Studies on “The Mystery”

Purpose of Studies

"Chronology" - (Canon-wise) - The Fixed Dates (So-Called), Chronology of the Letters of Paul, Chronology of Other Writers

"The Faith" - God's Gift

"God's Plan of Salvation"

"My Gospel" - Gospel of Uncircumcision - Content/Context...Try the Things that Differ

"The Mystery (Secret) of Christ" - As Is Now Revealed

"The Mystery" - Private Mail for the Saint, i.e., "the Initiate"

Some Distinctive Truths of "The Mystery"

"The Mystery" - God's Sacred Secret To Complete the Word of God
Acts Period/Post-Acts Period

"The Mystery" - A Corporate Body, i.e., The Body of Christ

"The Mystery" - To His Saints - Obedience is Better than Sacrifice

"The Mystery" - Its Reality, The Practical Side, The Warfare in the Spiritual World, The Walk That is Worthy, The Seven Points for Adjustment

The "Out-From" Resurrection

"The Mystery," Its Prophetic Content

"The Mystery" (An Adjunct to the Dispensation of Grace)

The Sovereignty of God and the Free Will of Man

Study Papers on “The Mystery”

 by C.E. McLain, 1987

“God’s Plan of Salvation”

(II Cor. 5:19-21)

"To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto Himself, not imputing theirtrespasses unto them; ...we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God. For

He hath made HIM (Christ) sin for us, who (Christ) knew no sin; (in order) that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him." (II Cor. 5:19-21)

"The Faith" - God's gift - a revelation given for the recipient to believe (vs. 19, 21).

"Personal Faith" -The recipient's response - the Affirmative: SINS forgiven. The Negative: otherwise (vs. 20).

EXPLANATION: as to what - as to why - as to how - as to RESULTS (vs. 21).

THE SETTING:

"Heaven's Court Room

THE JUDGE:

"Christ Jesus," the Son of God (John 5:22; Acts l7:31)

THE SENTENCE:

"DEATH" (Rom.5:12; I Cor.15:22)

THE RECONCILER:

"God was in CHRIST" (Rom. 5:10; II Cor. 5:21;  Col. 1:19, 20; Heb. 2:9)

THE PRICE:

SHED BLOOD OF CHRIST (Heb. 9:22; Phil. 2:8; Heb. 13:20)

THE INVITATION:

BE YE RECONCILED (John 1:12; 3:16)

THE CONCLUSION:

SALVATION - (II Tim. 1:9, 10)

GOD was RECONCILED - His Gift
Be Ye RECONCILED - Your Privilege

C.E. McLain, 11/20/1987

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