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MOR-Bible, which is by God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, may God's grace, unmerited divine favor, be to you and peace, an absolute end of all strife or trouble, from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ to the faithful in Christ Jesus.

Father, we give thanks to you for your amazing grace. It is by your grace we were saved. By your grace, we stand in this Grace Administration as your children. By your grace, we can operate the power of your gift of holy spirit and worship you in spirit and in truth. In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.
This month's teaching is on the Grace Administration as it appears in the Bible. We will focus on answering the following questions:

• What is the Kingdom of God?
• When did the Church of Grace Administration start?
• What is the greatness of the Church of Grace Administration?
• How are we saved or born-again in the Church of Grace Administration?
  

  Note: The sources for all Greek English words are Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, The Critical Lexicon and Concordance to the English and Greek Word of God (Bullinger), Young's Analytical Concordance to the Bible, The Word Study Concordance by George V. Wigram and Ralph D. Winter, The Bible Hub, Topical Lexicon, and Webster's Desk Dictionary of the English Language.
  
  Note: When citing verses from the Bible the use of bold is added to highlight certain words and/or phrases.
  

Today, most Christians are still focused on living in the Gospel Administration. They are trying to fit the Gospel Administration into the Grace Administration which started on Pentecost (Acts 2:4). The four Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke and John) were written for our learning, yet many churches focus their teachings on those four books of the Bible. Some churches, preachers, and people esteem the Gospels above the seven church epistles (Romans, Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians and Thessalonians).

The Church Epistles were addressed to all people after Pentecost. These are the books of the Bible which were written to provide doctrine and instruction to us. By following the teachings of the Gospels, a person cannot understand that they could never be born-again of God's seed. The ability to be born-again did not occur prior to Pentecost. During the Gospel, people were saved by believing and not by God's seed in them.

By using the teachings of the Gospels as the way to walk and talk in the Word, a person cannot understand the differences between the man Jesus and the resurrected Lord and Christ (Acts 2:36). During 2024, I focused on the Bible teachings about Jesus versus Christ Jesus; I invite you to go back and review these. The benefits associated with Christ did not occur prior to Pentecost. The Gospels are written for our learning and are NOT the foundation on which to base our actions.

By standing on the foundation of the Gospels, people do not understand that water baptism has nothing to do with salvation in the Church of Grace Administration. Why? Because Acts 1:5 and 2:4 clearly tell us that we are baptized with holy spirit, which is greater than water!

Those that preach, teach, walk, and talk in the Gospels do not understand that everything written before Acts 2:4 is written for our learning. Don't get me wrong. There is much to learn from the Word written before Acts 2:4 or Pentecost. There is a rich history which set the context, provided explanation, and increased our understanding of God's Word. But this is for learning, people. Just as we read about American History or the Renaissance or the Dark Ages - we are to learn from this. We are not to allow it to give us instruction on how to live. The same is true for the Bible.

It is written in Romans 15:4 and 8:

For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.

Let's search God's Word for the meaning of the word aforetime. The word aforetime is the Greek word prographó which translates to right before, to publicly portray, to announce beforehand. The word aforetime in this verse refers to before Acts 2:4, the day of Pentecost.

Remember, the book of Acts is the transition between the Christ Administration (Matthew, Mark, Luke and John) and Church of Grace Administration. The Church Epistles (Romans, Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians and Thessalonians) are addressed to us in the Grace Administration of the body of Christ (see 1 Corinthians 12:27). All other administrations before the Church of Grace Administration were written for our learning. It is written in Romans 15:4:

For whatsoever things were written aforetime [Acts 2:4] were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.

What is the Kingdom of God?

The Kingdom of God, which spans all time as we know it, includes seven administrations. The Word of God is addressed to each of these administrations. One of the seven administrations is the Church of Grace Administration, which is the fifth administration which started in Acts 2:4. This is the Administration in which we now live.

The seven administrations of the kingdom of God are:

1. The Original Administration (Paradise). This ended with the expulsion of Adam from the Garden of Eden. It is written in Genesis 3:24:
   
   So he [the Lord God] drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.
   
   

2. The Patriarchal Administration. This ended with the coming of the Law of Moses.

3. The Law Administration. Luke 16:16 tells us: The law and the prophets were until John.

4. The Christ Administration (Matthew, Mark, Luke and John). This ended with Pentecost Acts 2:4. The book of Acts is the transition between the Christ administration and Church of Grace administration.

5. The Church of Grace Administration. This began at Pentecost Acts 2:4.
   
   This is the current administration we are living in. The Word of God is presented in the seven Church Epistles (Romans, Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians and Thessalonians).
   
   

6. The Appearing or Revelation Administration. This starts when Christ returns for the gathering together of the saints. It is written in 1 Thessalonians 4:17:
   
   Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
   
   It is written in 2 Thessalonians 2:1:
   
   Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him.
   
   

7. The Glory or Paradise Administration (Revelation 21).
   

In the first occurrence of the Kingdom of God, Jesus in his resurrected body, spoke of things pertaining to the Kingdom of God. It is written in Acts 1:3:

To whom also he [Jesus] shewed himself alive after his passion [death] by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God.

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God (see Ephesians 1:1), expounded and testified of the Kingdom of God. It is written in Acts 28:23 and 31:

Verse 23:

And when they had appointed him [Paul] a day, there came many to him into his lodging; to whom he expounded [set forth] and testified [witnessed fully] the kingdom of God, persuading [with winning words] them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and out of the prophets, from morning till evening.

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, preached the Kingdom of God.

Verse 31:

Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding him [Paul].

It is written in Romans 14:17:

For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in [through] the Holy Ghost [holy spirit or new birth].

Now let us search and examine the scriptures to make a distinction and come to a decision about the Church of Grace Administration. When did it start? What is the Church of Grace Administration? What is the greatness of the Church of Grace Administration? And how are we saved or born-again in the Church of Grace Administration?

When did the Church of Grace Administration start?

When we study and search God's Word, we find the Church of Grace Administration started in Acts 2. It is written in Acts 2: 4:

And they [the twelve Apostles] were all filled [to overflowing] with the Holy Ghost [holy spirit], and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit [God] gave them utterance.

The Church of Grace Administration started in Acts 2: 4. It was the first time in Biblical history that men and women could be born-again of God's Spirit (see Romans 10:9). It was here the proof they were born-again of God's Spirit in the senses' world was that they spoke in tongues. It is written in 1 Peter 1:23:

Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth forever.

We are born-again of God's seed! We are children of God, the one supreme whom is the fountain of life and light, the Creator of heaven and earth and all things contained therein. How long is God's seed in us? Forever! This is in the Church of Grace! You could never be born-again of God's seed in the Christ administration! You could never be born-again of God's seed in the Gospels! Why? Because it was not available until after Pentecost as presented in Acts 2:4. It is written in 1 John 3:1-3:

Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.

Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.

And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.

What is the Church of Grace Administration?

Let's look at the meaning of each word in the phrase the Church of Grace Administration. Church is the Greek word ekklesia meaning a group of people called out for a specific purpose. The word of is the Greek word ek which means out from. The word grace is the Greek word charis meaning favor, kindness, blessing. The word administration is the Greek word oikonomia which means stewardship, administration, management, dispensation.

Given these meanings from the original Greek in which the Bible was written and/or translated, the phrase the Church of Grace Administration means the call out of grace, favor and blessing, administration from God, the one supreme whom is the fountain of life and light.

When we examine the Church Epistles within the Grace Administration, the book of Ephesians is a doctrine Epistle setting the standard for our believing. It is the greatest revelation ever given to the Church of the body (see Colossians 1:18) in the Church of Grace Administration! It is written in Ephesians 3:2-6:

Verse 2:

If ye have heard of the dispensation [administration] of the grace of God which is given me [Paul] to you-ward.

In this verse, the word dispensation is the Greek word oikonomia which is the same word used for administration. It means stewardship, administration, management. Paul is reminding believers that the Church of Grace Administration was given to him by the grace of God.

Remember, grace is nothing new in the Bible. It appears throughout the Old Testament. However, after Pentecost, the emphasis on the Grace of God in the Church Epistles is that God would take up His habitation in us (see Ephesians 2:22). There is no place in the Old Testament where it talked about God having habitation in the people. The Bible does talk about the spirit of God being upon the people (see Numbers 11:17, 1 Samuel 19:20 and 23; Matthew 3:16) and they could lose that Spirit of God that was upon them (see Genesis 3:6 and Psalm 51:11). But there is no place in the Old Testament where God's seed dwelled in the people.

Let's continue with Ephesians 3:3-6:

How that by revelation he [God]made known unto me [Paul] the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words,

Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ).

Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit;

That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel.

Prior to Ephesians 3:2-6, God's Word did not declare That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel. This great mystery was hidden in God from the beginning of the world (see Ephesians 3:9) until He revealed it in the Grace Administration to His holy apostles and prophets by the gift of holy spirit. It is written in 1 Corinthians 2:7-8:

But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery [Greek word musterion], even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory.

Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

Here, the prince of this world is Satan. God's Word declares that had Satan and his chief devil spirits known about the great mystery or musterion, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. This Great Mystery, that Gentiles would be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his [God's] promise in Christ by the gospel (see Ephesians 3:6) is so magnificent, glorious, and brilliant. Had the devil known it, he would not have crucified the Lord of glory! Satan didn't know about the mystery put forth in Ephesians 3:6; it was hidden in God from the beginning of the world (see Ephesians 3:9).

In the Gospels, Jesus was a man who could only be in one place at a time. But in the Church of Grace Administration, Christ is in everyone born-again of God's seed (see Romans 10:9). In the Church of Grace Administration, everyone born-again has Christ in them the hope of glory (see Colossians 1:27)!

What is the greatness of Church of Grace Administration?

The greatness of the Church of Grace Administration is that Judean and Gentiles are fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel (see Ephesians 3:6), which is God in Christ (see 2 Corinthians 5:19) and Christ in you, the hope of glory (see Colossians 1:27). As fellowheirs, we have the habitation of God through the Spirit (see Ephesians 2:22). The great mystery presented in Ephesians 3:6 is the greatness of the Church of Grace Administration!

It is written in 2 Corinthians 5:19:

To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.

It is written in Ephesians 3:6:

That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel.

It is written in Colossians 1:27:

To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

It is written in Ephesians 2:22:

In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.

It is only in the Church of Grace Administration in which we now live that this great mystery was revealed in Ephesians 3:6. These verses declare all we received as fellow heirs with Christ in us. These riches, these benefits are why it was kept secret by God, the Creator of heaven and earth and all things contain therein!

How are we saved or born-again in the Church of Grace Administration?

In the Church of Grace Administration, we now understand that this was the first time salvation was made available for both Judeans and Gentiles (see Ephesians 3:6) in the body of Christ (see 1 Corinthians 12:27)! It is written in Romans 10:9-10:

That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

It is written in Ephesians 2:8:

For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God.

In the Church of Grace Administration, we are saved by grace, God's unmerited divine favor. As we believe and confess with our mouth the Lord Jesus and believe that God had raised him from the dead (see Romans 10:9), God saves us by His grace and gives us the faith of Jesus Christ (see Galatians 3:22)! Once you do this, God creates His Spirit, which is seed in you (see 1 Peter 1:23). Your action, your confession, your belief allows you to receive God's seed in the Church of Grace Administration by God's grace! It's in the genitive (possessive) case putting the emphasis on God, not on the grace, but on God's grace! As it is written in 1 Peter 1:23:

Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth forever.

It is written in Titus 2:11:

For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men.

It is in the Church of Grace Administration that we have God in Christ (see 2 Corinthians 5:19) and Christ in you, the hope of glory (see Colossians 1:27). This is the habitation of God through the Spirit (see Ephesians 2:22). In our earthen vessels or physical bodies, we have the gift of holy spirit within us which is God in Christ in us! Take a moment and re-consider these words!

Everywhere we go, God in Christ goes with us! Everything we face in this life, God in Christ faces it with us! That's why God's word declares in Romans 8:31:

What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?

Every time I look in the mirror, I see one of God's greatest miracles - me! The new birth, being born-again, is a miracle! This is the amazing grace of God! It is extraordinary, it is unique, it is dynamic, it is marvelous. AND it never happened before the day of Pentecost (Acts 2:4). It only happens when people are born-again of God's Spirit (see Romans 10:9) in the Church of Grace Administration! It is by the grace of God we are blessed to have Him take up His habitation in us (see Ephesians 2:22).

This brings me such great joy. Please take a moment and join me in singing (or reciting) the words to "Amazing Grace."

Amazing grace! How sweet the sound, that saved a soul like me! I once was lost, but now I am found, was blind but now I see! 'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear and grace my fears relieved; How precious did that grace appear the hour I first believe! Through many dangers, toils and snares, I have already come; 'Tis grace that brought me safe thus far, and grace will lead me home!

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, and our Father who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing by heavenly things in Christ, for His amazing grace! Glory hallelujah! Praise be to the Lord!

In this month's teaching, we answered the questions:

• What is the Kingdom of God?
• When did the Church of Grace Administration start?
• What is the greatness of the Church of Grace Administration?
• How are we saved or born-again in the Church of Grace Administration?
  

We learned in the Church of Grace Administration, both Judeans and Gentiles are fellow heirs and in the same body. Each person in the body of Christ has God in Christ (see 2 Corinthians 5:19) and Christ in them the hope of glory (see Colossians 1:27). We understand being born-again means we have the habitation of God through the Spirit (see Ephesians 2:22) in us. In the Church of Grace Administration, we are seeded with God in Christ in one body composed of both Judeans and Gentiles!

This Great Mystery, that the Gentiles would be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his [God's] promise in Christ by the gospel (see Ephesians 3:6) is so magnificent, glorious, and brilliant. Had the devil known it, he would not have crucified the Lord of glory! Satan didn't know about the mystery put forth in Ephesians 3:6; it was hidden in God from the beginning of the world (see Ephesians 3:9). Now every born-again believer has God in Christ in them!

Let us pray. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, and our Father who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing by heavenly places in Christ. Thank you, God, our father, for choosing us in you, the one supreme whom is the fountain of life and light before the overthrow of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before you in Christ. Continue to bless us as we walk in the Church of Grace Administration and bring forth your Word in all its glory. Now, unto God our Father be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end, Amen.

The Word of God is the Will of God.

In the Lord,

Ministry of Reconciliation
Mack, Son of God through Jesus Christ
Ambassador for Christ

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