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"If the sixteenth century recovered the 'priesthood of all believers' (every Christian enjoying through Christ a direct access to God), perhaps the twentieth century will recover the 'ministry of all believers' (every Christian receiving from Christ a privileged ministry to men)." He also said, "For clearly the way the whole body grows is for all its members to use their God-given gifts. These gifts are so beneficial both to those who exercise their ministry faithfully and to those who receive it that the church becomes steadily more healthy and mature." (The Message of Ephesians, p.168)
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