Paul's 'Distinctive' Terms

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[GRACE_ambassador]

Paul's Distinctive Terms

"Berean Spirit ✓
...Complete Forgiveness ✓...Completed Word Of God ✓...Dispensation ✓...Following Paul ✓
...Gospel Of The Grace Of God ✓...Gospel of the Kingdom, The ✓...Grace Reigning ✓
...The Grace Walk ✓ ...Mid-Acts Dispensationalism...Paul In Transition...
The Revelation Of The Mystery... Rightly Dividing The Word Of Truth ✓..."

"Mid-Acts Dispensationalism:

This is that which distinguishes the notes in the Grace Study Bible from other
fundamental groups and evangelicals. Most traditional dispensationalists believe
the main boundary between law and Grace is Pentecost and the message of
Acts chapter 2.

We see that Pentecost and beyond show a continuation of Israel’s past prophetic
kingdom program, not the beginning of a new program of Grace with the Gentiles.
In Acts chapters 2-8, there is abundant evidence of Jewish continuance under the
law, sign gifts, miracles, temple worship, ritualism, and communal living.

God only gave this dispensation of Grace by revelation to Paul (Eph. 3:2-6).
A much better place to begin the new dispensation is with Paul at his
conversion and special commission (Acts 9).

Others put it even later at Acts 13 where Paul turns to the Gentiles, thus the
term mid-Acts dispensationalism. A general rule to remember is that the
present dispensation of the Grace of God began in the middle of the Book of
Acts (chapters 9-13) before Paul wrote his first letter.

That means that all of Paul’s writings are written specifically to fellow members
of the Body of Christ and constitute our “private mail” as Gentiles under Grace."
(credit: K. Lawson)

Amen.

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[GRACE_ambassador]

Paul's Distinctive Terms

"Berean Spirit ✓
...Complete Forgiveness ✓...Completed Word Of God ✓...Dispensation ✓...Following Paul ✓
...Gospel Of The Grace Of God ✓...Gospel of the Kingdom, The ✓...Grace Reigning ✓
...The Grace Walk ✓ ...Mid-Acts Dispensationalism ✓...Paul In Transition...
The Revelation Of The Mystery... Rightly Dividing The Word Of Truth ✓..."

"Paul In Transition:

Many Christians see clearly the spiritual perfection that Paul’s final revelations
led up to in Ephesians, Philippians, and Colossians, but are also perplexed to
see Paul practicing certain things in his early ministry which do not fit into
God’s order for today.

Among them are circumcision, water baptism, healing, miracles, speaking in
tongues, casting out of demons, laying on of hands to receive the Holy Spirit,
commending the sign gifts in the Corinthian church, keeping Jewish feast days,
and taking a Jewish vow.

All of these things were practiced by Paul in the transition period that covered
the latter part of the Book of Acts (chapters 9-28). During this early period, God
was still extending His hand to a disobedient and gainsaying people—the Jews.

This testimony (including the transitional elements) was extremely important
in order for the Word of Christ to receive favor among the Jews. Paul was keenly
aware of that fact and his heart ached for his offending brothers in Israel
(Rom. 9:1-3; 10:1-3).

He knew that his brethren, according to the flesh, would not accept any message
that lacked signs or that offended the law and Jewish customs. Acts_28:28 is the
cut-off point for this kind of testimony.

After this final pronouncement of their unbelief by God through Paul, the testimony
to the Jews was complete and thus ended these transitional elements. The final
installment of the revelation of the mystery awaited Paul’s prison ministry."
(credit: K. Lawson)

Amen.

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God's Transition From One Program To His Other Program:



And, Please Be Very Richly Encouraged and Edified In
The Lord Jesus Christ and In His Word Of Truth, Rightly
Divided, With More Differences Here:

Basic Distinctions Between Prophecy and Mystery

 

[lrs68]

Calling God in human flesh preaching the Gospel and laying down His life is Grace. Paul just gave what God did a title. It's still about the same message. It just now involves a bigger audience.

 

[lrs68]

Paul did explain deeper what the benefits of the Holy Spirit are for the Saved but when you look how he defined positions within the Church leadership and body it's really not much different than how the Synagogue is designed using different titles for specific roles. Just like the Synagogue Paul didn't desire for women to be involved in leadership roles. But really he doesn't give us more than what Jesus did.

 

[GRACE_ambassador]

Paul's Distinctive Terms
"Berean Spirit ✓
...Complete Forgiveness ✓...Completed Word Of God ✓...Dispensation ✓...Following Paul ✓
...Gospel Of The Grace Of God ✓...Gospel of the Kingdom, The ✓...Grace Reigning ✓
...The Grace Walk ✓ ...Mid-Acts Dispensationalism ✓...Paul In Transition ✓
...The Revelation Of The Mystery... Rightly Dividing The Word Of Truth ✓..."

"Revelation of the Mystery, The:

The word “mystery” in the Bible is a transliteration of the Greek word
musterion, which simply means “a secret.” In Paul’s case, it refers to a
sacred secret that God kept hidden in His own heart until the due time
for its revelation (Rom. 11:25; 16:25; Eph. 3:3-9; Col. 1:26-27).

The revelation of the mystery is more than just one aspect of Paul’s many
revelations from Christ. It actually comprises an entire spiritual program
of Grace to the Gentiles today in our present dispensation of Grace. It covers
all of his revelations and can be viewed as a multifaceted jewel with many
different but related aspects.

It includes such things as the Church which is His Body, Christ as Head of the
Church, the equality of Jews and Gentiles, one baptism, our heavenly position,
the ministry of reconciliation, the Rapture of the Church, the Judgment Seat of
Christ, and much more." (credit: K. Lawson)

Amen.

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Lord Jesus, Thanks for the [ Spiritual ] Unity Of The Body In You, in the heavenlies.
Please Grant us Your Wonderful Grace to strive for the same here on earth. Amen.

 

[GRACE_ambassador]

Precious friends, just an Encouraging 'bump' especially for all new members who
may have missed The Following God-Given "Distinctive Terms" of our apostle of Grace,
Paul:

Rightly Dividing The Word Of Truth = post # 1
Following Paul = post # 2
Completed Word Of God = post # 3

Complete Forgiveness = post # 9
Berean spirit = post # 13
Dispensation = post # 16

The Gospel Of The Grace Of God = post # 17

The gospel of the kingdom = post # 18

Grace Reigning = post # 19
Grace Walk = post # 20
Mid-Acts Dispensationalism = post # 21

Paul In Transition = post # 23
The "Revelation Of The Mystery" = post # 26

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And, precious friend(s), Please Be Very Richly Encouraged and Edified
In The Lord Jesus Christ and In His Precious Word Of Truth, Rightly
Divided:

The Bible: The BIG Picture

Amen.

 

[GWH]

Paul's 'Distinctive' Terms?


"Time and again we have been warned against following human leaders.
In fact, many of today’s cults are perpetuated by doing this very thing.
Paul even says that choosing human leaders is an evidence of carnality
among Christians (1 Cor. 1:12; 3:4).

And yet, Paul is the only one in the New Testament, other than Christ, who
commands believers to “Follow me” (1 Cor. 4:16; 11:1; Phil. 3:17; 4:9; 2 Tim. 2:2).
Knowing that Paul is writing as he was moved by The Holy Spirit, how should we
reconcile this seeming contradiction?

Remember, that the ministry of Jesus, while on earth, was only to the lost sheep
of the house of Israel according to their prophetic program (Matt. 10:5-6; 15:24;
Rom. 15:8). The words which He spoke to them were not His own but the words
which the Father gave Him to speak (Jn. 8:26-28,38).

Our Lord Jesus Christ also had a subsequent heavenly ministry from His
ascended glory. In that one, Paul was chosen by God to be the speaker of
Christ’s words to the Gentile world and to live it as an example to others.

The red letter Bible has been popular for years with the words of Jesus
printed in red. Few realize that, to get to The Words of our Lord Jesus for
today’s dispensation, you must go to the letters of Paul written to the Gentiles.

Paul was firmly against following human personalities with their teachings
and commandments of men. His ministry was not about that, but rather
The Divine Authority given to him as the Apostle of the Gentiles and
God’s spokesman for the Dispensation of the Grace of God.

If the believers missed that, they could not be established in the present
Grace Truth (Rom. 16:25)." (K. Lawson)

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Amen.

Regarding "how should we reconcile this seeming contradiction (between Paul saying to "follow me" (1Cor. 4:16)
and being warned by Paul against following human leaders (1Cor. 1:12)?"

Answer: By noting that 1Cor. 3:4-11 indicates a better translation of 1Cor. 4:16 is "imitate me insofar as I follow Christ".

 

[Pilgrimshope]

yet He told those He healed, and His own disciples, not to reveal Who He is or what He had done - - but told the woman at the well plainly He is the Messiah, and affirmed to Pilate the same: both of them gentiles. and of the centurion whose daughter He raised from the dead - another gentile - He said, He had found no greater faith in all of Israel.


we can't pretend He did not minister to gentiles. He in fact revealed Himself to them while He hid Himself from the Jews He ministered to, and this is exactly what Paul explains to us in, for example, Romans 9-10

Yeah the thing is he sent his apostles to preach the same gospel of the kk from to all humanity it’s the same ministry.


See before he died he said this


“These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not: but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭10:5-


He also said this


“And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.”
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭24:14‬ ‭


and after he died he sent them to do that


“And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.”
‭‭Mark‬ ‭16:15-16‬ ‭KJV‬‬

The op as always is attempting to create another gospel trying to seperate paul the apostle from the apostles of Jesus Christ who he sent to preach the gospel to the world for salvation, of whom Paul was one


“Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God, concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord,


which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh;”
‭‭Romans‬ ‭1:1, 3‬ ‭

“The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;”
‭‭Mark‬ ‭1:


“The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.”
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭1:1‬ ‭KJV‬‬


pauls constantly preaching the same gospel