dfsiemensjr@juno.com wrote:
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> It is clear to me that my redemption is in Christ. The redemption of the
> Old Testament saints was also in him, though they looked forward to what
> would be accomplished in time. But I do not see that this applies to
> everything. "For he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good,
> and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust" (Matthew 5:45) does not
> seem to connect to the incarnation.
Eph.1:10 speaks of God's "plan for the fullness of time, to gather up all things
in him [Christ], things in heaven and things on earth." Col.1:16 says that "all things
have been created through him and for him." "Through him" in isolation could
conceivably be referred to the "unfleshed logos" but not "for him." The Incarnation is
the purpose of creation - including the rain.
George
George L. Murphy
gmurphy@raex.com
http://web.raex.com/~gmurphy/
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