yes, should we not rightly divide the word of truth? and not make it up as we go along?
you should quit saying things like this because if by the Grace of God you ever do come out from under this, these kinds of remarks will be burning in your ears.
No. What we saw was Paul was given the right to administer the word in this MYSTERY AGE, which he called the AGE OF GRACE.
yes i know that's what YOU saw.
what Mystery Age? what Age of Grace?
No. What we saw was Paul was given the right to administer the word in this MYSTERY AGE, which he called the AGE OF GRACE.
show Paul claiming a Mystery Age of Grace!
see, if you quit getting your information from footnotes and extra biblical sources and appendixes and charts, you wouldn't have CUT UP the whole thing, thinking RIGHTLY DIVIDING means cutting up instead of handling properly.
here's the Mystery, which isn't a mystery at all:
Colossians 1
Paul’s Ministry to the Church
24Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church, 25of which I became a minister according to the stewardship from God that was given to me for you, to make the word of God fully known, 26the mystery hidden for ages and generations but now revealed to his saints. 27To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. 28Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone mature in Christ. 29For this I toil, struggling with all his energy that he powerfully works within me.
what you don't get and no dispie gets is that there is ONE CHURCH.
jew first, then gentile.
not some stupid Plan A to Plan B back to Plan A.
it was always Plan A.
the mystery part being two-fold:
that the gentiles would be fellow heirs with the NOT CUT OFF BRANCHES....through what? THE GOSPEL.
not some loose end Land Deal.
Ephesians 2
The Mystery of the Gospel Revealed
1For this reason I, Paul, a prisoner for Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles— 2assuming that you have heard of the stewardship of God’s grace that was given to me for you, 3how the mystery was made known to me by revelation, as I have written briefly. 4When you read this, you can perceive my insight into the mystery of Christ, 5which was not made known to the sons of men in other generations as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit. 6This mystery isa that the Gentiles are fellow heirs, members of the same body, and partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel.
7Of this gospel I was made a minister according to the gift of God’s grace, which was given me by the working of his power. 8To me, though I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ, 9and to bring to light for everyone what is the plan of the mystery hidden for ages inb God who created all things, 10so
that through the church the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly places. 11This was
according to the eternal purpose that he has realized in Christ Jesus our Lord, 12in whom we have boldness and access with confidence through our faith in him. 13So I ask you not to lose heart over what I am suffering for you, which is your glory.
and that God was revealing through the Church and in the Church (jew
and gentile, not some ridiculous parenthetical blip on the radar-mystery-gentile-church because God has to scramble to fix it when the Pharisees rejected Jesus) HIS WISDOM TO principalities and powers HIS PLAN:
what Mystery?:
Colossians 1
The Preeminence of Christ
15He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. 16For byf him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. 17And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together. 18And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent. 19For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, 20and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross.
21And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, 22he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him, 23if indeed you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed in all creationg under heaven, and of which I, Paul, became a minister.
oh....JESUS and His Preeminence.
it's all about JESUS, not the State of Israel or some bizarre time slot for Gentiles then back to Plan A!
who knew?
Colossians 2:2 My purpose is that they may be encouraged in heart and united in love, so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know
the mystery of God, namely, Christ
anyways....i'll look for this on the other threads.
show me that please!