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The Perfecting (Phil. 3:12)
The Analogy of `Hebrews'
(1)
The Law made nothing perfect (7:19; 9:9; 10:1).
(2)
`Perfect' in contrast with `babes' (5:13,14).
(3)
The Perfecter (10:14; 12:1,2).
(4)
The perfecting of Christ (2:10; 5:8,9).
(5)
The spirits of perfected righteous ones (12:23; 11:40).
(The parallel with Phil. 1 and 3).
(6)
Marks of perfection (6:1).
(7)
Factors in perfection (2:10; 5:8; 7:28; 10:1,14; 11:40).
The Prior, or Out-Resurrection (Phil. 3:11)
This cannot be the general resurrection of all believers, for Paul
says, `if by any means I might attain' unto it.
The words of the original, in the Critical Texts, are
ten exanastasin ten ek nekron, `the out resurrection, that which is out from
the dead'.
Anastaseos nekron the simplest expression of all.
Believed by
Pharisees (Acts 23:6).
To ek nekron anastenai `the rising out from the dead' (Mark 9:10).
This was something new to the disciples. This new expression gives us
such passages as Romans 1:4.
Tes anastaseos tes ek nekron `the resurrection, that which is out from
the dead' (Luke 20:35). This is connected with being `worthy to
attain', and approaches to Philippians 3:11.
Ten exanastasin ten ek nekron `the out-resurrection, that which is out
from dead ones' (Phil. 3:11).
See also Prize (The Out -Resurrection, p. 305); Hebrews2; and
Resurrection4,7.
PLEROMA
Of all the terms used in dispensational truth, the Pleroma by its very
nature and meaning is surely one of the most comprehensive. Accordingly, we
are setting ourselves no restrictions on space in this Analysis, and have
introduced into this volume a full -paged illustration. We commend this
theme to every lover of the Word, and particularly to those who have the
responsibility of teaching others.
The Chart is so mounted that it can be left open for reference while
the article is read. (See back of book).
THE
PLEROMA
(1)
Introduction
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Chart