The Ministry Anointing of the Apostle

The Ministry Anointing of the Apostle

God's people in building the house of the Lord. The people of the Lord are dear and must be treated with gentleness. But I beseech you, that I may not be bold when I am present with that confidence, wherewith I think to be bold against some, which think of us as if we walked according to the flesh. For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) 2 Corinthians 10:2-4 Apostolic ministry is a ministry of warfare. The word warfare in verse four is strateia meaning military service. Another meaning of this word is the apostolic career (as one of hardship and danger). Paul was talking about the weapons of his apostolic career. Paul was using gentleness to appeal to the church and warning them of his boldness, which he did not want to use unless he had to. Some viewed him in the flesh, but he responded by telling them that he did not react or war after the flesh. His correction was not fleshly, but what he did was in the spirit. Apostles deal with much opposition because of the nature of their ministry and anointing. In spite of this, they must walk and respond in the spirit and not in the flesh. There is a tendency to respond to people in the flesh, especially when there is opposition. Thus, the strength of apostolic ministry is the ability to war in the spirit. If they don't live in the spirit, apostles can easily get off track. The warfare they experience must be won in the spirit, or it will be lost in the flesh. For, when we were come into Macedonia, our flesh

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