The Mystery of the Church

(Class Notes)

• The Church, which is His Body, has been given to share with Christ - the headship and fullness of ALL authority (Ephesians 1:20-23)
  • This headship extends over ALL governmental positions (BOTH heavenly and earthly), which have been reconciled back to God through the cross of Christ (Colossians 1:16-20)

• The Church, which is His Body, consists of BOTH Jews and Gentiles who have been reconciled to each other and to God in one body through the cross of Christ (Ephesians 2:14-16)

• The Mystery concerning the Body of Christ, also known as the Christ (I Corinthians 12:12,27), is that now BOTH Jew and Gentile in ONE body share an EQUAL inheritance (Ephesians 3:4-6 cp. Matthew 15:21-28)
  • Now BOTH Jew and Gentile have EQUAL access to God, EQUAL citizenship in the household of God, and are EQUALLY TOGETHER His dwelling place (Ephesians 2:18-22 cp. Exodus 19:5-6)

• The stewardship of God's grace has been committed to the Apostle Paul for the Gentiles (Ephesians 3:1-2) and it reveals the glorious secret that God now manifests His glory among the Gentiles apart from Israel (CoIossians 1:24-27 cp. Isaiah 60:1-3)

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