The Dispensation Of God To Fulfill His Purpose
THE DISPENSATION OF GOD
TO FULFILL HIS PURPOSE
Romans is an all-inclusive book, a summary both of the Christian life and of the church life. It is impossible to exhaust the revelation con veyed and implied in this book. To say that rev elation is implied means that it is not conveyed directly and explicitly, but that it is implied by what is directly conveyed. In the divine Word what is implied is often more important than what is directly stated. In this booklet we shall consider one of the implied revelations in the book of Romans: the dispensation of the Triune God for the fulfillment of His purpose.
GOD'S ETERNAL PURPOSE
God's eternal purpose is to have a Body for Christ. This Body is the universal church. The uni versal church needs to be expressed in various localities in local churches. The dispensation of the Triune God for the fulfillment of His eternal purpose has much to do with the local churches.