This is a very easy short read - Well worth sharing - Also worth making a copy and showing it to your Pastor at your local congregation - if your Pastor rejects it - I highly recommend you find a church that teachers it - no need to be tossed to and fro any more - with every - {wind} - of Doctrine - {Ephesians 4:14}. Keep in mind - we have an - {Earthly Kingdom} and a - {Heavenly Kingdom}. Also keep this in mind - How can one work Righteousness and - {NOT} - work Righteous at the same time??? - You answer is at the end of this short study. Who was Christ’s messenger to the Gentiles??? To whom did Christ reveal truth concerning the - {Body of Christ} - the unsearchable - {untraceable} - riches of Christ and the Dispensation of the Mystery??? Compare - {Ephesians 3:1 and 2} - with - {Matthew 16:19}. {Ephesians 3:1 and 2} - For this cause I - Paul - the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles - If ye have heard of the Dispensation of the Grace of God which is given me to you-ward. {Matthew 16:19} - And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven - and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven - and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. We do greatly err when we endeavor to make - {Peter’s Kingdom keys} - fit into - {Paul’s Dispensation of the Grace of God - We can understand why Paul mentions - {my Gospel} - in - {Romans 2:16} - {Romans 16:25} - and - {2 Timothy 2:8}. Lets compare the message with Christ - on Earth - preached concerning His future Earthly kingdom - with a message which the - {Risen} - Christ revealed to Paul concerning His Heavenly kingdom in this - Dispensation/Age of Grace. This is a simple study - and we shall see the absolute necessity of - {Rightly Dividing} - the Word of truth - if we are to intelligently understand - interpret and apply God’s truth. {Matthew 25:42 to 45] - For I was an hungered - and ye gave - {ME NO} - meat - I was thirsty and ye gave - {ME NO} - drink - I was a stranger - and ye took - {ME NOT} - in - naked - and ye clothed - {ME NOT} - sick - and in prison - and ye visited - {ME NOT} - Then shall He answer them - saying - Verily - I say unto you - Inasmuch as ye did it - {NOT} - to one of the least of these - ye did it - {NOT} - to me. The question is - how are we to reconcile these words of the Lord Jesus with - {Titus 3:5 to 7} and Ephesians 2:8 to 10??? {Titus 3:5 to 7} - Not by works of righteousness which we have done - but according to His mercy He saved us - by the washing of regeneration - and renewing of the Holy Spirit - Which He shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour - That being justified by His Grace - we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life. {Ephesians 2:8 to 10} - For by Grace are ye saved through faith - and that - {NOT} - of yourselves - it is the gift of God - Not of works lest any man should boast - For we are His workmanship - created in Christ Jesus unto - good works - which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them. God must have some intelligent principle to show His child the way out of such seeming contradictory statements. Now let us compare - {Matthew 25:31 to 40} - with several other Scriptures. {Matthew 25:31 to 40} Verse 31 - When the Son of man shall come in His glory - and all the holy angels with Him - then shall He sit upon the throne of His glory. Verse 32 - And before Him shall be gathered all Nations - and He shall separate them one from another - as a shepherd divided His sheep from the goats. Verse 33 - And He shall set the sheep on His right hand - but the goats on the left. Verse 34 - Then shall the King say to them on His right hand - Come - ye blessed of My Father - {INHERIT THE KINGDOM PREPARED FOR YOU FROM THE FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD}. Verse 35 - For I was an hungered - and ye gave ME meat - I was thirsty and ye gave ME drink - I was a stranger and ye took ME in. Verse 36 - Naked, and ye clothed ME - I was sick and ye visited ME - I was in prison and ye came unto ME. Verse 37 - Then shall the righteous answer Him - saying - Lord, when saw we Thee an hungered - and fed Thee? or thirsty - and gave Thee drink? Verse 38 - When saw we Thee a stranger - and took Thee in? - or naked - and clothed Thee?. Verse 39 - Or when saw we Thee sick - or in prison - and came unto Thee?. Verse 40 - And the King shall answer and say unto them - Verily - I say unto you - Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren - ye have done it unto ME. {Colossians 1:12 and 13} - Giving thanks unto the Father - which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the Saints in light - Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness - and hath translated us into the kingdom of His dear Son. {Ephesians 1:3 and 4} - Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ - Who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ - According as He hath chosen us in Him before the foundation of the world - that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love. {2 Timothy 1:9 to 11} - Who hath saved us - and called us with an holy calling - not according to our works - but according to His own purpose and Grace - which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began - But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ - Who hath abolished death - and hath brought life and immortality to light through the Gospel - Whereunto I am appointed a preacher - and an Apostle - and a Teacher of the Gentiles. In the - {Matthew} - Scriptures God has described a kingdom that is to be set up on this earth - when Christ shall come to earth - as the Son of man - Nations are to be rewarded - or judged. The reward will be to enter God’s kingdom prepared from the foundation of the world - The blessed are to enter the kingdom for faithful social service - Some others will be delivered into the power of darkness - The Son of man is to be sitting on a throne on Earth. Now observe the contrast - In this day of Grace - sinners saved by Grace alone have already been blessed with all spiritual blessings - have already been delivered from the power of darkness. These blessings are in the heavenlies in Christ - Now when were they given??? Note carefully again these words - Who hath saved us and called us with an holy calling - {NOT} - according to our works - but according to His own purpose and Grace - which was given us in Christ Jesus - {BEFORE THE WORLD BEGAN} - {2 Timothy 1:9}. This is - {NOT} - the kingdom of - {Matthew 25:31 to 40} - which was prepared from the foundation of the world - but a Grace and purpose given us in Christ Jesus - {before the foundation of the world}. Christ was in the bosom of the Father before creation when this Grace and purpose was given us. No servant of the Lord ever emphasized and insisted upon a life of holiness - a life of unceasing prayer - and a life of spiritual activities - more than did the Apostle Paul - He declared that the believer was ordained to walk in - {good works} - But note carefully the order - For we are His Workmanship - created in Christ Jesus - {UNTO GOOD WORKS} - which God hath before ordained - that we should walk in them - {Ephesians 2:10}. Here you can see that the believer must be - the workmanship of God - before he can be the workman for God - A religious person in this age - might feed the hungry - clothe the naked - visit the sick - and those in prison - and still miss entrance into the kingdom of God - which is not meat and drink - but righteousness - peace and joy in the Holy Spirit - {Romans 14:17}. Paul was the Lord’s special Ambassador of Grace and Reconciliation - to tell sinners - they could be reconciled to God and become - new creatures - in Christ by believing that God was reconciled to the world when Christ - on the cross - was made sin - {2 Corinthians 5:19 to 21} - {1Corinthians 15:1-4}. Paul was the most faithful - obedient and fruitful laborer that Christ ever had - and Paul will receive a reward in heaven for his good works - But all of his good works never saved him - He was saved by Grace through faith - {not of works} - Paul never confused - {the Dispensation of Grace} - with - {the kingdom of heaven} - Neither should we - We will not - if we obey - {2 Timothy 2:15} - and - {Acts 17:11}. =============== Peter said - But in every Nation he that feareth Him - and worketh Righteousness - is accepted with Him - {Acts 10:35}. Paul said - But now the Righteousness of God Without the Law is manifested - being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets - {Romans 3:21}. Do you see something Different??? - Things That Differ - are - {NOT} - the same - How can one work Righteousness and - {NOT} - work Righteous at the same time??? - Its impossible - Cant be done - Your doctrine to live by today is from - Paul - {NOT} - Peter.
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