Apr. 04, 2024

Paul’s passion was to make the Gospel known. (Ephesians 3, ⁹ 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). 

Galatians 3, ²⁵ But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster. ²⁶ For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. ²⁷ For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. ²⁸ There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.

God knows everything. God does not need us, but He uses us for His purposes. Christ is the head of the Church. (Colossians 1, ¹⁴ In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins: ¹⁵ Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: ¹⁶ For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or owers: all things were created by him, and for him: ¹⁷ And he is before all things, and by him all things consist. ¹⁸ And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence. ¹⁹ For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell. John 1, ³ All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made).

God, the world, and angels are watching us. (Ephesians 3, ¹⁰ To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God).

God works His plans. The Church is the Bride of Christ. God is building the Church one person at a time. (Ephesians 3, ¹¹ According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord).

Motivation to do God’s will: 2 Corinthians 5, ¹⁴ For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead: ¹⁵ And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again.