The Whole Counsel of God
“For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God.” (Acts 20:27)
Evangelical churches have preached the gospel message and have given attention to the return of Christ and our hope of heaven. Sometimes, it is good to step back and look at the “big picture”—the foundational perspective upon which the whole of Scripture is based.
Four foundational passages in the New Testament provide pillars for the whole counsel of God.
John 1:1-14—The Word (our Lord Jesus) was and is God; the Word made everything that was made; the Word was made flesh and dwelt among men.
Romans 11:36—All things are of Him, through Him, and to Him.
Colossians 1:16-20—By Him all heavenly and earthly powers were made; by Him all things are saved from destruction; by Him all things will be reconciled.
2 Peter 3:1-13—He destroyed the first world because of evil; He will destroy this present universe by fire; He will create a new heavens and new earth.
We can lose the reality of the forest because we are looking too closely at each tree. Sometimes it is helpful to back away from the technical aspects of theology or denominational policy and review the “whole counsel”—the overall sovereign purpose of our Creator, Lord, and King.
“Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me, Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure” (Isaiah 46:9-10).
TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 2022
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"To become like Christ is the only thing in the world worth caring for, the thing before which every ambition of man is folly and all lower achievement vain. Those only who make this quest the supreme desire and passion of their lives can even begin to hope to reach it." ---John Drummond
"My Lord, I have nothing to do in this world but to seek and serve You; I have nothing to do with a heart and its affections but to breathe after You; I have nothing to do with my tongue and pen but to speak to You and for You and to publish Your glory and Your will."
Richard Baxter
(1615-1691)
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