To: metmom
that through the church the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known to the principalities and powers in the heavenly places.
St. Thomas Aquinas speculates as to the truth behind this text in his commentary on Ephesians:
The means through which the manifold wisdom of God is made known to [the angels] is designated by his saying through the church. We bring nothing to the table.............
The convoluted logic whether Roman Catholic or Protestant is sometimes amazing. Note the word “speculates”, We are still fighting agnosticisms or “secret knowledge”
I read that verse and think that the angels are watching what God is doing, not what the church is doing.
98 posted on
05/21/2015 5:58:40 AM PDT by
PeterPrinciple
(Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
To: PeterPrinciple
I read that verse and think that the angels are watching what God is doing, not what the church is doing.
Their eyes are always upon Him, but the Son of the Father in Heaven has His eyes on His Church.
Various groups of men have hijacked the definition of the Church of Lord Jesus Christ so that nowadays many cannot readily identify His Church on Earth.
And yet, we are known by our faithful love for Him our Savior, the Good Shepherd, and by our Christlike love one for another.
We know Whose we are.
To: PeterPrinciple
113 posted on
05/21/2015 6:13:39 AM PDT by
metmom
(...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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