The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1958-02-15

from the beginning OF the
world hath been hid in God,
who created al things by Jesus
Christ" To make the fell
lowship of God a reality to all
men it was necessary to choose
as an apostle of that fellow
ship a person who believed in
the fellowship of all men. ITO
the intent that now unto the
municipalities and powers in
heavenly places might be
known by the church the
manifold wisdom of God"
This verse is in transposed
order and should be put into
natural order to make it more
easily understood. THAT
through the church the mani
fold wisdom of God might now
be made known to the prin-
cipalities and powers in the
heavenly places. According to
the eternal purpose which he
purposed in Christ Jesus our
Lord" All this pre-ar-
rangement from the founda-
ton of the world was in keep
ing with Gods eternal plan
which he saw manifested, or
realized, in Christ Jesus. "In
whom we have boldness and
access with confidence by the
faith of him" Through
our faith in Christ Jesus we
have boldness to approach I'M
to Gods throne of grace, and
through the same medium we
have access to the eternal plan
of salvation in Christ Jesus.
STRENGTH THROU G H
CHRISTIAN FAITH:
Wherefore l desire that we
faint not at my tribulations for
you, which is your glory" :.
Paul was in prison at this time
and was undergoing great af-
Fiction, even as he had done in
days past, but he did not want
the saints to faint or lose heart
because of the tribulationS
which he was undergoing, for
it was in the interest of cause
too great to be described or
comprehended. For this cause
l bow my knees unto the Faith.
er of our, Lord Jesus Christ"
This is somewhat a pray
er of submission rather than
resignation. "Of whom the
whole family in heaven and
earth is named" Christ
Jesus is the connection be-
tween the heavenly and earth
ly families, and they both bear
his name.
THAT he would grant you,
according to the riches of his
glory, to be strengthened with
might by his Spirit in the in
ner man" AS long as all
goes well with us there seems
to be no need to consider be-
ing sustained or strengthened.
"That Christ may dwell in
your hearts by faith; that We,
being rooted and grounded in
love" Here is the source
of the strength which Paul
drew upon in the midst of his
Affections, and which is the
strength of all those who need
to be sustained and fortified
in the inner man because of
tribulations or Affections.
Many be able to compre-
with all saints what is the
breadth, and length, and depth,
and height" To. be able
to comprehend the total di-
mansions of life and its ex-
periences we need to be rooted
and grounded in faith and in
the love of Christ. "And to
know the love of Christ, which
passeth knowledge, that We
might be filled with all the
fullneSS of God" In addi-
ton to being able to compre-
bend the sum of our life situa-
tons, we shall also be able to |
know the love of Christ, which |
c a n n o t be cOmprehended
through natural senses, if we
continue in faith and are
strengthened by his Spirit in |
our inner man.
PRACTICAL POINTS ON I
THE LESSON: I
Salvation has been provid
ed for all men, therefore, all |
men could be saved, but all
men have not heard the gospel
news.
A great responsibility rests
upon all people who have
heard the gospel and have