Salvation: Plan of

He replied, “The mystery of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to those on the outside everything is expressed in parables,

Everyone the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will never drive away.

“No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him, and I will raise him up at the last day.

It is written in the Prophets: ‘And they will all be taught by God.’ Everyone who has heard the Father and learned from Him comes to Me—

Then Jesus said, “This is why I told you that no one can come to Me unless the Father has granted it to him.”

I have glorified You on earth by accomplishing the work You gave Me to do.

“Put your sword back in its sheath!” Jesus said to Peter. “Shall I not drink the cup the Father has given Me?”

After this, knowing that everything had now been accomplished, and to fulfill the Scripture, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.” …

But in this way God has fulfilled what He foretold through all the prophets, saying that His Christ would suffer.

…explaining and proving that the Christ had to suffer and rise from the dead. “This Jesus I am proclaiming to you is the Christ,” he declared.

I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, then to the Greek.

For the gospel reveals the righteousness of God that comes by faith from start to finish, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.”

Because they were ignorant of God’s righteousness and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness. …

Now to Him who is able to strengthen you by my gospel and by the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery concealed for ages past

…but now revealed and made known through the writings of the prophets by the command of the eternal God, in order to lead all nations to the obedience that comes from faith—

For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know Him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe. …

No, we speak of the mysterious and hidden wisdom of God, which He destined for our glory before time began. …

All this is from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation:

…that God was reconciling the world to Himself in Christ, not counting men’s trespasses against them. And He has committed to us the message of reconciliation.

But when the time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the law,

…to redeem those under the law, that we might receive our adoption as sons.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms. …

But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, …

For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles... …

Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth, words may be given me so that I will boldly make known the mystery of the gospel,

For God was pleased to have all His fullness dwell in Him, …

…the mystery that was hidden for ages and generations but is now revealed to His saints.

To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

But we should always thank God for you, brothers who are loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning to be saved by the sanctification of the Spirit and by faith in the truth.

To this He called you through our gospel, so that you may share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

By common confession, the mystery of godliness is great: He appeared in the flesh, was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was proclaimed among the nations, was believed in throughout the world, was taken up in glory.

He has saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works, but by His own purpose and by the grace He granted us in Christ Jesus before time began.

And now He has revealed this grace through the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who has abolished death and illuminated the way to life and immortality through the gospel,

But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor because He suffered death, so that by the grace of God He might taste death for everyone.

In bringing many sons to glory, it was fitting for God, for whom and through whom all things exist, to make the author of their salvation perfect through suffering.

Now since the children have flesh and blood, He too shared in their humanity, so that by His death He might destroy him who holds the power of death, that is, the devil, …

So when God wanted to make the unchanging nature of His purpose very clear to the heirs of the promise, He guaranteed it with an oath. …

And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming in a loud voice, “Who is worthy to break the seals and open the scroll?” …

But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he begins to sound his trumpet, the mystery of God will be fulfilled, just as He proclaimed to His servants the prophets.”