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It would be accurate to say Peter Sutherland is a bulldog of a man with wide strong shoulders having played a pivotal role in the UCD team as a prop when he was younger. He played for Lansdowne and was captain there as well. A tough, domineering forward, his nose was broken several times. His great regret was that he wasn’t picked for Ireland (it’s one of two - the other is that he wasn’t president of the European Commission). School, college and rugby - they were the three main passions of his youth. Even now, after all the fortune he has accumulated, his home is in Donnybrook, just a mile from each, he also has a flat in South Kensington and a house near Marbella.

Sutherland was always clearly a rising star at the Dublin Bar, combining a gregarious nature with a competitive streak and impressive intellect. But life as a barrister was never going to be enough. Sutherland was cut out for big-time business and politics, for the hazy interface of wealth and power. Back in 1981 Garret FitzGerald made him Ireland’s Attorney-General. He was just 35 - the youngest in the country’s history.

Back then was also a time of great political turbulence - and violence. He was heavily involved in the first extradition case of an IRA member to Northern Ireland. “He’s totally opposed to physical force - he’s not a traveller,” said one of his close colleagues.

In 1985 he became Ireland’s European commissioner. It was a key moment. “Going to Brussels heralded the most significant part of my life,” he said. He was completely pro-European and became a close colleague and friend of the French EC president Jacques Delors. He was architect of the EU’s new competition policy and to his enormous pride, he was the first commissioner to be given the Gold Medal of the European Parliament during his tenure.

Sutherland never landed the position he most desired however. Three times he was put forward as a candidate for EC president and on each occasion he was declined. What sets Sutherland apart from the rest is that he doesn’t let setbacks get in the way of whichever goal he has set his sights on. Only time will tell what challenge will come next for the man who has achieved so much already.

Why people need compass? People use it as an important equipment to steer them the way to their destination, whatever the conditions encountered.Similarly, when we embark on our spiritual journey, we need a spiritual compass to help us steer our way through the “minefield” of life’s hurts, failures, and defeats that the Great Deceiver uses to lead us astray.

Man has always used his conscience as a guide in his spiritual journey, but in today’s world of compromise, our conscience is not always a sure guide. It is like the magnetic compass needle that points to the magnetic North, but never the true North; there is always a magnetic variation, which needs to be corrected by constant reference to the mariner’s chart.

Similarly, our conscience needs to be constantly corrected by reference to the Word of God. The Bible is therefore, the spiritual compass of our life. How we use spiritual compass? We use it to:

1. Enter into a personal relationship with God so that his mind and heart is revealed to you. This can be accomplished if you read the Bible, not only intellectually, but with deep longing in your heart for God to reveal himself to you.

2. Nourish your spirit and to avoid being infected by the values, principles and ideas of the world that are contrary to the will of God. “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God” ( Mt 4:4 ).

3. Learn God’s will in your life. Although God speaks to us in various ways, the Scriptures are the one sure place where God reveals his will to us. And he does so in two ways:

(1) When we study God’s Word, it will reveal to us our basic vocation and what we are going to do with our life, just as God revealed to aged Abram, in Haran, a new direction in his life ( Gen 12:1 ). As we read and reflect on the Scriptures, we will realize that God is never ever finished with us, for he constantly extends and expands the horizons of our life.

(2) When we study God’s Word, it will help us to recognize his presence and to hear the promptings of his Holy Spirit, amidst all the hustle and bustle of every day life.

3. Grow in your Christian faith. Somebody said that the word BIBLE is an acronym for “Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth”. How true! Our lives have been created by God and he is the best person to teach us what we are to do, not only when we have a break-down in our lives, but also what to do to attain the Kingdom of Heaven.

4. Grow in your prayer life and have a regular dialogue with God. Prayer and the Word of God go together. They are like the two wires of a telephone connection which makes it possible for us to listen to God, and to speak to him. The more we listen to the voice of God and understand what he wants to reveal to us, the more our prayer becomes inspired and soaked with the Word of God, which is pleasing to him.

After the video production is completed the editing process commences. As a rule editing control units stay put with the majority the editing companies and the technically competent specialised professionals bring a high level of vision all through the editing assignment. Commonly during the editing process the positive phases of the video footages are prioritised & redundant aspects are removed. There is an assortment of useful software that are in huge demand for this specific job. The aim of the video is analyzed and subtle changes are completed as well. Sound clips & background music are also utilised at some stage during the editing. There is in addition Special Effect Generators (SPG) which helps to make the selected video clips even more professional. A few of the video production businesses supply the footages and the editing services.

At the present time several online video production and publishing businesses exist to satisfy requirements of different corporations. Apart from businesses presentations, videos are also used to preserve significant instances of life like that of anniversaries, birthdays, special festivities; holidays to name a few. Handy video cameras with digital chips are these days widely available in the market. Short films have become very popular besides being quite informative and hilarious. In reality videos allow people to relate better to the topic than any other form of communications.

Today, quite a few people are setting up video publishing businesses as demand of these sorts of agencies are on the rise. It is also simple to get hold of heaps information from the internet on video production & publishing just with a few mouse clicks. The growth of video media has aided the expansion of video commercials and to create attractive commercials, a professional video production and publishing company is fundamental. Internet videos play a central job in implementation of branding marketing plans and currently online video marketing is a popular idea among the web users. As a result, across the globe video production plays a key role. Vidify provide corporate video production services and expertise for a range of online media engagements.

Mobile broadband is the trendiest discovery in the internet world which is going to be the secret to the future of internet. Only a few year ago, broadband has been supplied via a basic telephone landline, high speed connection, which brings internet access to a pc using a modem. WI FI broad-band will be increasingly spread, whereby the fast internet connection is connected to the computer via a wireless intranet, and as a consequence people are throwing away ADSL cables. But mobile broad-band will take internet connections further and offering another idea in the developing of internet connectivity; a broadband connection pretty much in all the house without the need for a landline cable.

The concept of having a broad band speed anywhere is surely an interesting concept to potential users, especially those who often go online with their personal computer not from home. Business people for example who regularly travel for business meetings are the obvious target for mobile broadband because they will enjoy the idea of not having to search for a reliable WI-FI hotspot for a decent connection. Mobile high speed connection goes further than that, and as prices soon begin to go down and internet connection lines get faster we will experience the broad-band potential clients buying mobile high speed internet. mobile Broadband is available from Compare Broadband UK, visit for the latest deals.

Mobile broad band works by connecting a modem to a laptop, often referred to as a ‘dongle’, from which your personal computer is then able to work with the mobile ADSL internet package the clients have subscribed for. Most companies are now packaging mobile broad band lines and coverage of the networks, popular as 3 G networks, which covers more than 90% of Great Britain.

Broadband speed is an important factor with any broad-band connection and mobile high speed connection telecoms initially had problems to market potential clients that a mobile high speed connection could be as fast as conventional, landline fast speed connection. Fast speed connections are getting better, however, with Vodafone reporting mobile broad-band speeds of up to nearly 8 mb, similar to some of the traditional landline internet connections. Many countries, including Great Britain, are planning to finance with capitals in fibre optic cable networks, because they want to increase broadband line to up to 100mb.

In New Zealand an important telecommunications supplier has announced that mobile broadband networks will soon improve fast over the coming years and they have said that mobile broad band could be delivering connections of up to 100mb by end of 2011, which coincides with the year the UK’s fibre optic network will be delivered. This could create an important change in industry thinking, with the discovery of a super fast mobile broadband connection network having remarkable advantages over the installation of lots of miles of fibre optic cables, not least from a practical point of view.

Credit card companies want your business. After all, lending money to people is profitable. Besides the interest fees that you’ll be charged, the credit card company also collects a fee from merchants who accept their credit cards. In order to get your business, most credit card companies are willing to offer you some great incentives - not only to apply for one of their cards, but to use it for everything from car rentals to weekly groceries.
Among the incentives that you might be offered for using a particular credit card are frequent flyer miles, phone call minutes, rebates and cash-back on purchases, insurance on your purchases and more. Here’s a list of some of the most popular incentives. Check around to find a card that offers incentives that make sense for the way you use your card.
Rebates
One of the most common incentives for using your credit card is a cash-back or rebate offer. Generally, you’ll get 1-5% back on various purchases. Depending on the credit card, you may get 1% back on most purchases, and 5% back on purchases made at convenience stores, gas stations, grocery stores and ‘member merchants’. The rebate may be in the form of a credit on your bill, a gift card for $10, $20 or more dollars when you reach that amount in cash rebates, or a check sent from the credit card company.

Frequent flier miles
Another common credit card incentive is frequent flier miles that can be used on a number of airlines for personal and/or business travel. Check the individual cards’ terms and conditions to find out exactly how to redeem your frequent flier miles.
Phone Minutes
A new incentive being offered by several credit card companies is phone minutes to use with your cell phone account. Redemption is generally via a phone card sent when the amount of the reward minutes reaches a certain denomination, but your credit card company may have different rules and policies.

Additional warranty coverage for the items you purchase
A few credit card companies offer extra warranty time or coverage on items that you purchase using their card. The additional coverage is only available on particular cards, generally the Premium cards. If any item that you purchase using cards that are lost, stolen or breaks within the stated warranty period, the credit card company will replace it at their cost.
Car rental insurance, Travel accident insurance or travel-related discounts
If you travel often and use rental cars, then it may make sense for you to have a card that offers insurance on you when you’re driving a rental car - at no extra charge. Likewise travel insurance and travel discounts that may be available only to holders of that particular credit card, or is available at reduced rates to them.

Credit card registration
Some credit card companies offer to register all of your credit cards so that if your purse or wallet is lost or stolen, you only need to make one call to alert all of your credit card companies. It’s a handy perk to have, especially since it’s easy to forget a card you don’t use often in the heat of the moment. Taking advantage of a credit card registry is one way to be sure that all of your creditors are notified that your cards are lost.

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As the reformed British National Party chairman Nick Griffin recently noted during an interview by Robert Locke in Wales,

“At the end of the day, it’s always the positive agendas that win in politics. Anger about what is being done to this country is legitimate, but mere anger just leads to hooliganism and political impotence. It attracts angry activists who can’t behave themselves or articulate an agenda, and once you’ve milked the public’s resentments, you’ve got nothing more to offer them and you stall politically. It’s the positive vision of a restored and redeemed Britain that’s the key for us now.”

This insightful comment made me reflect about how Meir Kahane loved God, the Jewish People and Israel, but it appears he attracted some who were merely “angry activists” (as every group and organization tends to), religious thugs out for a brawl who misrepresented the vast majority, rather than serve as angry activists with a positive agenda based on a deep and abiding and evident love for God, the Jewish People and Israel.

I’m also aware that no matter how perfect proper activists are there will always be critics who will focus on the messengers rather than the message and lose sight of it all and distract others with their diversionary tactics. We’re to carry on with our politico-religious message and not let barking dogs slow us down or turn us aside. There’s Work to be done and we must be about it, so help us God!

Kahane chai!

I am sure you have heard that saying many times before, but are you aware that it is a scriptural principal. Yep, Luke 6:378 says, “Judge not, and ye shall not be judged : Condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: Forgive, and ye shall be forgiven.

Give, and it shall be given unto: good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.”

Many people refer to this verse when speaking about giving love gifts. The principal is the same, if we give to God, it will come back to us but not only what we give, but in surplus….good measure, pressed down and shaken together and running over.

If this principal is true with our giving, we should take heed because it also refers to how we treat other people. The Bible clearly states that if we judge, we will be judged, if we condemn, we will be condemned.

Many proclaiming Christians have a big problem with this very issue. Many can not help themselves from condemning and judging others in the church. They do not realize that this is just a puffed up sense of pride which empowers them. They feel righteously justified in what they say.

The problem is, that just because we can feel justified in what we say that doesn’t mean what we say is truly justifiable in God’s eyes. Many do not realize that they are in sin by judging. They forget that God clearly states in his Word that we are NOT TO JUDGE.

As humans there is so much of the flesh and our own desires that still rule our lives. Oh yes, we may have been in the church for years and finally gotten our act together , so we think….but years later we look back and say, Wow, I remember saying such and such, how wrong I was, but at the time I thought I was right.

This teaches us that we should not go about spurting out judgments against others just because we feel somehow we know better. Yes you may be a stronger Christian than brother X but he probably has some strong points too, but you don’ t know about them because you can’t see what is going on with brother or sister X…Only God can see into the heart of man, Only God can judge with right judgment.

God’s word tells us DO NOT JUDGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Why aren’t we smart enough to listen to God.!!!

How can you actually Judge someone else and tell them they are in sin, when you yourself are in sin, by judging them!!!!

Sadly, many people don’t see it. They see the mote in their brothers eye but think they are seeing clearly not realizing there is a BEAM in their own eye. Yes Judging others brings judgment back unto you. And it is God who judges. This is not a good position to be in my brother and sister.

The Number 1 Excuse why people want to judge: But how will they learn to live righteously if I don’ t show them their fault!
God clearly states that he will judge the living and the dead. He also states that His SPIRIT will lead us unto a life of perfection.

GOD DOESN’T NEED YOUR HELP!

Paul states in Romans 14: (Bold and underline emphasis is mine and not part of the original text)
3 Let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not; and let not him which eateth not judge him that eateth: for God hath received him.
4 Who art thou that judgest another man’s servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand.
5 One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.
6 He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard it. He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks.
7 For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself.
8 For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord’s.
9 For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living.
10 But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.
11 For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God. 12 So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.
13 Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in his brother’s way.
14 I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean.
15 But if thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died.
16 Let not then your good be evil spoken of:
17 For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.
18 For he that in these things serveth Christ is acceptable to God, and approved of men.
19 Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another.
20 For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence.
21 It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak.
22 Hast thou faith? have it to thyself before God. Happy is he that condemneth not himself in that thing which he alloweth.
23 And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith: for whatsoever is not of faith is sin.

Romans 15:
1 We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
2 Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification.
3 For even Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me.
4 For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.
5 Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus:
6 That ye may with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
7 Wherefore receive ye one another, as Christ also received us to the glory of God.

This clearly teaches us that we are to accept each other and to love one another, just as Christ receives us.

Causing strife amongst the members is not what God wants from us.

IT IS SIN!

We are no better than the person to whom we are trying to condemn!

But how are we supposed to tell others they are wrong! Good question. I’m glad you asked The answer to the big question is simple. You don’t tell them. Pretty simple and straightforward I know, but it is the right way.

Do you ignore the situation? NO, Never! God Forbid! What you do is you pray for the person instead of judging him or her. Pray that their eyes may be enlightened and that they may know the fullness of God in their lives. Pray that God help them see the error of their ways, that the Holy Spirit enlighten their minds to see that they are in the wrong way. Don’t play GOD! He doesn’t need your help. He can work things out fine without you.

In conclusion, remember not to Judge your fellow Christians, no matter how immature they may seem. God is working on them and believe it or not, He will work things out.

JUDGE NOT, and ye shall not be judged: Condemn not and ye shall not be condemned: forgive and ye shall be forgiven.

For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

Love conquers All. So next time you feel the urge to Judge, remember that it is not from God. Judge Not…Pray instead.

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There are many different church denominations in this year of 2005 that is offering same sex marriage. This is an abomination before God. Lets see what the Bibles say about this matter. Look at Matthew 7:15 it says Watch out for false prophets. They come to you sheep ’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thorn bushes, or figs from thistles? Likewise every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them.

Paul speaks in Titus1:1 it says Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ for the faith of God’s elect and the knowledge of the truth that leads to godlinessfaith and knowledge resting on the hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before the beginning of time, and at his appointed season he brought his word to light through the preaching entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior. Paul speaks about the Gospel in the book of Philippians 1:15 it says It is true that some preach Christ out of envy and rivalry, but others out of goodwill. The latter do so in love, knowing that I am put here for the defense of the gospel. The former preach Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing that they can stir up trouble for me while I am in chains. But what does it matter? The important thing is that every way, whether from false motives or true, Christ is preached. And because of this I rejoice.

Now look in the book of 2Peter 2:1 it says But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive
heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord who bought thembringing swift destruction on themselves. Many will follow their shameful ways and will bring the way of truth into disrepute. In their greed these teachers will exploit you with stories they have made up. Their condemnation has long been hanging over them, and their destruction has not been sleeping. Now continue reading to verse 17 it says These men are springs without water and mists driven by a storm. Blackest darkness is reserved for them. For they mouth empty boastful words and by appealing to the lustful desires of sinful human nature, they entice people who are just escaping from those who live in error. They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves of depravityfor a man is a slave too whatever has mastered him.

In the book of Ephesians 4:25 it says Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one body. Now in the book of Proverbs 30:8 it says Keep falsehood and lies far from me; give me neither poverty nor riches, but give me only my daily bread. In the book of 1Timothy 6:20 it says Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to your care. Turn away from godless chatter and the opposing ideas of what is falsely called knowledge, which some have professed and in so doing have wandered from the faith. It is clear in the book of Leviticus 19:11 it says Do not steal. Do not lie. Do not deceive one another. Do not swear falsely by my name and so profane the name of your God. I am the Lord

Now look at the book of 1Corinthians 6:9 it says Do you not now that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; Neither the sexually immoral or idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanders nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. In the book or Galatians 5:19 it says The acts of the sinful nature are obvious; sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery, idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.

Tell me if I am incorrect but immoral is to be corrupt, evil, wicked, profoundly bad, sexually arousing, lewd, depraved, obscene and more, and impurity is to be pollution, uncleanness, foulness, contamination, defilement, corruption, dirtiness, filth. So I ask this question. Why in all common sense would anyone allow homosexuality to be presented in the church as a way righteous or to be displayed as a way of life acceptable to Jesus? What is the underlining reason? This make me think about selfishness, which is more important equal rights or the right way of life?

The book of 1Corinthians 15:33 says Do not be misled; Bad company corrupts good character. Come back to your senses as you ought, and stop sinning; for there are some who are ignorant of GodI say this to your shame. Now look in the book of Romans 1:18 it says The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness, since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualitieshis eternal power and divine naturehave been clearly seen being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse.

For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened. Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools and exchanged the glory for the immortal God for images made to look like mortal man and bird and animals and reptiles. Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with on another. They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creatorwho is forever praised. Amen. Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged nature relations for unnatural ones. In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another. Men committed indecent acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their perversion.

In conclusion in the book of James 1:13 it says When tempted no one should say, God is tempting me. For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone; but each one is tempted when, by his own evil desire, he is dragged away and enticed. Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.

Don’t be deceived, my dear brothers. Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of all he created.

Love Always,
Your Sister in Christ,
Mellody Davis

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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.

This wonderful verse taken from the pinnacle of the Epistles begins with a figure of speech, in which Paul belittles himself in order to draw attention to something very great and important. This is a common figure of speech called Litotes or Meiosis defined as a phrase that understates or lessens one thing in order to magnify another. Paul denigrates himself in order to magnify God’s grace.

Paul in Ephesians chapter two told how the Jewish and Gentile remnant of believers from the former dispensation had been made into one new man. He spoke of them all together as Gentiles (See 3:1; 4:1). It is to this new man that Paul proclaims his message.

The theme of Paul’s message among the Gentiles is the unsearchable riches of Christ. When making a comparison of the structure in this section, we see this expression is balanced by the mystery of Christ in verse 4.

Now since the mystery of Christ has been steadily unfolding from Genesis 1:1 up till the dispensation of the mystery completes it, we have also the unfolding of His riches, their wealth and abundance.

In Genesis 1:1 He is the Creator, and therefore owner of the universe by right of creation. We meet with such expressions as “The earth is the Lord’s, and the fullness thereof”, “The world is Mine and the fulness thereof”, and many like expressions. It would take years to search out all the ascriptions of honor, and glory, and power, and many other attributes, all of which are a part of His fathomless wealth and are never capable of being fully traced out.

It is true that there are some riches in the prison epistles that may not have been known by the prophets, such as His Headship, His manifestation in glory, and the like. But at no time was anybody able to trace out or understand fully His riches. Look at the abounding wealth of His goodness (Romans 2:4), or the super abounding wealth of His grace (Ephesians 1:7), or the riches or abundance of the glory of this mystery (Colossians 1:27), or the riches of the full or abundant knowledge (Colossians 2:2).

We can say that in the dispensation of the mystery, God is making known His plan and purpose for the ages, even those from before age-times, all centered in His Son. It is His eternal or age-time purpose in Christ.

Now since the mystery of Christ and the riches of Christ have been made known all through the ages, then we can say of both that they have their completion and fullest exposition in the revelation of the mystery which had been hid in God from ages and generations.

Let us not feel that we fully know these things for they are as endless and boundless as The Lord Himself.

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