Jesus taught the way of God in truth - "...teachest
the way of God truly."
Father's will of 'it' and
'him' to Jesus.
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John 6:39,40 -And
this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath
given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last
day. And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth
the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise
him up at the last day.
Jesus directly is still
the way, of course.
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John 6:6 - Jesus
saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto
the Father, but by me.
But... see Paul now for Jesus' way more perfectly
- through Paul!
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Ephesians 3:8-
Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given,
that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;
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But today, Jesus' way is through what He revealed to Paul. It
isn't a 'different' gospel, as we know 'different,' but it is more complete.
We are passed the Gospels, now we are on with time - to the dispensation
of grace - through Paul, as the risen Jesus Christ taught to Paul personally.
The word 'perfect' can be
defined within the King James Bible if you look to II
Chronicles 8:16.
You will see that perfect
doesn't mean without error, etc. although God's way is without error, of
course.
When we let the Scriptures define words, we see that perfect
means finished - completed.
Jesus' will of 'it' and 'him' passed on to Paul,
just more perfectly now.
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Colossians 1:12,13 - 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:
More excellent way!
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I Corinthians 12:31 - ...
yet shew I unto you a more excellent way.
Judgment based on Paul's teachings.
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Romans 2:16 - In
the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according
to my gospel.
Paul's ways in every church!
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I Corinthians 4:17:
For this cause have I sent unto you Timotheus, who is my beloved son, and
faithful in the Lord, who shall bring you into remembrance of my ways which
be in Christ, as I teach every where in every church.
Way of salvation!
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Acts 16:17: The
same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants
of the most high God, which shew unto us the way of salvation.
Any other way is wrong, no matter what it is.
Paul's ways show you to the God of peace!
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Philippians 4:9 -
Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and
seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.
Paul's ways are still in Christ
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...but they are the teachings of the Risen Christ
to the Gentiles, not the Gospel Christ's teachings to the Jews.
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I Corinthians 4:17 - For
this cause have I sent unto you Timotheus, who is my beloved son, and faithful
in the Lord, who shall bring you into remembrance of my ways which be
in Christ, as I teach every where in every church.
Exhort by the Lord Jesus
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I Thessalonians 4:1 - Furthermore
then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as
ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would
abound more and more.
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