The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Ephesians 1:18-23, “I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,
19 and what is the surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of the strength of His might
20 which He brought about in Christ, when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places,
21 far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come.
22 And He put all things in subjection under His feet, and gave Him as head over all things to the church,
23 which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.

As churches grow in number, they grow financially; and pastors expand their ministries either through radio and television or by writing and publishing books that carry the message of Christ into the homes and hearts of people throughout the world. In many ways, the Apostle Paul and other biblical writers set the example through their own communication of Scriptural truths.

The Christian faith was never intended to be hidden from the world-at-large. The LORD Jesus Christ was the Father’s intended focus when He was sent to earth to be the Savior of the world. Being crucified, buried and resurrected from the dead, He now elevated to the universal Lordship of the Church. When men and women purport to be supreme leaders of the church, they expose themselves as enemies of the LORD Himself and of His Church. It is HIS CHURCH! He alone paid the price through His shed blood; and He alone is the sole Commander.

Historically, the Church of the LORD Jesus Christ has fallen prey to what we know as “denominationalism.” Each group claiming to be exclusively His, and exporting its denomination’s understanding of the truth of His Message. Yet, the truth of His Message remains comfortably contained in the Holy Scriptures. Christ Himself is the Head and He alone is the way of salvation.

After greeting and blessing the Church at Ephesus through his prayers, Paul exalted Christ as the Head of the Church, and the people as the members. He also notes how believers should now walk (4:17ff), how they should conduct themselves in their homes (5:21ff), and how they should conduct “spiritual warfare” (6:10-24).

Paul states clearly that salvation is not gained by following the edicts of any church, but by yielding the heart and soul to Christ by faith. “Believe on the LORD Jesus Christ and you shall be saved” (Acts 16:31). Have you been saved? If not, believe on Him today. If you are saved, tell someone else about Jesus!

Heartily in Christ Jesus,

(Dado III)

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.
Springdale, Arkansas 72764
United States of America

“We never know that Christ is all we need until He becomes all that we have.” – Corrie ten Boom