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"The Right Division" (II Timothy 2:15 cf. Galatians 2:7-8) |
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| PETER (Cephas) with James & John (Galatians 2:9 cf. John 1:40-42) |
PAUL with Barnabas (Galatians 2:9 cf. Acts 13:1-2) |
| 12 apostles ~ 12 tribes ~ Israel (Matthew 19:28; Luke 22:28-30; Acts 2:14) |
ONE apostle ~ Jew & Gentile ~ ONE body (Romans 11:13; I Timothy 2:5-7; Ephesians 2:14-16) PAUL ~ Hebrew (Philippians 3:4-6) ~ Roman (Acts 22:25-28) |
| Gentiles blessed THROUGH Israel (Acts 3:24-26 cf. Genesis 12:1-3) |
Gentiles blessed APART FROM Israel (Romans 11:11-12,15,25-28) |
| Message to ISRAEL: "PROPHESIED since the world began" (Luke 1:68-70; Acts 3:12,19-21) |
Message to the GENTILES: "KEPT SECRET since the world began" (Romans 16:25; Ephesians 3:1-5; Colossians 1:25-27) |
| Israel ABOVE the Gentiles (I Peter 2:9 cf. Exodus 19:5-6; Isaiah 61:6) |
Jew & Gentile EQUALITY (Ephesians 2:18-19,22; Ephesians 3:6) |
| An EARTHLY kingdom with PHYSICAL blessings (Matthew 5:5; Matthew 11:2-6 cf. Isaiah 11:6-10; Isaiah 35:6-10) |
A HEAVENLY citizenship with SPIRITUAL blessings (Philippians 3:20; Ephesians 1:3; Ephesians 2:6) |
| Salvation by Faith WITH Works (James 2:14,20-26; Revelation 2:26-27; Revelation 12:11) |
Salvation by Faith WITHOUT Works (Romans 4:1-8; Ephesians 2:8-9; Titus 3:5) |
| Walk by Faith AND by Sight (Mark 16:17-20; Acts 1:8; Acts 2:43; Acts 5:12; Acts 6:5,8) |
Walk by Faith and NOT by Sight (Romans 8:22-25; II Corinthians 4:16-18; II Corinthians 5:6-8) |
| Christ's PROPHESIED return to EARTH (Acts 1:9-12 cf. Zechariah 14:1-4) |
Christ's SECRET "catching
up" in the AIR (I Corinthians 15:51-52; I Thessalonians 4:16-17) |