Post by Lee on Apr 6, 2014 21:09:04 GMT
Eph 3:8-9 "Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ; And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ"
It should be noted here that the words "by Jesus Christ" are not in the original, and it should read, as it does in the RV, "God Who created
all things"— "To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in the heavenlies might be known, by the ecclesia, the manifold wisdom
of God, "According to the eternal purpose which He purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord."
What sublime thoughts these words stir up within us! They lift us up out of the mundane things by which we are surrounded, and carry us away to the limitless heights and grandeur of the divine purpose. BUT DO THEY? When these words were read this morning, did we try to place ourselves in the company of Paul, and could we hear him talking to us, and could we feel their weighty import? We should, brethren and sisters.
Rene
It should be noted here that the words "by Jesus Christ" are not in the original, and it should read, as it does in the RV, "God Who created
all things"— "To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in the heavenlies might be known, by the ecclesia, the manifold wisdom
of God, "According to the eternal purpose which He purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord."
What sublime thoughts these words stir up within us! They lift us up out of the mundane things by which we are surrounded, and carry us away to the limitless heights and grandeur of the divine purpose. BUT DO THEY? When these words were read this morning, did we try to place ourselves in the company of Paul, and could we hear him talking to us, and could we feel their weighty import? We should, brethren and sisters.
Rene