No Greater Love Than His
  • In The Son of His Love--a blog
    • Home
  • Relational Theology 101
  • Mystery of Godliness I Tim. 3:16
  • Galatians- Learning to Rest
  • The Body of Christ
  • Romans 1:16-17 The Gospel
  • Ephesians, the Father's adopted family
  • Prevailing Intercession-Henry Law
    • Psalm 2 Henry Law
  • A Practical Study of Hebrews
  • Satan's Hatred of Women
  • Quotes from old authors
  • John Welch on Romans 8:1
  • Topical Analysis of the Bible
  • LEARNING TO LIVE IN THE CONTEXT OF THE LORD OF HEAVEN AND EARTH
  • The Kingdom of God in Christ
    • The Kingdom Foretold
    • The King and His Kingdom Come
    • The Kingdom in its Biblical Context
    • The Kings introduction-the wild man and the real man
    • The Ultimate Test of the Father's Word-The Temptation
    • The Goal of the Kingdom Conquest
    • The Blessed of the Kingdom
    • Blessed are they that mourn
    • Blessed are the meek
    • Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness
    • Blessed are the Merciful
    • Blessed are the Pure in Heart
    • The Blessed of the Kingdom are the Salt & Light of the World
    • Kingdom Righteousness
    • Sermon on the mount-Getting the Law Right
    • Restoring God's Most Reflective Relationship
    • Being Sons and Daughters of the Heavenly Father
    • Understanding our Lord's Father Context
    • Breathing Pure Air in a Polluted World
    • Living in the Presence of the Secret Benefactor
    • What Serving God Looks Like
    • Self Righteous need not apply, but beggars can't be losers
    • Final Warnings From Our King
  • Audio Studies
    • Audio & Outline--On Spiritual Gifts
    • From the Futility of the Human Mind-to the Mind of Christ
    • Audio Study: I Corinthians 6:1-11
    • AUDIO-Waiting On God
    • Audio-Gospel of John
    • AUDIO-A Relational Discussion of the Holy Spirit
    • Audio-Studies on the Sermon on the mount
  • From Death to Life
  • All Creation Groans
  • Traveling down the ladder of self knowledge
  • Zions' hymn
  • Power in Weakness
  • What's In A Name?
  • The Heavenly Father's Pity/Spurgeon
  • On Affliction
  • Christ Our Intercessor
  • Spurgeon's Dream
  • Sitting at the Feet of Jesus
  • Stomping Among Lillies
  • The More Excellent Way
  • All Creation Sings Praise to the God of Heaven and Earth
  • The Lord of Heaven and Earth, the Ruler of the Nations
  • From Captivity to God's plan for peace, a future, and an eternal hope
  • Man Looks on the Outward Appearance, but the Lord of Hosts Looks upon the Heart
  • The Earth is the Lord's
  • The earth is the Lords
  • A Wedding Meditation-The Gospel Mystery
  • Be Strong in the Lord
  • The Girdle of Truth
  • Having feet shod with Gospel of Peace
  • Shield of Faith
  • Helmet of Salvation
  • Praying with all prayer & supplication
  • Sword of the Spirit
  • A Wedding Meditation
  • The Power of the Gospel is the Resurrection
  • What is this Mystery
  • A letter of encouragement to faith
  • Great is Mystery Part 3
  • The Mystery of Godliness part 4
  • Mystery of Godliness part 5
  • Seen of angels part 2
  • Preached among the nations
  • Great is Mystery of Godliness Part 8
  • Mystery of Godliness part 9
  • Great is mystery of Godliness part 10
  • A Father's Hand--on Affliction
  • Great is mystery of Godliness part 11
  • Mystery of Godliness part 12
  • Great is mystery of Godliness part 13
  • Great is mystery of Godliness part 14
  • Romans 1:16-17 Part 1
  • Romans 1:16-17 Part 2
  • It is the Power of God
  • Romans 1:16-17 Part 4
  • Christ, the Glorious Hybrid of God
  • Romans 1:16-17 Part 5
  • Romans 1:16-17 Part 6
  • Romans 1:16-17 Part 7
  • Romans 1:16-17 Part 8
  • Romans 1:16-17 Part
  • Romans 1:16-17 Part 9
  • Romans 1:16-17 Pt 11
  • The Necessity of the Body of Christ
  • The Perfection of the Body of Chhrist
  • The Role of the Holy Spirit
  • The Application of Body II Pet 1:1-4
  • application of body of Christ #3
  • Practical application body #4
  • Part 5 The application of the body
  • Application of body of Christ #6
  • The Application of the Body #7
  • application of body of christ #8
  • Application of body of Christ #9
  • application of body of Christ #10
  • The Kingdom of God
  • Galatians 1:1-6
  • Galatians 1:6-9
  • Abraham's Gospel-Melchizedek
  • cutting the covenant
  • The Mark of the Covenant
  • Gospel to Abraham-resurrection
  • Galatians 1:10-17
  • Galatians 1:18-2:10
  • Galatians 2:11-21
  • Galatians 3:1-9
  • Beholding the Glory of God
  • Intro to Gospel of Abraham
  • Melchizedek Gen. 14:18-20
  • Melchizedek #2
  • God's cutting the Covenant
  • Mark of the Covenant

Post Title.

4/7/2011

0 Comments

 
The Apostle Paul in all of his letters (except Romans, where the Father is implied) declares in his greeting, "Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ."  In Ephesians, Paul follows that introduction with what I call, "the Father Chapter". in which he lays out the love, purpose and will of the Father.  The Father and pronouns referring to Him occurs approximately 24 times in the first chapter.  Verses 9-10 proclaims that the Father "having made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Himself, that in the dispensation of the fullness of the times He might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven and which are on earth-in Him. in Whom we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him Who works all things according to the counsel of His own Will."  The rest of the book details how the Father's will has "gathered in One all things in Christ."  He covers every relationship and lays out the "gathering together work" of the Savior according to the Will and Purpose of the Father.  From this we discern that the Father is the Bosom of the Love, Will, and Purpose of the Glorious Godhead.  This is why Paul so consistently praises The Father at the beginning of his letters. It is because of the Father's Will that Paul has so much to be thankful for.   As John 1:12 states, "But as many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His name:  who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of GOD."  The context clearly agrees with Ephesians 1, the Will of the Father.  The Father's Role is that of the Bosom of the Love, Will, and Purpose of the Godhead.  This is the reason for the Sons' declaration in John 6:38-39, "For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.  This is the Will of the Father Who sent Me, that of all He has given Me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up at the last day."  Jesus speaks of His Father over 130 times in John and speaks of doing the Father's Will or Works over 30 times.  In other words, our salvation is by the Father's Will.  He, in His Love, has Willed it and ordained all that is necessary to fulfill His purpose!  And according to Ephesians 1:5, it was the Good Pleasure of His Will to do so, and in vs 6,12, & 14 it was to the praise of the glory of His grace.  The Father's Love, Will, and Purpose is to magnify the riches of His Grace to the Praise of His Glory, and out of that will and purpose, the Glorious Godhead works in Concert to manifest His Glorious Goodness!!  Remember, "No one has see God at any time.  The only begotten Son/God, Who is in the Bosom of the Father, He has declared Him."  (John 1:18)  And then there is John 15:26, "But when the Helper comes, Whom I shall send to you from the Father, the Spirit of Truth Who proceeds from the Father, He will testify of Me."
    What is the implication of  all of this?  Well, any attitude of an angry god who can't wait to get his hands on dirty rotten sinners, but who is somehow restrained by a loving jesus is false.  You will note that the nouns and pronouns are not in caps in the last sentence.  That is because such a viewpoint is a terrible fallacy and such a god is more in keeping with Greek mythology than the Bible!  "For God so LOVED the world the He Gave His Only Begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him shall never perish but have Eternal Life."  John 3:16  It's all flows out of the Bosom of the Father.  The marvel of the Gospel is that a Righteous God, absolute in perfection, made a way by which He could remain absolutely Righteous and Just, and still Righteously love and save sinners!  And He did that through His Righteous Son, by the Power of His Righteous Spirit.  (Romans 3:23-26, II Corinthians 5:21)
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Author

    While I have been a pastor and Christian bookstore owner for 30 years, my only credentials are that of an old saint who followed his signature with S.S., Sinner Saved!

    Archives

    March 2025
    February 2025
    January 2025
    December 2024
    September 2024
    August 2024
    June 2024
    May 2024
    April 2024
    March 2024
    December 2023
    August 2023
    July 2023
    June 2023
    May 2023
    March 2023
    February 2023
    January 2023
    December 2022
    October 2022
    August 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    May 2020
    April 2020
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    January 2018
    August 2017
    December 2016
    October 2016
    August 2016
    April 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    February 2015
    December 2014
    September 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    July 2013
    June 2013
    May 2013
    March 2013
    February 2013
    June 2012
    November 2011
    October 2011
    September 2011
    August 2011
    July 2011
    June 2011
    May 2011
    April 2011
    March 2011
    February 2011
    January 2011

    Categories

    All

    RSS Feed