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Published: May 12, 2021, 5:44 a.m.

Our social commitment is not the validation of our apostolic mandate. Rather, our social relevancy highlights the unconditional love of the Father for creation.  Biblical apostolic ministry cannot and should not be defined by social welfare. Our ministry is first to the spiritual welfare of the people, along with that, we take care of other aspects of their lives as the Father will grace and permit us. It is a superficiality to think that cleansing and dressing the pig will automatically transform that nature of the pig. 

Whatever the Church's social commitment and activity of the ecclesia to its constituent is to break the chain of spiritual bondage that has kept the people blind. Goodness and kindness must reach towards the spiritual deliverance and transformation of society. Using the idea of social engagement to valid the relevancy of a ministry is aligned to the apostolic foundation of the Body of Christ. caring for people and nations must be seen beyond offering them clothes to wear, food to eat, and shelter to stay. 

Not, I have not said, nor imply that social service is not needed or important. I am making a differentiation between what the Church is from what the Church has almost be turned to. How God anointed Jesus Christ with the Holy Spirit and power…who went about doing good. Doing from the eyes of the Lord is part of his Spirt. When we are ordained and anointed through the power of the Spirit, we cannot be express love, care, and goodwill to all men. But to reduce goodwill and care the heart of our mandate as the ecclesia is to have been deceived and lied to by the systemic works of darkness.  

ACTS 6:1-4 AMPLIFIED TRANSLATION 

1 Now about this time, when the number of disciples was increasing, a complaint was made by the Hellenists (Greek-speaking Jews) against the native] Hebrews, because their widows were being overlooked in the daily serving of food. 2 So the Twelve called the disciples together and said, “It is not appropriate for us to neglect [teaching] the word of God in order to serve tables and manage the distribution of food. 3 Therefore, brothers, choose from among you seven men with good reputations [men of godly character and moral integrity], full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may put in charge of this task. 4 But we will [continue to] devote ourselves [steadfastly] to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”

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