Eph 4:11 And Gave Gifts Unto Men

Luk 20:1 ASV - And it came to pass, on one of the days, as he was teaching the people in the temple, and preaching the gospel, there came upon him the chief priests and the scribes with the elders;
Luk 20:2 ASV - and they spake, saying unto him, Tell us: By what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?
Luk 20:3 ASV - And he answered and said unto them, I also will ask you a question; and tell me:
Luk 20:4 ASV - The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from men?
Luk 20:5 ASV - And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why did ye not believe him?
Luk 20:6 ASV - But if we shall say, From men; all the people will stone us: for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.
Luk 20:7 ASV - And they answered, that they knew not whence it was.
Luk 20:8 ASV - And Jesus said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.
If you can receive this as truth than be aware there are men even today just as these men in Christ day . They knew he was not like any other man , when Jesus would walk up to the disciples and the moment they made contact with his eyes they knew he was not like other men.  He Jesus manifested his Fathers grace and mercy and Love , he was the express Image of his Father .   As a very small speck of Light that enters a very dark room will dispel enormous darkness .   Light triumphs over darkness and the light being the truth of Gods word .
Jhn 1:1 ASV - In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
Jhn 1:2 ASV - The same was in the beginning with God.
Jhn 1:3 ASV - All things were made through him; and without him was not anything made that hath been made.
Jhn 1:4 ASV - In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
Jhn 1:5 ASV - And the light shineth in the darkness; and the darkness apprehended it not.
Notice the word apprehended now the word is not comprehended as some versions say.   The word apprehended is to see it and lay hold of the situation . Now comprehended is to mentally grasp the situation not seeing or realizing the truth of the matter .  So it is with men of today to sin is to choose to ignore or cast aside the truth .   The chief priests and the scribes with the elders reasoned with themselves about this truth and  they lied to Jesus to the fact that they really knew more about this than they told.   Power and greed and to hold on to their fleshly structure that power and greed of wealth .   Power over the people and with a straight face and lie to the people and to Christ.
The church today has been manipulated , the truly hungry people of God are asleep and trust the hireling as their leader . When in fact Jesus has brought the truth  his word is truth . Jesus called all men that were NOT chosen to led his people , Hirelings .          Greek: misthotos Hired Servant, Hireling:  an adjective denoting "hired," is used as a noun, signifying "one who is hired," "hired servants," Mar 1:20; "hireling," Jhn 10:12, 13; here, it expresses, not only one who has no real interest in his duty (that may or may not be present in its use in Mar 1:20, and in misthios, No. 2), but one who is unfaithful in the discharge of it; that sense attaches always to the word rendered "hireling."
Eph 4:8 ASV - Wherefore he saith, When he ascended on high, he led captivity captive, And gave gifts unto men.
Eph 4:11 ASV - And he gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
Eph 4:12 ASV - for the perfecting of the saints, unto the work of ministering, unto the building up of the body of Christ:
Eph 4:13 ASV - till we all attain unto the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a fullgrown man, unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ:
It is in the word folks if a man takes on the office of a Sheppard of Gods people his sheep and he was not called he has not the gift from God to operate in any office of authority over Gods children he is in error .   And that error is soon prevalent in the fact he is in it for the money he is nothing more than a hireling . It all in the church today in the whole world is steeped with this  false doctrine . When men of God become involved in the affairs of this world more political than righteous they are manipulating the sheep ,   your salvation is based on your faith your choosing to follow Jesus to obey his word .  God says all men are the same in his eyes he is no respecter of persons .  And he gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers . Where did this truth go how is it the so called church cannot believe this truth ,  any man operating in the gifts of the spirit with their hearts always in a repentant state full of Gods spirit will manifest this in their daily living .  Remember the speck of light in a dark place , the world is dark and getting darker .   Jesus spoke it in Matt 24  tribulation is coming for the church it will start first in the church . 1Co 3:10 ASV - According to the grace of God which was given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder I laid a foundation; and another buildeth thereon. But let each man take heed how he buildeth thereon.  There are men today proud and arrogant pride exudes from them ,   they question the writings of Paul and the truth of his message as just as a mere man and his writings not completely all God breathed.   Paul suffer in that flesh he walk with,  and he spoke of this very thing that in the last days there would be mockers and rebellious men .     1Jo 2:15 ASV - Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
1Jo 2:16 ASV - For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the vain glory of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
1Jo 2:17 ASV - And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.
1Jo 2:18 ASV - Little children, it is the last hour: and as ye heard that antichrist cometh, even now have there arisen many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last hour.
1Co 3:11 ASV - For other foundation can no man lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
1Co 3:12 ASV - But if any man buildeth on the foundation gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay, stubble;
1Co 3:13 ASV - each man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it is revealed in fire; and the fire itself shall prove each man's work of what sort it is.
1Co 3:14 ASV - If any man's work shall abide which he built thereon, he shall receive a reward.
1Co 3:15 ASV - If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as through fire.
1Co 3:16 ASV - Know ye not that ye are a temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
Jhn 4:23 ASV - But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and truth: for such doth the Father seek to be his worshippers.
Jhn 4:24 ASV - God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship in spirit and truth.
Jhn 14:17 ASV - even the Spirit of truth: whom the world cannot receive; for it beholdeth him not, neither knoweth him: ye know him; for he abideth with you, and shall be in you.
Friend you need the filling up of Gods spirit in you need that same experience that took place in the book of Act 2 this was not just for them and than it died ,  that is a doctrine of devils it puts men back to the place of Isaiah 61 and  Luk 4:18 ASV - The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, Because he anointed me to preach good tidings to the poor: He hath sent me to proclaim release to the captives, And recovering of sight to the blind, To set at liberty them that are bruised,    There is so much more God has for those that love him .  Jesus told Peter that the gates of hell shall not prevail against his church .
Luk 24:49 ASV - And behold, I send forth the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city, until ye be clothed with power from on high.     Greek: enduo    Clothe:
(Eng., "endue"), signifies "to enter into, get into," as into clothes, "to put on," e.g., Mar 1:6; Luk 8:27 (in the best mss.); 24:49 (AV, "endued"); 2Cr 5:3; Rev 1:13; 19:14.
See ARRAY, ENDUE, PUT ON.
 Act 19:1 ASV - And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper country came to Ephesus, and found certain disciples:
Act 19:2 ASV - and he said unto them, Did ye receive the Holy Spirit when ye believed? And they said unto him, Nay, we did not so much as hear whether the Holy Spirit was given.
Act 19:3 ASV - And he said, Into what then were ye baptized? And they said, Into John's baptism.
Act 19:4 ASV - And Paul said, John baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people that they should believe on him that should come after him, that is, on Jesus.
Act 19:5 ASV - And when they heard this, they were baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.
Act 19:6 ASV - And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Spirit came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.
Act 19:7 ASV - And they were in all about twelve men.
 I will ask you the same question today have you received the Holy Spirit when you believed and I am not speaking of the powerless church the church lost in another gospel .
With out repentance and full of fleshly works ,   - And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Spirit came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.  This is the true gospel of God this is the overflowing of Gods gift to all man kind .
Mat 16:16 ASV - And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
Mat 16:17 ASV - And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jonah: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father who is in heaven.
Mat 16:18 ASV - And I also say unto thee, that thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.  Jesus said he came to save man kind to give them life and life more abundantly