"to the praise of the glory of His grace, which He freely bestowed on us in the Beloved. In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace which He lavished on us. In all wisdom and insight, He made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His kind intention which He purposed in Him"1
It was by the good pleasure of His will, to the praise of the glory of His Grace, according to the riches of His Grace, according to the purpose of Him, that He who works all things according to the purpose of His will, in all wisdom and prudence, made Grace abound to us.
By Grace God purposed in Christ that we would be blessed "with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ."4 By Grace and in Christ we have been accepted, adopted, have redemption in His blood, the forgiveness of sins. By Grace we are to be to the praise of His glory, that when we hear, trust, and believe in this truth and gospel of our salvation, we are sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, "who is the guarantee of the inheritance of us to the redemption of the acquired possession, to the praise of the glory of Him."
God purposed the riches of His Grace in His Son, so that we might acquire adoption as sons, to the glory of the Father. This is Grace, not deserving of such, God in His wisdom and prudence chose to establish a new covenant with man by Grace through faith, in His Son. This mystery was hidden in God from the beginning of time, with the purpose of adoption, and that all nations, all people, would be blessed in Christ Jesus, and that He should acquire or possess for Himself, not just a people, but children, Christ being the firstborn of this new creation.
"And He put all things in subjection under His feet and gave Him as head over all things to the church, which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all." In fullness of Grace and Truth is Christ, in fullness of Him should be the Church, conformed to the likeness of His image, in fullness of Grace and Truth.
Everything Comes Alive
By Grace God purposed in Christ that we would be blessed "with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ."4 By Grace and in Christ we have been accepted, adopted, have redemption in His blood, the forgiveness of sins. By Grace we are to be to the praise of His glory, that when we hear, trust, and believe in this truth and gospel of our salvation, we are sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, "who is the guarantee of the inheritance of us to the redemption of the acquired possession, to the praise of the glory of Him."
Jesus is in fullness Grace and Truth, "who came from the Father, full of grace and truth."5 If Jesus in fullness is grace and truth then Jesus is Grace And Grace is Truth. To not teach Grace is to not teach Truth, and to not teach truth is to keep people in bondage. So the logic that Grace should not be taught as people will sin, defies truth and therefore will actually keep people in bondage. Truth is expressed not partially, no, but in fullness; let us tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth so help us God. And not only does such logic defy truth but Grace as Paul writes is of the wisdom and prudence of God, so to say I shouldn't teach Grace is to say my wisdom and prudence is greater than that of God.
God purposed the riches of His Grace in His Son, so that we might acquire adoption as sons, to the glory of the Father. This is Grace, not deserving of such, God in His wisdom and prudence chose to establish a new covenant with man by Grace through faith, in His Son. This mystery was hidden in God from the beginning of time, with the purpose of adoption, and that all nations, all people, would be blessed in Christ Jesus, and that He should acquire or possess for Himself, not just a people, but children, Christ being the firstborn of this new creation.
"And He put all things in subjection under His feet and gave Him as head over all things to the church, which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all." In fullness of Grace and Truth is Christ, in fullness of Him should be the Church, conformed to the likeness of His image, in fullness of Grace and Truth.
Everything Comes Alive