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GOD’S GRAND, CHRIST-CENTERED PLAN

Paul uses three labels for God’s plan. It is (1) “the mystery of his will,” (2) “his purpose,” and (3) “a plan for the fullness of time” (ESV). What is God’s ultimate, final plan? To unite everything, everywhere, in Jesus. Jesus heads God’s final,eschatological plan. This Christ-centered plan was crafted “before the foundation of the world” and is so broad that it encompasses all time and space (“all things in heaven and things on earth,” ESV). Paul announces unity in Christ as the grand, divine goal for the universe. Paul concludes with the rousing image of the church as a unified army, participating with vigor in waging peace in Christ’s name

Paul uses three labels for God’s plan. It is (1) “the mystery of his will,” (2) “his purpose,” and (3) “a plan for the fullness of time” (ESV). What is God’s ultimate, final plan? To unite everything, everywhere, in Jesus. Jesus heads God’s final,eschatological plan. This Christ-centered plan was crafted “before the foundation of the world” and is so broad that it encompasses all time and space (“all things in heaven and things on earth,” ESV). Paul announces unity in Christ as the grand, divine goal for the universe. Paul concludes with the rousing image of the church as a unified army, participating with vigor in waging peace in Christ’s name

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