A MANIFESTO is a public declaration by one of authority, frequently by a potentate, sovereign or prince making known his intentions concerning the privileges, liberties and rights of his people. Sometimes the MANIFESTO is good news for the people, but not always. When God made known HIS "GRACE" MANIFESTO He said, "behold the goodness and severity of God" (Romans 11:22) . That was good news for some; bad news for others.
Perhaps you have observed that the statements used by Paul, "BUT NOW is made MANIFEST," "NOW is MANIFESTED," are used with his statements concerning God’s "GRACE" purposed before the world began (II Timothy 1:9 and 10), "ETERNAL LIFE" promised before the world began (Titus 1:1 to 3), "GOD’S MYSTERY," hid from ages and generations, hid in God from the foundation of the world (Colossians 1:25 and 26 and Ephesians 3:9), "THE REVELATION OF THE MYSTERY," which was kept secret since the world began (Romans 16:25 and 26). Through the apostle Paul God has MANIFESTED His "ETERNAL PURPOSE." (Ephesians 3:11 . . . Ephesians 1:11 . . . Ephesians 1:9 . . . II Timothy 1:9 . . . Romans 8:28 to 31). A MANIFESTO is that which is made MANIFEST. Let us think of GOD’S "GRACE" MANIFESTO as making manifest God’s sacred secret.
It is very interesting to note the word "WHEREOF" or "WHEREUNTO" (the same Greek word) used by Paul when he mentioned the fact that he was Christ’s chosen apostle to make known GOD’S "GRACE" MANIFESTO. (Colossians 1:23, 25 and 29; Ephesians 3:7 . . . II Timothy 1:11 . . . I Timothy 2:7). This distinctive message of Paul is called "THE MYSTERY AMONG THE GENTILES" (Colossians 1:27), "THE UNSEARCHABLE RICHES OF CHRIST AMONG THE GENTILES" (Ephesians 3:8) , "THE DISPENSATION OF THE GRACE OF GOD FOR GENTILES" (Ephesians 3:1 to 4) . Paul called himself, "THE PRISONER OF JESUS CHRIST FOR THE GENTILES" (Ephesians 3:1 and 4:1), "THE APOSTLE OF THE GENTILES" (Romans 11:13). Paul wrote that one phase of the MYSTERY OF CHRIST was the fact that Gentiles should be JOINTHEIRS, JOINTSHARERS in the JOINTBODY (SUSSOMOS). (Ephesians 3:6).
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