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  1. Jul 14, 2024 · Here are, for starters, 100 facets of the diamond of Jesus Christ. These truths are good news for everyone who has repented and believed in him. 1. He’s inexhaustible. Bottomless. We receive him thinking he’s a pond, only to discover over time he’s an ocean. In him, there’s surprise after surprise. Endless discovery.

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  2. Jan 8, 2024 · Yet the Lord has nearly 200 titles in the Bible. Why so many, you may ask? Simply because the God-man’s glory has many facets. So many, in fact, that even Scripture cannot contain them all (John 21:25). Each of Christ’s names is a diamond edge that refracts dazzling light and inspires our adoration.

  3. Jul 29, 2022 · Followers of Jesus span the globe. But the global body of more than 2 billion Christians is separated into thousands of denominations. Pentecostal, Presbyterian, Lutheran, Baptist, Apostolic...

    • The Time Dimension
    • The Knowledge Dimension
    • The Personal Dimension
    • The Social Dimension
    • The International Dimension
    • The Cosmic Dimension
    • Multidimensional Life
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    Take, for example,the time dimension. God has worked out his plans and purposes throughtime. Paul talks here about “the administration of the secret”—a secret thatwas hidden in God so that it could now be made known. Paul has alreadymentioned this back in Ephesians 3:2–6.God’s plan was to bless the world through the nation of Israel. But beforeJesu...

    This means there’s also a knowledgedimension to God’s wisdom. God graciously made himself known and revealed hisplans to us. By ourselves, we could never work out God’s plan: it was a“secret”. But God’s heavenly revelation has broken through our ignorance andinability to know. We have the great privilege of living this side of JesusChrist’s death a...

    There’s also a deeplypersonal dimension to God’s plans and purposes. He has been gracious,personally, to each of us who believes in his Son. As we’ve seen earlier inEphesians, Paul has waxed lyrical about the way God’sgrace has been lavished on us, granting us forgiveness of our sins, making usGod’s children through adoption, leading us to holiness...

    There’s a social dimension toGod’s plans and purposes, too. The gospel of Jesus Christ is for all people. Thegospel brings about a true equality of status between people. In the OldTestament, the gentiles were described as being blessed by God, but not in thesame way as Israel: the gentiles were seen more as hangers-on to Israel. ButGod’s grace in ...

    There’s an international dimension to God’s plans and purposes. The riches and wonder of the gospel is not just something for the one nation Israel to keep to themselves; that gospel has gone from Israel to all the other nations and is still going out to the world. To give one example, the growth of Christianity in China is so rapid that some estim...

    And here, Paul reminds his readers about the vast cosmicdimension of God’s wisdom. It’s not just an earthly thing. As people hear the gospel of the Lord Jesus and come to trust in him, as we are raised spiritually and seated with him above all powers and authorities, as we are united together and gather around his word in church here on earth, this...

    This, then, is what Paul means by the“multidimensional wisdom of God”. It’s the many facets of God’s great plan “tosum up all things in Christ: things in heaven and things on earth, in him” (Ephesians 1:10).It’s God’s full-colour, super-high-definition, surround sound plan for theuniverse. It’s all centred on the gospel of Jesus Christ, and it’s pu...

    Which of the dimensions of God’s wisdom listed above are you most familiar with? How might you give thanks for God’s grace in this area? Which of the dimensions of God’s wisdom listed above are you less familiar with? How might you grow in understanding and living for God in this area?

    This post is part of a series of 70 reflections covering every sentence in Paul’s letter to the Ephesians. It’s also available in audio podcast format. You can see all the posts in the series, and connect to the audio podcast using the platform of your choice, by following this link.

    In this series, I don’t go into detail justifying every statement I make about the background and meaning of Ephesians. I’ve done that elsewhere. If you’re interested in the reasons I say what I say here, and want to chase it up further with lots of ancient Greek, technical stuff, and footnotes, check out my book Reading Ephesians and Colossians Af...

  4. Understanding how various faith traditions perceive Jesus Christ offers a fascinating insight into the interconnectedness and divergences across major world religions. This exploration reveals the unique position of Christ within Christianity and in Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and the Bahá’í Faith, showcasing the multifaceted interpretations ...

  5. May 8, 2023 · Introduction: The life and teachings of Jesus Christ continue to inspire and guide millions of people around the world. In this article, we journeyed through significant moments in Jesus' life, his powerful teachings, and the eternal message of faith and redemption.

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  7. With all four Gospels, we get a clear and accurate understanding of who Jesus is, what Jesus has done, and what He continues to do. Eight times in the Gospels we read of the Lord Jesus Christ giving an admonition that we are to have ears that hear (Matthew 11:15, 13:9,43, Mark 4:9, 23, Mark 7:16, Luke 8:8, 14:35).

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