Life Fellowship Community Church's Podcast

(Eph. 4: 7-28) In verse 7 Paul points out that Christ has given us all the great gift of grace. He uses the term apportioned which is fitting with the parallel that he draws in verse eight by quoting Psalm 68:18. This passage in the book of psalm is referring to the victory God had brought to Israel and how He came down to deliver and returned to heaven. Paul explains that the afore mentioned gift of grace is available only because Jesus came down, was crucified, resurrected and ascended back to the right hand of the father. This had to happen so that he could give his followers the spoils of his victory, just as a king would return from a victorious battle leading his captives and his recaptured prisoners who had been held by the enemy while also giving spoils of his victory. By His grace, Jesus gave us the gift of the spirit from which flows an abundance of benefits. Through the cross He also took death, hell and the grave captive. The apostle further points out the 5-fold ministry gifts given to the chur