ARE YOU FISHING MEN AND AS WERE CALLED FISHERS OF MEN?

By: Bishop Albert Gran

Matthew 4:18-20

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¹⁸ And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.

¹⁹ And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.

²⁰ And they straightway left their nets, and followed him.

Mark 1:16-18

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¹⁶ Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.

¹⁷ And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.

¹⁸ And straightway they forsook their nets, and followed him.

This is a question often used and applied by many so-called grace preachers in our times believing this instruction was also addressed to the members of the Body of Christ. One missionary from a religious sect reacted my statement upon commenting his post of this same issue at FB. That post simply viewed his perception adhering ministerial stresses as something which is for “fishing men”. He can’t resist to uproar my statement “It was Peter who cast the net and not Paul” which made a reaction to not comment it publickly but exclusively in the Cyber’s Forum. Obviously, an attempt made me felt a yoke to put upon one’s neck.

“Fishing men”having masses of conversion same view in the kingdom gospel presentation during the earthly ministry of John the Baptist, the circumcision ministry of Christ, and the commission of the 12 apostles in most cases is the principle they thought to be what’s happening in this dispensation of grace. Today’s view of “fishing men” was a form of an adulterated concept especially when the fleshly walk overrides covetousness for gain sake instead of focusing the truth in the gospel as the quality means of building up strong people for God. Most preachers in our times resort to the beggarly elements after the rudiments of the world with the fleshly scheme of getting through mass conversion in view of preaching mixed up gospels, adulterated teachings neither by pureness of knowledge and the most suitable information based on the grace teachings in accordance to the revelation of the mystery with the apostle Paul.        

Checking the light and principle from the Scriptures, the word of God, we can clearly compare if your eyes are focus to the reality what’s the ending portion of the BOC’s scene in accordance to Christ’s revelation. Let’s stress the significant fact what spiritual weight Paul had in his mind where every preacher and member of the BOC in particular should greatly and mostly prioritized with.  

1 Timothy 4:1-3

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4 Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;

² Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;

³ Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.

Perhaps this article would not mislead you to see what’s the alternative recourse how not being dependent to the old notion what’s got to be the ending portion of the BOC in so far as how Paul deivered these things to us.

As today’s modern preachers focus on quantity in view of their mixed principles and marching order combining Peter and Paul including their messages and gospel, we shall fully developed the quality of building and establishing strong believers through pure grace doctrines as such few were only called the remnants of grace who stand preaching Jesus Christ in accordance to the revelation of the mystery.  

Not to be misrepresented, I’m not saying that we shall no longer preach and reach to the masses of people to have lots of conversion and have many members because the BOC remnants were only few as far as the record of Paul’s epistle is concerned. The point is this: “We need to build preachers and teachers fit to declare the message of grace declaring the message and principles of grace same with Paul and the truth of the gospel of grace alone in view of preaching Jesus Christ in accordance to the revelation of the mystery”. Why should we build quality of believers through sound doctrine for his spirit’s framework and development? 

 Let’s consider this ample citation of truth what’s really happening nowadays in the BOC as Paul when he wrote it foresaw what must be going on at the end part of the Body of Christ  .

 1 Timothy 4:1-3

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4 Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;

² Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;

³ Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them WHICH BELIEVE AND KNOW THE TRUTH.

Suffice to the truth presented above it is very clear that the battle for the BOC is the truth or doctrines as the framework of every believer’s walk. If preacher would not focus how he could give right gospel and teachings for an established walk through faith which is the truth of God’s word given to the apostle Paul today, then no wonder many dare not stand the pureness of truth brought by the grace of God and therefore obtain the best quality for establishment so that by the time come they will not depart from the faith and shall continue in His goodness. 

2 Corinthians 10:3-5

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³ For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:

⁴ (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)

⁵ Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;

So, how does the apostle of this Gentile age of grace viewed the totality of his spiritual ministry and  his ministerial service? My answer is this:” IT’S ALL ABOUT FOR THE DEFENCE AND CONFIRMATION OF THE TRUTH OF THE GOSPEL”.

 Romans 16:25

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²⁵ Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to MY GOSPEL, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, ACCORDING TO THE REVELATION OF THE MYSTERY, which was kept secret since the world began,

Philippians 1:6-8

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⁶ Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:

⁷ Even as it is meet for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart; inasmuch as both in my bonds, and in the DEFENCE and CONFIRMATION OF THE GOSPEL, ye all are PARTAKERS OF MY GRACE.

⁸ For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ.

It’s very clear here how our ministry today emphasized and puts emphasis relative to that of the apostle Paul not the “fishing men” instructed to Peter in preparation of the forthcoming earthly kingdom. Take note that Paul’s ministry centered preaching Jesus Christ in accordance to the revelation of the mystery in the MY GOSPEL found with Paul and it’s for the defence and confirmation OF THE GOSPEL (the mystery of God’s grace in this dispensation of grace). One striking emphasis in these verses is that: The members of the BOC today (comprising Jews and Gentiles) are partakers of MY GRACE (it’s in view of the grace of God revealed to Paul not the grace of God revealed to Peter and the sons of men in time past. We are right now and therefore connected in the apostleship ministry of Paul in an operation which is current in our time.

Prevalent occurrences of event as we see the modern religious lifestyles nowadays, many church goers and attendees brought by their so called conversion method have much show of lives having no emphasis of truth as theirs were for outward manifestation in view of fleshly walk under the mainstream in and through the vanity of their minds in accordance to the world’s religious standards with less consideration of taking God’s word and were driven and or drift away from the truth and hope of the gospel as though walking by faith but using the faith to sight earthly things embodied for gain sake. Nowadays, ministries were means to obtain life as though they thought blessed by God and yet having ill motives to escape the reality and their obligation to rule their families much more in seeking for their material provisions as therefore commanded by God. However, failure of such resulted to the worsening of one’s faith more than an infidel.    

As in view of this grace walk and ministerial principles:

1 Timothy 5:7-9

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⁷ And these things give in charge, that they may be blameless.

⁸ But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.

⁹ Let not a widow be taken into the number under threescore years old, having been the wife of one man.

Why many today succumb to this worldly standard wherein most preacher’s ministries are based on their supposed walk by faith then plus sight instead of walking by faith alone in response to God’instruction?

  

2 Corinthians 5:6-8

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⁶ Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord:

⁷ (For we WALK BY FAITH, NOT BY SIGHT:)

⁸ We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.

Philippians 3:3

For we are the circumcision,  which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and HAVE NO CONFIDENCE IN THE FLESH.
 

Let’s go back to faith’s departure as a mere condition at the end portion of the BOC as clearly seen in the passages above. Instead revival or mass conversion shall occur as majority supposed to think, the end point for the BOC is deficiency of truth resulting to careless walk turning the world upside down based on the manifestation of walk similar to the walk of those who are ungodly. It’s the result of the deficiency and exposure of God’s word made effectually worked in their lives.

Significant ending of the BOC instead of mass conversion and or what religious people thought as revival :

2 Timothy 4:2-4

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² Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine.

³ FOR THE TIME WILL COME when they will NOT ENDURE SOUND DOCTRINE; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;

⁴ And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.

Why does the BOC shall and later become devastated in the faith if the religious preachers are concerned much in their conversion? The simple answer is this: Their emphasis of conversion is not really a means of conversion until a person was grounded and settled for the hope of the gospel.  This is what Paul called “SOUND DOCTRINE”.They thought that conversion can be done when a man in that instance raised up his hands in accepting the Lord then pray for confession even pushed and moved through and by his own emotion. That’s how they thought conversion started. However, those that inclined to respond and raise up their hands after mass evangelism and altar calling after few days went back to the old life and remained lives unchanged. Many were babes in the churches nowadays who were just doing the usual traditions and rituals performed by their preachers and yet of no avail because they had less consideration to take the word of God as the vital source and nourishments for their spirit.

“Fishing men” in the time of Peter was coined with miraculous manifestation in consonance to the nearly declared establishment of the kingdom whereby Peter and the apostles with Christ’s circumcision ministry upheld to preach unto. Jesus could directly and miraculously appeal to the hearts of men through signs and wonders as the Jews required these things to strengthen their belief.

Mark 16:16-17

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¹⁶ He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.

¹⁷ And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;

¹⁸ They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.

However we can compare relative to the kingdom period ministry of Christ in view of presenting the gospel for conversion:

1 Corinthians 1:22

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²² For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:

Let’s not speculate but believe however that Christ’s earthly ministry with his commissioned men John the Baptist with the 12 apostles declared their Jewish approach under the promise and law through manifestations of signs and wonders as they “FISH FOR MEN”.

  

So, as an ambassador of Christ to the lost in this dispensation of grace how will you stand and and walk with Paul? Simple answer: Please stick to the grace of God, the mystery of God through Christ in this recent dispensation of grace.

2 Corinthians 5:19-21

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¹⁹ To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.

²⁰ Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God.

²¹ For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

Most idea of religious preachers nowadays catch fish as men and later they ate fish for their gainful purpose. As ambassadors for Christ this men are lost simply preached and taught by the grace of God in view of the gospel for free to be responded by men’s free will and as thus called servants of Christ’s and or being His ambassadors let’s crave to use the same approach with that old notion of fishing men but really a real and true ambassadors of Christ. Let’s be keen to this simple presentation.

Grace and peace to you all!  

WALKING IN THE LIGHT

By: Bishop Albert Gran

Ephesians 5:1-21

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1 Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;

² And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.

³ But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;

⁴ Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.

⁵ For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

⁶ Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.

⁷ Be not ye therefore partakers with them.

⁸ For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:

⁹ (For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)

¹⁰ Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord.

¹¹ And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

¹² For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret.

¹³ But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light.

¹⁴ Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.

¹⁵ See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,

¹⁶ Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

¹⁷ Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.

¹⁸ And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;

¹⁹ Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;

²⁰ Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;

²¹ Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God

It cause to have a renewed thought and a refreshed mentality to view what best description of a victorious life triumphing against all odds of religious doctrinal blunders which are by nature for the flesh affecting our present walk in Christ and as those were obviously appeared consistent how we walked accordingly based on the purpose which he ever planned for us in the current administration we’re living.  

The believers walk in this present dispensation of grace causes awareness with that motivation Christ indeed showed  to the people with an open light with truth shining and glowing before those who live unrighteously and ungodly in this evil world.

This study apparently was designed to be refreshed once again as we walk circumspectly viewed with truth, righteousness, bound with peace, love, and harmony.On the otherhand, this short article was dedicated to all those saints and remnants of God’s grace to live a light shining around them (by making those people whose blindness for the present truth status due to worldly doctrine would see the light of the gospel, the hidden treasure and God’s wisdom through the gospel which is of  Christ.

CHILDREN BE FOLLOWERS OF GOD

Perhaps it’s also an intriguing statement if our eyes are too narrow upon seeing the unquestionable word of God in view and upon presentation on the very essence of our present walk which in reality governed by His reigning grace through the glorious gospel of our blessed Lord suffice to give light in this darkened world.

The exposition of this truth found in this fifth chapter of Ephesians begins with an urgent call to be a follower of God as His dear children. Relatively, the word “dear” simply denotes a literal sense of affection containing a very special relationship showing God’s own identity and or ownership. Thus, applying the context similar to the blessed saints who were members of the body of Christ in particular were called God’s dear children and those were called to be followers of God.

Of course to be a follower of God noteworthy in accordance to the set purpose in the election of grace, adheres the mystery of Christ with doctrines and walk pertinent to the grace of God wherein Paul was set as an example, as someone we could follow and thereby cried to follow him as he followed Christ. Thus, following God and or Christ in this dispensation of grace is simply following Paul and his message established with grace with the truth kept secret since the world began which he called the mystery of Christ in this dispensation of grace.

THE BOC’S CALL TO WALK IN LOVE  

How to walk in love? Walking in love is simply governed by the truth what seems God would expect for His sons (with an expected sonship position or full grown type of conversation or manner of life) to abide and live for in this present dispensation of grace. To walk in love doesn’t regard comradeship to the majority’s choice regardless of the truth being compromised to the worldly system in order to suit to the affairs of this world. As Christ not regarded by the majority of the people of Israel, he remained firm and consistent declaring the truth of the gospel in the kingdom as a minister of circumcision in confirmation of the promised God gave to the forefathers in the history’s past.

Our type of walk was simply motivated by the sacrifice of Christ in view of God’s purpose for the Body of Christ where His son offered His life for our sake, only made known by the time God’s revealer preached these things to us. Again, our connection today started when the revealer (Paul) told us the secret in this dispensation of grace in view how we could relatively follow God as His dear children knowing what was that something we could therefore walk before Him in love.     

Our identity in Christ simply was in accord to how we walk in our present time. It’s our faith in Christ having received the full trust with confidence of the gospel equipped by God to us for our edification so we could be rooted and grounded in love.

THE BOC AS A SWEETSMELLING SAVOUR

Today’s present pure grace believers who consistently walked in a life unmarred with the walk in accordance to the law, as those  who were remnants (in accordance to the election of grace and also according to the mystery truth, the gospel of the grace of God for the Gentiles) were those whom God called as His “sweetsmelling savour “. I perceived that it’s all but the reality of our privilege position after believing and trusting the gospel of our salvation wherein Christ shall regard the best rendition of our works after the doctrine which was adorned by true righteousness and holiness.  

It’s greatly sound to hear at and surely a means for you to appreciate those who were once God’s enemies who turned to be  sweetsmelling savour of God. Thus, it’s our privilege to endeavor together doing what are those things pleasant before His sight for  such action really means how we could prove our privilege to walk in love as God’s dear children. If we knew the essence what is that something motivated by God for making as His dear children even when we were His enemies, then in our present walk as well would simply apply the same motivation how we could offer ourselves as  sweetsmelling savour of God.

This body of information delivered by Paul to the “dear children of God” (for you and my emphasis) is what I perceived God’s warning to those who were God’s sweetsmelling savour. I knew almost all believers are aware that Christ created us as new persons and placed into a living union with Christ relative to His purpose for goodness and righteousness and that’s where the all Scriptures intends by God as something he inspired for in view of the above mentioned purposes which is for perfecting of the man of God (2 Tim. 3:16-17).   

Being God’s sweetsmelling savour, His amazing delight is when he let you acknowledge as His ambassador in this foreign land, the present evil world, is something governed by true godliness and true holiness possessing a qualitative walk like a real saint governed by the principles in accordance to the “my gospel” of Paul causing establishment, glory, and grandeur.   

WHAT SEEMS TO BE THE LIFE OF CONTRAST?

The obvious contrast of sweetsmelling savour is the unsweet smelling savour. The taste of sweetness truly was marred  with a life of defeat and contrast to the set purpose of God not consistent to grace life but maybe or perhaps consistent to the life in view of legalism, laws, establishing works and flesh instead of faith and spirit. The plain citation of things unworthy for the saints to do in our present time are emphasized and enumerated by Paul in these forgoing verses such as:      

³ But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;

⁴ Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.

⁵ For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

These were the fleshly relative works Paul charge each saint to abhor through which only by faith in its sense could simply forewarned himself or discipline himself against his own choice to yield on it and loss power or control to be governed by the wisdom of God with the renewed thoughts in conformity to the fruits of the Spirit.

Consequently,  its really simple and  literally with sense to classify anyone when a believer yield on these things. His present walk is simply not after the wisdom of God having an unrenewed  thoughts of who truly is he therefore as God’s sweetsmelling savour who is also pleasant before Him in glory. Believers committing these things (which in most real view of its doing) only for those who were called the children of disobedience, whose glory is their shame, of course possibly a detrimental factor against his godly walk whose life carelessly undermined what seems to be an approved workman of God who has nothing to be ashamed before Him (2 Tim. 2:15). This what we rendered “bad shame”.Good shame is a life viewed with godly sincerity and unconformity.      

WHAT LIFE GOD EXPECTS FROM YOU AS HIS SWEETSMELLING SAVOUR?

 ⁷ Be not ye therefore partakers with them.

⁸ For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:

⁹ (For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)

¹⁰ Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord.

¹¹ And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

¹² For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret.

¹³ But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light.

¹⁴ Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.

¹⁵ See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,

¹⁶ Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

¹⁷ Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.

¹⁸ And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;

¹⁹ Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;

²⁰ Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;

²¹ Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God

These things enumerated by Paul for us members of the body of Christ are self explanatory only requiring your faith to trust on. Basically, it caused so much consideration to adhere in His appeal for goodness and righteousness sake. God’s delight was embraced upon those who brought the life of God by the gospel of grace with basic grace living instructions specifically delivered as all for you and me. Today, we can simply understand what seems to walk in the truth following God as His “dear children”

I hope this simple study and presentation will show more wisdom in conformity to His will in this present dispensation of grace. Delight His grace and   he will allow you to have the full assurance of understanding in the mystery of Christ afforded through the “my gospel” of the apostle Paul.    

Grace and Peace to you all!  

                 

THE PROPHETIC EVERLASTING LIFE VS. THE MYSTERY’S HOPE OF ETERNAL LIFE

By: Bishop Albert B. Gran

John 3:16

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¹⁶ For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Titus 1:1-3

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1 Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness;

² In HOPE OF ETERNAL LIFE which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;

³ But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is committed unto me according to the commandment of God our Saviour;

  Titus 1:1-3

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⁷ That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the HOPE OF ETERNAL LIFE.

This study has been served an ulterior complexity when not understood through the principle of right scriptural division in matters of dispensing the truth what life we had obtained and being shared to others in line with the perspective of God’s plan over the ages.

The purpose of this article is to enhance your critical thinking in view of God’s wisdom as he manifested it to the entire human race as far as the human history is concerned. My purpose is to lay a flat form basis in view of understanding God’s two-fold purpose between His heavenly and earthly plan as determined to be between PROPHECY AND MYSTERY. My prayer that soon many would be concerned how to simply acknowledge the veracity and truthfulness of God’s revealed will in the entirety of His Scriptures, the so-called “Word of Truth” which needs to be dispensed through an approach of rightly dividing or recognizing the dispensational method. This is the principle which God himself demonstrated His intent how vast and wide His schemes more than or beyond Satan’s wiles and oppositions. 

In view of seeking spiritual enlightenment as to what basis your “life” from Christ was patterned upon , also to mean the very source from the truth of God’s word where your faith objectively based on, this study will provide you alternative teaching how classifications of life in line with God’s plan which was clearly revealed to human kind in two-fold presentations.

To avoid misunderstanding,  I should and would want to emphasize however that in both distinctions, in matters of “life” issue, there is only one subject or author by means “life” was originated from. In other words “ eternal life” is indeed authored by God Himself as He’s the real giver of life. Only, there’s misconstrued information upon failure to understand that God’s life in the Scriptures as when it was  introduced in two distinct ways which are: PROPHETIC EVERLASTING LIFE in view of Israel’s earthly kingdom purpose and MYSTERY’S HOPE OFETERNAL LIFE in view of the Body of Christ’s heavenly purpose. Simply put your keen understanding to dig the revealing information suffice to meet the comparative measures of communicating the pure words of God in any period of time between the two major divisions as prophecy and mystery. This will help you consider to understand that  these things were really so.   

THE ISSUE OF “LIFE” IN VIEW OF PROPHECY   

It’s really amazing to know and get the overview of how Jesus Christ was presented in his first advent as the EMMANUEL (by meaning, God with us)

 Matthew 1:22-24

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²² Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying,

²³ Behold, a virgin shall be with CHILD, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with US.

Isaiah 9:6

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⁶ For unto US a CHILD is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

Your keen understanding allows you to believe that Jesus Christ’s birth in its wise as he was born by a virgin possessing with the attributes mentioned above, was something relative to the PROMISE OF GOD spoken by the PROPHET ISAIAH. And that, this promise was specifically addressed to the group of people whom God loved most in time past who were the people of Israel to give light upon Israel for the entire world .

Isaiah 9:7-8

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⁷ Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, UPON THE THRONE OF DAVID, and UPON HIS KINGDOM, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.

⁸ The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it hath LIGHTED UPON ISRAEL.

It’s crystal clear that the gospel’s account about the birth of Christ in view of His earthly ministry was something corresponding to the prophetic declaration of God’s promise to the house of Jacob all the way to the culmination of the establishment of the forever earthly kingdom which God also promised to David . In effect, Christ was regarded in prophecy to give light to Israel.

Now that we knew God’s purpose of Christ for Israel in confirmation to what was spoken by the  mouth of the prophet then the occurrence of the kingdom gospel account signifying the earthly ministry of our Lord Jesus Christ is primarily relative in confirmation to PROPHECY and therefore it’s then logical to say that God’s offering of salvation to shed light to the group of human race was simply demonstrated to ISRAEL.

Now that the doctrine of salvation in view of prophecy program contains the essence of life everlasting, then in truthful presentation, the offering of everlasting life as introduced by Jesus Christ was also relative to the purpose of God which is to redeem His people, the Israelites.    

Luke 2

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¹¹ For unto you is born this day in the CITY OF DAVID a Saviour, which is CHRIST THE LORD.

Apparently, David’s name  appeared in the above verse to mean Christ’s birth is in His wisest plan should soon be a recipient of David’s throne in the kingdom as prophesied by prophet Isaiah. 

 ²⁷ And he came by the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law,

²⁸ Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said,

²⁹ Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word:

³⁰ For mine eyes have seen thy salvation,

³¹ Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people;

³² A LIGHT TO LIGHTEN THE GENTILES, and the GLORY OF THY PEOPLE ISRAEL.

³³ And Joseph and his mother marvelled at those things which were spoken of him.

³⁴ And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, THIS CHILD IS SET FOR THE FALL AND RISING AGAIN OF MANY IN ISRAEL; and for a sign which shall be spoken against;

³⁵ (Yea, a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also,) that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.

Perhaps you might stress the emphasis that God’s relative purpose to the Lord Jesus Christ is for you  something I missed in looking at it based on its context. Here’s the explanation. The prophetic plan and purpose of God to the Gentiles in time past depends on them (Israelites) as they were those children who could be the channel of blessings to them that bless Israel. Let’s connect the fact in the above verse that the GLORY OF GOD is upon His people Israel. When God’s glory was found in Israel it means it’s an exclusive possession of blessedness through which the Christ who could give light to the Gentiles can be significantly found only in Israel.

Now if you had background of Pauline information it’s really different under the economy of grace because God’s glory today was sent to the gentiles when Paul declared to the gentiles saved upon saying: ‘CHRIST IN YOU THE HOPE OF GLORY’.  

Colossians 1:27

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To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this MYSTERY AMONG THE GENTILES; which is CHRIST IN YOU, THE HOPE OF GLORY:

In effect of Christ’s earthly ministry and purpose set for Israel proving the glory was with them, let me give you a simplest conviction in view of my simple observation in these presentation of truth that the earthly ministry account of Christ belongs to the prophetic time past account with Israel as above other people set to be God’s recipient of spiritual food and nourishment, and thus used and became God’s agent of blessings to the Gentiles where Christ has to give light upon them and as thus demonstrated when Christ all the way in the road of  Samaria save some Gentiles although having a declaration of fact to “LET THE CHILDREN FIRST BE FILLED”(for Israel’s emphasis).

My point was that the Gentiles’ blessedness today has nothing to do or in connection with that plan of God when He gave glory to Israel with the Christ to give light to the Gentiles, as thus ours, was a very unique demonstration of God’s plan which is something not made known, and was kept secret since the world began and now it’s only revealed to apostle Paul and was manifested in due time in this present dispensation of grace.

JESUS CHRIST WAS MADE OF A WOMAN UNDER THE LAW

Galatians 4:4

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⁴ But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,

The tense of the verb where the fullness of  time is consistent to the time past prophetic purpose of God as it states here “was come”. The fact was that this “time” frame when Christ occurred when he was born  is the time OF THE LAW. Jesus Christ’s earthly ministry is still in view of the law. In other words, Christ was made under the law. Again my point was that, if there would be presentation of everlasting life offering during the time of Christ I’m rest assured through prophetic sense that such life was also in view of the prophetic earthly kingdom and  in view of the glory set by God for Israel with gentiles who waited to receive blessings from them.

Another sensible  point with this is to consider the fact that in the dispensation of grace the gentiles who are saved were not under the law.It does not mean that we’re not following Christ when we declared ourselves as no longer under the law when Christ in his birth, He was made under the law. We will not clash the statement of Paul in Rom 6:14 to follow Jesus Christ to be also under the law when he was made under the law.   

Romans 6:14

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¹⁴ For sin shall not have dominion over you: for YE ARE NOTUNDER THE LAW, but under grace.

Another point is that when you walk in accordance to the prophetic plan of God you are really following Jesus Christ in the condition or time frame when he was made under the law. It’s pretty clear that if you have background of Pauline epistle you would clearly and evidently see who are the real recipients of the law to whom concerning the flesh, Christ came.

THE PROPHETIC VIEW OF CHRIST’S EARTHLY MINISTRY

Romans 9:4-5

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⁴ Who are ISRAELITES; to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the GLORY, and the covenants, and the GIVING OF THE LAW, and the service of God, and the promises;
⁵ Whose are the fathers, and of whom as CONCERNING THE FLESH CHRIST CAME, who is over all, God blessed  for ever. Amen.
Christ’s earthly appearance appertains something to the part and parcel of Israel’s above blessedness in view of His glory that’s shining amidst them. I cannot say against what was written in His word when I simply organized the sensible thoughts to put the relative kingdom gospel issues including the view of a presented eternal life provision during the earthly ministry of Jesus Christ as something NOT FOR MY EMPHASIS TODAY. After knowing the essential information that I was presently connected to the present dispensation of grace  the presentation in the most common information stated in JOHN 3:16 is that something Paul mentioned in Gal. 1 as another gospel and yet not another .That’s the gospel of Peter and John in view of God’s purpose of Jesus Christ  for Israel and with Christ to give light to the Gentiles in view of Israel’s glory and upon their rising. The verse found in John 3:16 is something I believed to be emphasized relative to God’s earthly prophetic purpose for Israel. In view of honest preaching in recognition to the stand of rightly dividing principle ordained by God, John 3:16 is not for our application in salvation but something an application for those who hoped for the earthly kingdom. Relative the manifestation of other practices when this information revealed by Christ to the disciples is the water baptism matter with physical miraculous healings which were for signs confirmed for the Jews who would always require signs. 
  
JESUS CHRIST AS A MINISTER OF CIRCUMCISION IN VIEW OF GOD’S EARTHLY PROPHETIC PURPOSE

Romans 15:8

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⁸ Now I say that Jesus Christ WAS A MINISTER OF THE CIRCUMCISION for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made unto the fathers:

The essence of a pure doctrinal presentation who were those called circumcised and those uncircumcised simply put two groups of people called JEWS and GENTILES. Before God changed the name of Jacob to Israel as a descendant of the special elect people of God above other people after the time of flood, the people were called Gentiles.

Genesis 10:4-6

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⁴ And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.

⁵ By these were the ISLES OF THE GENTILES divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.

⁶ And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan.

There is but only one group name ascribe to the people after the flood and that was “GENTILES”. The word Israel first occurred when God changed Jacob’s name to Israel.

Genesis 32:28

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And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.

After Adam whom the Lord had given a dominion over the earth, God chose someone whose descendants  were to carry over God’s continuous plan for earth which He gave to Adam in order to take possession in the earthly kingdom with their Messiah Jesus Christ , the Savior and Redeemer until the time He would sit on David’s throne to reign with them. 

The gentiles are those called  uncircumcision while the Jews or Israelites were those in the circumcision. Since Christ was under the prophetic purpose in view of God’s purpose for the circumcision, it’s really a fact without doubt that He was a minister to the circumcision relative to the promise God promised to the forefathers.

Romans 15:8

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⁸ Now I say that Jesus Christ WAS A MINISTER OF THE CIRCUMCISION for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made unto the fathers:

Again, taking into application the emphasis of Christ sharing glad tidings in consonance and in view of God’s prophetic purpose especially in the provision of everlasting life in the kingdom on earth is something that requires our realignment and thought consideration and perceived its soundness in view of God’s will.

So, when Christ was a minister to the circumcision therefore he’s co-existed with Peter preaching the gospel as we all know he gave the gospel to Peter crying and preaching the gospel of circumcision. It’s an obvious fact without doubt, however, as mentioned in Galatians 2:7 that the truth of God to preach the gospel of circumcision was committed to Peter. Since in time past Christ was a minister to the circumcision, He had an all out support of declaring the gospel of circumcision with Peter. But folks, it’s not the same condition and no longer operation after the ascension of Christ when He chose a brand new apostle. He gave a new revelation for all the people today regardless of race, gender and status and set His church, the Body of Christ in order to carry God’s blissful purpose in the heavenly place which you and me are presently living under that administration. We’re living in God’s administration of grace called ministration of the spirit and so we must live by faith and not by sight.

THE MYSTERY’S HOPE OF ETERNAL LIFE          

Titus 1:1-3

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1 Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness;

² In HOPE OF ETERNAL LIFE which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;

³ But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is COMMITTED UNTO ME according to the commandment of God our Saviour;

  Titus 1:1-3

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⁷ That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the HOPE OF ETERNAL LIFE.

Let’s just be honest to face the reality through which the hope of eternal life written by Paul in his epistle emerged only during his time. A time when God called him by His grace. This hope of eternal life was something viewed upon in lieu of the full blast operation under the dispensation of grace which God through Paul’s pen with its manifestation revealed in “due times”. The following statements below are relative truths how this hope of eternal life was really a mystery and not prophecy.

1.   The truth about life eternal connects to the purpose God set forth in the apostleship of Paul.

2.   This eternal life was in accordance to the faith of God’s elect who’s none other than the Lord Jesus Christ. This truth was relative to the demonstration of  “the faith of Christ” (Romans 3:22-24).  This hope of eternal life was kept secret before it was revealed and manifested in due time through Paul and therefore this is not the same life demonstration in accordance to the presentation of everlasting life set forth in connection to the gospel of the kingdom with Christ as the minister of the circumcision and Peter as the co- bearer of the gospel of circumcision (Rom. 16:8, Gal. 2:7)

3.    This hope of eternal life was offered to all Jews and Gentiles without distinction contrast to the  prophetic purpose through which Jews and Gentiles are distinct in matters of status and position with their hope of the earthly kingdom.    

4.  The hope of eternal life WAS COMMITTED TO PAUL and therefore it starts with Paul all the rest from him unto this present day until the caught up event.   

5.   To sum it all, this is the exclusive ETERNAL LIFE IN VIEW OF THE MYSTERY TRUTH REVEALED TO CHRIST IN VIEW OF THE PREACHING OF JESUS CHRIST IN ACCORDANCE TO THE REVELATION OF THE MYSTERY (Rom. 16:25).   

Folks, let’s just be Berean and rightly consider the fact which life in view of these two-fold presentation you obtained life eternal and under which hope. Is it relative to prophecy or mystery?

Grace and peace to you all!