The local Church of Christ preacher had the following outline in his weekly bulletin:
God had [and continues to have] an eternal purpose (Ephesians 3:11):
1. His very nature is purposeful (Isaiah 46:8-11; Jeremiah 4:28;
Ephesians 1:11)
2. His eternal purpose is to give eternal life (John 10:10,27,28;
Titus 1:1,2).
3. This is not mere eternal existence, but eternal existence with
Him (Matthew 25:31-46).
In The Beginning there was unlimited power
1. Defining power: “capacity to produce a desired result".
2. Various kinds of power; physical, mental, political, legal, moral.
Type of power used depends on result desired.
3. The power of God: all the power necessary to accomplish His
eternal purpose.
So, let me see if I've got this right. God (Yahweh) is a purposeful God. And his eternal purpose (def. The reason for which something is done or created or for which something exists; something set up as an object or end to be attained), is to give eternal life to man. And he had all the power necessary to accomplish this eternal purpose--this desired result--in fact this desired result was the purpose of man's creation.
Then why is it that only a FEW (Mt 7:13-14) will attain what this God had all the power necessary to accomplish?
Kenneth W Hawthorne
Ephesians 1:11)
2. His eternal purpose is to give eternal life (John 10:10,27,28;
Titus 1:1,2).
3. This is not mere eternal existence, but eternal existence with
Him (Matthew 25:31-46).
Him (Matthew 25:31-46).
In The Beginning there was unlimited power
1. Defining power: “capacity to produce a desired result".
2. Various kinds of power; physical, mental, political, legal, moral.
Type of power used depends on result desired.
3. The power of God: all the power necessary to accomplish His
eternal purpose.
eternal purpose.
So, let me see if I've got this right. God (Yahweh) is a purposeful God. And his eternal purpose (def. The reason for which something is done or created or for which something exists; something set up as an object or end to be attained), is to give eternal life to man. And he had all the power necessary to accomplish this eternal purpose--this desired result--in fact this desired result was the purpose of man's creation.
Kenneth W Hawthorne
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