THE ALIGNMENT


 

THE ALIGNMENT

 

Have you ever thought, “hey… wouldn't it be great if the body of Christ could just go to a chiropractor to have an adjustment… put things in order… you know… get THE ALIGNMENT needed?

 

 

The primary Greek word in the Bible that conveys the meaning of "THE ALIGNMENT," "the restoration," or "setting things straight" (similar to a chiropractic adjustment) is katartismos(καταρτισμός). 

 

This word and its root, katartizo, appear in the context of mending, repairing, or restoring something to its original, perfect order.

 [defined as: adjusted exactly "down" to fully function]

 

Katartizo and its variations are translated multiple ways, but always carrying the same underlying message… i.e…

·         the disciples “MENDING their nets” (Mtt4:21;Mk1:19)

·         Paul longing to see the Thessalonians face to face “to SUPPLY what is lacking from your faith.” (1Thes3:10BSB)

·         “the worlds WERE FRAMED by the word of God” (Heb11:3NKJV)

·         Christ stating, “…a body You HAVE PREPARED for Me.” (Heb10:12NKJV)

·         A student being “FULLY TRAINED” (Lk6:40)

·         “Now may the God of peace… …make you COMPLETE in every good work to do His will…” (Heb13:20-21NKJV)

·         Paul pleading with the Corinthians, “that you be PERFECTLY JOINED TOGETHER in the same mind and in the same judgment.”

 

 

The word katartismos, however, is used only one time… and specifically as:

“the exact adjustment which enables

the individual parts to work together

in correct order.” (HelpsWordStudiesBibleHub)

 

That is why when Paul uses it describing “the EQUIPPING of the saints for the work of service” (Eph4:12NASB95), one would understand the picture he is describing of the completed process of:

·         finding the function of each individual bone,

·         preparing it for its particular part,

·         Then ALIGN them to perfectly join together in perfect, functioning order

 

 

Outside Scripture the term could describe the setting of a bone, the outfitting of a ship, or the supplying of an army… carrying with it the notion of restoring something to proper condition and rendering it fully functional… competent… ready… completely sound and whole in corporate strength.

 

 

Peter echoes this idea in 1Pet5:8-10KJV, reminding the body of Christ to “resist steadfast in the faith” the devil who is as a roaring lion, and that…

“the God of all grace…

…MAKE YOU PERFECT,

stablish, strengthen, settle you.”

 

…God, in His grace,

…makes THE ALIGNMENT.


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