Please pray for revival, witness to others about God, support Acts 2:38 based ministries and serve the Lord with singleness of heart. In studying the Scriptures we learn that “predestination” has to do with God’s eternal purpose in Christ Jesus, that the Holy Spirit refers to those associated doctrines as “the mystery of God’s will,” and that all have to do with the fulness of Christ, the One Body.

In Ephesians 1:11 we find “predestinated,” “purpose,” “will” linked together:

“IN WHOM ALSO WE HAVE OBTAINED AN INHERITANCE, BEING PREDESTINATED ACCORDING TO THE PURPOSE OF HIM WHO WORKETH ALL THINGS AFTER THE COUNSEL OF HIS OWN WILL.” Ephesians 1:11.

Now note Ephesians 1:9:

“HAVING MADE KNOWN UNTO US THE MYSTERY OF HIS WILL, ACCORDING TO HIS GOOD PLEASURE WHICH HE HATH PURPOSED IN HIMSELF.”

Here the statement is made that God has made known “THE MYSTERY OF HIS WILL,” His purpose. Note Ephesians 3:11, “GOD’S ETERNAL PURPOSE.” Then God’s will in His eternal purpose should no longer be a mystery, that is, a secret. If God has made known His precious, glorious secret, which He purposed for us in Christ before the foundation of the world, why should any child of God be ignorant concerning the mystery of God’s will? Perhaps the ministers of Christ have not read I Corinthians 4:1 to 3. One answer to this “why” is given in I Corinthians 3:1 to 4. “Carnal Christians who can take only milk.” Note I Corinthians 2:7 and 8:

“BUT WE SPEAK THE WISDOM OF GOD IN A MYSTERY, EVEN THE HIDDEN WISDOM, WHICH GOD ORDAINED BEFORE THE WORLD UNTO OUR GLORY: WHICH NONE OF THE PRINCES OF THIS WORLD KNEW: FOR HAD THEY KNOWN IT THEY WOULD NOT HAVE CRUCIFIED THE LORD OF GLORY.”

This was about all that Paul could say to the Corinthians concerning this blessed, glorious Truth. Note the reason:

“And I, brethren, could not speak to you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ. I have fed you with milk, and not with meat; for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able.” I Corinthians 3:1 and 2.

This wisdom of God ordained before the world to our glory, had been hidden. Hence it was a mystery. It was altogether concealed from the rulers of this world, from the wisdom of this world. This Divine wisdom ordained before the world unto the glory of members of the Body of Christ which is revealed in detail in the Epistle to the Ephesians, is addressed to the faithful in Christ Jesus, who knew the Truth of the One Body. They knew what was the hope of His calling and the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, because they had received the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, and the eyes of their understanding had been enlightened. Ephesians 1:16 to 18.

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