The Church: A Divine Instrument of God's Wisdom

The church, in its essence, is a prism through which the light of God's wisdom is refracted into a spectrum of colors, revealing the depth and richness of His divine plan. This wisdom is not only a testament to God's knowledge but also His ability to orchestrate events and circumstances to achieve His desired outcomes. The angels, who have always been in the presence of God, are now witnessing a new dimension of His wisdom through the church. This revelation is so profound that even these celestial beings are in awe. [00:22:14]

The church is not merely a gathering of believers but a divine instrument through which the manifold wisdom of God is displayed to the principalities and powers in heavenly places. This wisdom, which surpasses human understanding, is a testament to God's intricate and perfect plan, orchestrated from the beginning of time. Paul emphasizes that his imprisonment should not be a cause for despair among the Ephesians. Instead, they should view it as part of the divine plan, a testament to the privilege and honor of being part of God's grand design. [00:09:03]

The church's existence and its role in God's plan are not afterthoughts but central to His eternal purpose. It is through the church that the reconciliation of Jew and Gentile is achieved, a feat that seemed impossible to the angels. This unity is not superficial but a deep, transformative change that makes both Jew and Gentile new creations in Christ. The church, therefore, stands as the most significant manifestation of God's wisdom, surpassing even the wonders of nature. [00:42:05]

Christianity and its salvation is the supreme manifestation of the wisdom of God. Now I want to repeat that: Christianity and its salvation is the supreme, the highest manifestation of the wisdom of God. What do we mean by the wisdom of God? Well, here is a good definition of it: the wisdom of God is their attribute according to which he arranges his purposes and his plans, arranges his means and brings forth the results that he desires perfectly. [00:29:39]

The principalities and the powers in the heavenly places obviously knew already a great deal about the wisdom of God, spending their time there in the presence of God. They are in that wonderful position of being able to observe all that God does and all that God arranges, and therefore they were well aware of the wisdom of God. They had seen it, for instance, in nature and in creation. [00:12:29]

The church is the medium through which this does become manifest. So the illustration is this, you see: the church is the kind of prism that is put in the path of the light and splits up the whiteness into the colors of the spectrum. What a conception of the Christian Church! Here it is, I say, without it, the world, the Angels could see the light, they could see the wisdom, but they have no conception that all this was in it. [00:26:00]

The salvation of humanity is the greatest manifestation of God's wisdom. It is a complex problem that God solved through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, reconciling His love and justice. The angels, who have always been in the presence of God, are now witnessing a new dimension of His wisdom through the church. This revelation is so profound that even these celestial beings are in awe. [00:29:39]

The wisdom of God is the attribute according to which he arranges his purposes and his plans, arranges his means and brings forth the results that he desires perfectly. That is wisdom. That is, of course, human wisdom in a sense, isn't it? Wisdom is their faculty, that quality, that very faculty and quality which enables a man thus to see around the situation and to so order and arrange everything that it will lead inevitably to the most desirable and the most desired result. [00:10:09]

The church is the most wonderful thing that the world has ever seen or ever will see. That's the proposition: the Christian Church is the most wonderful thing in the world at this moment, more wonderful than anything in nature. Oh, we're all very interested in the wonders of nature, aren't we? We'll travel miles in order to see them. We'll go to Switzerland to look at the great mountains; we will travel to America to look at the Grand Canyon. [00:26:00]

The wisdom of God in salvation is the greatest manifestation of God's wisdom. It is a complex problem that God solved through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, reconciling His love and justice. The angels, who have always been in the presence of God, are now witnessing a new dimension of His wisdom through the church. This revelation is so profound that even these celestial beings are in awe. [00:29:39]

The church is the medium through which this does become manifest. So the illustration is this, you see: the church is the kind of prism that is put in the path of the light and splits up the whiteness into the colors of the spectrum. What a conception of the Christian Church! Here it is, I say, without it, the world, the Angels could see the light, they could see the wisdom, but they have no conception that all this was in it. [00:26:00]

The church's existence and its role in God's plan are not afterthoughts but central to His eternal purpose. It is through the church that the reconciliation of Jew and Gentile is achieved, a feat that seemed impossible to the angels. This unity is not superficial but a deep, transformative change that makes both Jew and Gentile new creations in Christ. The church, therefore, stands as the most significant manifestation of God's wisdom, surpassing even the wonders of nature. [00:42:05]