Ignorant People - Not Who You Think
"I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery..that a partial hardening has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in; and so all Israel will be saved...God has shut up ALL in disobedience so that He may show mercy to ALL." (Romans 11:25-32)
It is God's will to "show mercy to all" . How? By saving "all mankind".
Few Christians believe the above "truth", but it is still the truth. One only has to seek the "renewing of your mind" and then conform it to the mind of Christ rather than the doctrines of religion. Place your faith in God and reject the traditions of any Church that denies the "truth" because in the final analysis what you believe will be "manifested" at the "dais of Christ". Failure to believe that God is showing His "mercy to all" by being the "the Savior of all mankind" and that Christ Jesus "gave himself a ransom for all" will be three of those "bad" things put into "practice through the body" by remaining "ignorant of this mystery".
"...God has shut up ALL in disobedience so that He may show mercy to ALL ...we must be manifested in front of the dais of Christ, that each should be requited for that which he puts into practice through the body...whether good or bad" (Romans 11:32; 2 Corinthians 5:10 CLNT)
The mystery was that ALL Israel would be saved, but not until the FULLNESS of the Gentiles has come into a knowledge of their Salvation. It was God who made ALL mankind disobedient so that He can show his MERCY to all.
"Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God!...For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory...Therefore... do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the RENEWING OF YOUR MIND, so that you may PROVE WHAT THE WILL OF GOD IS, that which is good and acceptable and perfect." (Romans 11:33-12:2)
"Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God!...For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory...Therefore... do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the RENEWING OF YOUR MIND, so that you may PROVE WHAT THE WILL OF GOD IS, that which is good and acceptable and perfect." (Romans 11:33-12:2)
It is God's will to "show mercy to all" . How? By saving "all mankind".
"...trust in the living God who is the Savior of all mankind, especially believers" (1 Timothy 4:9-11)
That is totally different from present church doctrine which would only bestow salvation on those who make a free will decision to be saved. Those who believe in limited salvation are not the "believers" Paul is referring to above. I only know a small number of these "believers".
Paul says we need to have a "RENEWING" of our minds, and see things from God's perspective. By doing so we will see that it is the "will" of God to reconcile and save "ALL mankind" by "GRACE" through Christ Jesus his Son.
"...in accordance with the riches of God’s GRACE he made known to us the mystery of his will... to bring unity to all things in heaven and on earth under Christ…according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will." (Ephesians 1:7-11)
"...in accordance with the riches of God’s GRACE he made known to us the mystery of his will... to bring unity to all things in heaven and on earth under Christ…according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will." (Ephesians 1:7-11)
His will is to save sinners and unify all mankind in Christ. That is His "plan" and "purpose" - who is going to stop it? So pray and be thankful for "all mankind"...
"I exhort therefore, that...prayers...and giving of thanks, be made for ALL mankind...For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior; who will have ALL men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth. For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; who gave himself A RANSOM FOR ALL, to be testified in due time. Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, I speak the truth in Christ, and lie not; a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity" (1 Timothy 2:1-7)
Few Christians believe the above "truth", but it is still the truth. One only has to seek the "renewing of your mind" and then conform it to the mind of Christ rather than the doctrines of religion. Place your faith in God and reject the traditions of any Church that denies the "truth" because in the final analysis what you believe will be "manifested" at the "dais of Christ". Failure to believe that God is showing His "mercy to all" by being the "the Savior of all mankind" and that Christ Jesus "gave himself a ransom for all" will be three of those "bad" things put into "practice through the body" by remaining "ignorant of this mystery".
"...God has shut up ALL in disobedience so that He may show mercy to ALL ...we must be manifested in front of the dais of Christ, that each should be requited for that which he puts into practice through the body...whether good or bad" (Romans 11:32; 2 Corinthians 5:10 CLNT)