So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers,
Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars:Proverbs 9:1 KJV
to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built upEphesians 4:12 NIV
He who descended is the very one who ascended higher than all the heavens, in order to fill the whole universe.)Ephesians 4:10 NIV