Ephesians 5:25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;

This verse has always been a favorite for us old married guys to communicate the love we have for our wives . I don't know about the rest of you guys out there in bloggerland, but I have said it more than once to my bride, my best friend in this world, the love of my life, that I would gladly give my life for hers. In the days ahead, I will be in the position to make good on that statement. My wife of 20 years has been diagnosed to be in end stage renal failure (kidney failure) from the result of PKD (polycystic kidney disease). Hopefully I will test out as a match for the transplant procedure so we can get the ball rolling.

I feel pretty confident that YOU would do the same for your wife if placed in this position. How about your enemy or enemies? Would you be willing to give your worst enemy an organ transplant? Would you lay down your life for the person that has gone against everything you stand for? Would you regard their life above your own?

In the Old Testament book of John, our Lord and savior Jesus Christ made this statement....

John 15:13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. I would imagine alot of you can quote that verse. But do we fit in the audience in that passage? Were we the friends for which Jesus willing laid down His life for? In the same OT book of John chapter one, John tells us.... John 1:11 He came unto his own, and his own received him not. Jesus came to His own, The Jewish people, the nation Israel. Paul confirms this in ..

Romans 15:8 Now I say that Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made unto the fathers: In these two passages, it is clear, Jesus laid down His life for His own, the nation Israel which is the circumcision. Hey what about us?

The Apostle Paul, beginning in Acts 9, was given contrary information to that which was given to the nation Israel. Contrary does not mean it is a mistake, it just means it is different. For example, when you come to a traffic signal, one person has the green light, the other person has the red light, both the red and the green lights are correct, but they are contrary one to another. Different information given to different audiences. The Apostle Paul was given information that was never given to anyone, anywhere, anytime. It was kept secret since the world began.

Romans 16:25 Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began,

This information is what constitutes what is referred to as the "revelation of the mystery", the Gospel of the Grace of God. Within this body of data, Paul tells us in .....

Romans 5:10 For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.

Did you see that? While we were yet enemies, Christ died for us.

John 15:13, Greater love ...Christ died for His friends.......Romans 5:10....Christ died for His enemies. Obviously, we have the greatest love now...Christ died for us while were yet His enemies. The Gospel given to Paul by revelation from the risen Lord Jesus Christ cannot be found in any other writings other than that given to Paul for us in this present dispensation of the Grace of God wherein Paul was made the minister, teacher, and apostle to the gentiles. The Lord Jesus Christ told the little flock of Israel...

John 5:39 Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me....

But only through the body of information given to the Apostle Paul can we find...

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;

The Gospel that saves our never dying soul cannot be found in Genesis thru Malachi, nor in the OT books of Mathew, Mark, Luke or John. Not in Acts chapter one thru chapter 8. The Gospel of the Grace of God was given to only one man, that being the Apostle Paul beginning in Acts chapter 9....the unsearchable riches of Christ.

I urge you, beseech you, dig in, be the workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly divide the word of truth. We aren't Israel in any form, Israel has stumbled, and are blinded, and have no standing...we are the new creation, the church which is His body. Salvation for us today is only on the merits of Christ's death, burial and resurrection alone. By grace, through faith in His finished work. The unsearchable riches of Christ! That is why I have named this Blogspot what I have. 2 Corinthians 9:15 Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift.

The next time you begin to boast about loving folks, loving each other, or discussing the topic of love, keep in mind the greatest love of all time...

Romans 5:8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.