Hebrews 1 speaks of there being many prophets that divined about Christ prior to Christ and now there was just one. Yes, and that is His Word, because in His Word He is alive. When I live in His word and follow His Word, I am alive in Him. So are there prophets? God tells me not to squelch the Spirit. If someone can give me a piece of news that is not in God’s Word yet stands the trial of God’s Word that I am directed to do in Rom 12:2, then I will call that person a prophet of the Lord. Otherwise, he is nothing but a teacher of God’s Word.