Where βrightly dividing the Word of truthβ (II Tim. 2:15) is concerned, our spiritual leaders are like a group of people, each one of whom holds a part or several parts of a jig-saw puzzle, but who fail to put them together and so never get to see the picture.
One sees clearly that the so-called βGreat Commissionβ was a Kingdom commission and not ours. Another sees that the βone baptismβ of Ephesians 4:5 MUST be the DIVINE baptism which makes believers one in Christ. Another sees that Paulβs apostleship was wholly distinct from that of the Twelve. Another sees that Romans 6:3,4 does not contain one drop of water. Another sees that the Christianβs position is spiritual and heavenly in character. Another sees that the Body of Christ, the Church of today, was never prophesied β even, that it did not begin at Pentecost with Peter and the eleven, but later, with Paul.
But while each sees some component part of βthe Mysteryβ, Satan has used tradition to blind him to the rest. The result is that confusion continues to prevail and they still have a puzzle instead of a picture.
If only they would put the pieces together! What a clear picture they would see of βthe Dispensation of the Grace of Godβ, and how eagerly they would join us in βTHE PREACHING OF JESUS CHRIST ACCORDING TO THE REVELATION OF THE MYSTERYβ (Rom. 16:25)! source
