Paul Presents Christ to the Nations
"But, on the contrary, perceiving that I have been entrusted with
the evangel of the Uncircumcision, according as Peter of the Circumcision
... James and Cephas and John ... give to me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship,
that we, indeed, are to be for the nations, yet they for the Circumcision."
- Galatians 2:7-9 -
The Evangel for Today
"To me, less than the least of all saints, was granted this grace:
to bring the evangel of the untraceable riches of Christ to the nations,
and to enlighten all as to what is the administration of the secret, which has
been concealed from the eons in God."
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| ROMANS-JUSTIFICATION, CONCILIATION through Whom we obtained grace and apostleship for faith-obedience among all
the nations...- Romans 1:5
But now, apart from law, a righteousness of God is manifest...- Romans
3:21
Being justified gratuitously in His grace...- Romans 3:24
seeing that out of him, and through Him and for Him is all...- Romans
11:36
their (Israel's) casting away is the conciliation of the world...- Romans
11:15
God locks up all together all in stubbornness, that He should be merciful
to all.
- Romans 11:32
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| 1 CORINTHIANS - THE BODY OF CHRIST but we are speaking God's wisdom in a secret, which has been concealed,
which God designates before the eons for our glory ...
- 1 Corinthians 2:7
Now you are the body of Christ, and members of a part, whom also God,
indeed, placed in the ecclesia,
- 1 Corinthians 12:27
For even as, in Adam, all are dying, thus also, in Christ, shall
all be vivified. ... that God may be All in all.- 1 Corinthians 15:22,28
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| 2 CORINTHIANS - A NEW CREATION So that, if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: the primitive
passed by. Lo! there has become new!- 2 Corinthians 5:17
Yet all is of God, Who conciliates us to Himself through Christ, and is
giving us the dispensation of the conciliation, how that God was in Christ, conciliating
the world to Himself, not reckoning their offenses to them, and placing in us the word of
the conciliation.
- 2 Corinthians 5:18-19 |
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| GALATIANS - FAITH, NOT WORKS OF LAW I am marvelling that thus, swiftly, you are transferred, from that which
calls you in the grace of Christ, to a different evangel, which is not another, except it
be that some who are disturbing you, want to distort the evangel of Christ.- Galatians
1:6-7
we also believe in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by the faith of
Christ; and not by works of law; seeing that by works of law shall no flesh at all be
justified.
- Galatians 2:16
did you get the spirit by works of law or by the hearing of faith...?
- Galatians 3:5
For whoever are of works of law are under a curse,
- Galatians 3:10
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| EPHESIANS - SPIRITUAL
BLESSINGS Blessed be the God and Father of our
Lord Jesus Christ, Who blesses us with every spiritual blessing among the celestials...
- Ephesians 1:3
Wherefore, remember that once you, the nations in flesh ... were, in that
era, apart from Christ, being alienated from the citizen- ship of Israel, and guests of
the promise covenants, having no expectation, and without God in the world.
- Ephesians 2:11-12
Yet now, in Christ Jesus, you, who once are far off, are become near by
the blood of Christ.
- Ephesians 2:13
On this behalf I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you, the nations
-- since you surely hear of the administration of the grace of God that is given to me for
you, for by revelation the secret is made known to me: in spirit the nations are to be
joint enjoyers of an allotment, and joint partakers of the promise
- Ephesians 3:1-6 |
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| PHILIPPIANS - OUR REALM IN THE HEAVENS For our realm is inherent in the heavens, - Philippians 3:20
that in the name of Jesus every knee should be bowing, celestial and
terrestrial and subterranean, and every tongue should be acclaiming that Jesus Christ is
Lord, for the glory of God, the Father.
- Philippians 2:10-11
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| COLOSSIANS - CHRIST
THE HEAD And He is the Head of the body,
the ecclesia, ... and through Him to reconcile all to Him (making peace through the
blood of His cross), through Him, whether those on the earth or those in the heavens.
- Colossians 1:18-20
which is granted to me for you, to complete the word of God--
- Colossians 1:25
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| 1 THESSALONIANS - MEET THE LORD IN THE AIR for the Lord Himself will be descending from heaven with a shout of command
... and the dead in Christ shall be rising first. Thereupon we, the living ... shall at
the same time be snatched away together with them in clouds, to meet the Lord in the air.
And thus shall we always be together with the Lord.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:16
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| 2 THESSALONIANS - BE NOT QUICKLY SHAKEN be not quickly shaken from your mind, nor yet be alarmed, either through
spirit, or through word, or through an epistle as through us, as that the day of the Lord
is present. ... should not the apostasy be coming first ...?
- 2 Thessalonians 2:2-3 |
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| 1 TIMOTHY - SAVIOUR OF ALL For there is one God, and one Mediator of God and mankind, a Man, Christ
Jesus, Who is giving Himself a correspondent Ransom for all ... for which I was appointed
a herald and an apostle ... a teacher of the nations in knowledge and truth.
- 1 Timothy 2:5-7
Faithful is the saying and worthy of all welcome (for for this are we
toiling and being reproached), that we rely on the living God, Who is the Saviour of all
mankind, especially of believers. These things be charging and teaching.
- 1 Timothy 4:9-11
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| 2 TIMOTHY - WHO
SAVES US AND CALLS US in accord with the
power of God, Who saves us and calls us with a holy calling, not in accord with our acts,
but in accord with His own purpose and the grace which is given to us in Christ Jesus
before times eonian, 10 yet now is being manifested through ... the evangel of which I was
appointed a herald and an apostle and a teacher of the nations.
- 2 Timothy 1:8-11
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| TITUS- SAVED
ACCORDING TO HIS MERCY Yet when the
kindness and fondness for humanity of our Saviour, God, made its advent, not for works
which are wrought in righteous- ness which we do, but according to His mercy, He saves us
...- Titus 3:4-5
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| PHILEMON -
THE CONDUCT OF GRACE I am thanking my God
always, ... that the fellow- ship of your faith may be- come operative in the reali-
zation of every good thing which is in us for Christ Jesus ... seeing that the compassions
of the saints are soothed through you, brother. - Philemon 6
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