Righteous and the Wicked
“Christ is the head of the church: and He is the Savior of the Body.” (Ephesians 5:23).
The Greek word for church is "ecclesia" and literally means "the out called ones." It is a reference to those who, like Jesus, will be "out called" from death and resurrected to immortal life.
All the dead will be resurrected, the righteous and the wicked.
"...there will be a resurrection of both the righteous and the wicked." (Acts 24:15).
Paul assures us that Jesus "died for ALL".
"...we are convinced that one died for ALL, and therefore ALL die. And He died for ALL, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for Him who died for them and was raised again...God was RECONCILING the world to Himself in Christ, not counting people's sins against them. And He has committed to us the message of reconciliation..." (2 Corinthians 5:14-21)
Paul was chosen to share this "secret" of universal salvation through the "blood of his cross", and will return to reconcile all those who were "once alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds".
"He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead...in Him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through Him to reconcile ALL to Himself, ALL, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross. And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, He has now reconciled in His body of flesh by HIS DEATH...THE SECRET hidden for ages and generations but now revealed to His saints. To them God chose to make known how great AMONG THE nations are the riches of the glory of this SECRET, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory..." (Colossians 1:15-29)
The Greek word for church is "ecclesia" and literally means "the out called ones." It is a reference to those who, like Jesus, will be "out called" from death and resurrected to immortal life.
All the dead will be resurrected, the righteous and the wicked.
"...there will be a resurrection of both the righteous and the wicked." (Acts 24:15).
Paul assures us that Jesus "died for ALL".
"...we are convinced that one died for ALL, and therefore ALL die. And He died for ALL, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for Him who died for them and was raised again...God was RECONCILING the world to Himself in Christ, not counting people's sins against them. And He has committed to us the message of reconciliation..." (2 Corinthians 5:14-21)
Paul was chosen to share this "secret" of universal salvation through the "blood of his cross", and will return to reconcile all those who were "once alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds".
"He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead...in Him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through Him to reconcile ALL to Himself, ALL, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross. And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, He has now reconciled in His body of flesh by HIS DEATH...THE SECRET hidden for ages and generations but now revealed to His saints. To them God chose to make known how great AMONG THE nations are the riches of the glory of this SECRET, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory..." (Colossians 1:15-29)