Message: “Friendship with the World” from Gregg Bing

The Bible is a revelation from God, an unfolding of His eternal purpose of redemption which He accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord (Eph. 3:11). God's wisdom in making known this purpose is described as being "manifold" (Eph. 3:10), meaning it has many facets. Two important facets we need to recognize if we are going to understand God's Word are prophecy and mystery. This morning, we look at how one of the most important divisions to recognize in "rightly dividing the Word" is distinguishing between God's prophesied purpose for His earthly people, Israel, and the Gentile nations whose blessing is tied to theirs, and God's secret purpose for His heavenly people, the Church, the Body of Christ, which was kept a mystery until it was revealed to and through the Apostle Paul.

Scripture References: Ephesians 3:1-11, 1 Peter 1:10-12, Colossians 1:24-27

Related Topics: Church, Eternal Purpose, Gentiles, Israel, Mystery, Paul, Prophecy, Rightly Dividing, Topical Study | More Messages from Gregg Bing | Download Audio

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