The Grace Program Simplified, by D. Davenport



After the Gentiles were condemned and scattered at the Tower of Babel, God formed a brand new Nation under a brand new system. The bible calls such as program an "Administration" (or dispensation or 'house economy') in which God deals out His sovereign plans and states the terms on how to express individual 'saving faith' within that system. (see Ephesians 1,3/ Colossians1, 1Cor9).

God's sovereign plans for the Nation-Israel included protecting the seed-line of the coming Redeemer, offering salvation to individual Gentiles through their "joining as Proselytes" through circumcision , recording the Scriptures, and the giving of a conditional law-system which would show the Jews that they were condemned by the inability to keep the Mosaic Law.

God chose the man Moses to "deal out" this new program.

When The Messiah Jesus came, he offered the promised Davidic "King"-dom to this Nation but they rejected the offer and crucified the King,

But instead of immediately judging the Nation according to the Prophetic Timeclock (called "The Tribulation" or the "Time of Jacob's Trouble" )..... God unveiled a mastermind INTERRUPTION of that law-system which the bible calls "The Mystery" (see Romans 16:25-KJV).

The Mystery had been "Hid in God" according to God's foreknowledge but was now revealed:

God was going to form a brand-new administrational program in which the Gentiles could once-again be saved APART from the Nation Israel. This dispensational program is called "The Body of Christ" and is composed of "neither Jew nor Gentile", but instead is identified as the "One New Man".

The new Mystery body (as opposed to the "Bride") was administered or "dealt out" by Paul, just as Gods purpose for the "birth" of His "first-born son" (Israel) had been administered by Moses. The writings of Paul (Romans through Philemon) can be understood as an(non-prophetical) historical 'insertion' of scriptural light in between God's plan for Israel:

--Matthew through John as the Offer of the Millenial KING-dom: (this is the FULFILLMENT of prophetic Judaism--not the introduction of "Mystery" Christianity)

--Acts as a re-offer of the Kingdom: (Not, as is traditionally believed, the establishment of the "church"--the BODY of Christ)

--Hebrews through Revelation as the (now future) fulfillment of the Kingdom.

--but Romans through Philemon (Paul's epistles) written specifically TO the Body of Christ (with Paul as the first member--see 1 Timothy 1:16 in the KJV---....."Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in ME FIRST Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern (new 'prototype') to them which should HEREAFTER believe on him to life everlasting (Justification...as differentiated from Israel's 'salvations')." -- Romans chapter 9 - 11 expounds this (now 2000 year-old but temporary) setting aside of the Nation Israel.

In another masterstroke it was revealed by God's spokesman, Paul, that the "Mystery" had another purpose: That God had planned all along to achieve redemption for ALL of mankind through Israel's Messiah. He kept this secret hidden because The Adversary, Lucifer (now called Satan), would NOT have crucified the Lord of Glory if Satan had known that Jesus death was actually a planned solution of substitutionary atonement for ALL mankind -which had not been revealed in the Prophecy writings.

1 Corinthians 2:8 "Which none of the princes of this world knew: for HAD THEY KNOWN [it], they would not have crucified the Lord of glory."

Once again, God proved his brilliant Omnicience by achieving redemption for ALL of mankind despite the failures of BOTH the gentiles and the Jewish Nation. He placed them ALL under condemnation, so that He might save them ALL through the Mystery Atonement(see Romans 11:32).

This new organism (revealed only by Paul through his progressive revelations) which is referred to as the Body of Christ differs significantly from the Dispensation/Administration of Moses Law.

Individual members of the Law-Body had been placed under a conditional performance contract in which they expressed saving faith by believing what God had revealed up until that time: the sacrifices (a veiled shadow of the coming mystery blood sacrifice ), National Priesthood (God's offer of salvation to gentiles THROUGH the Nation), Signs (God granting physical evidence to Israel), and the blessings and cursings contract.

Individual members of the Mystery-Body are today placed under an unconditional faith-offer in which they express saving faith by believing in what God had HIDDEN before but has made MANIFEST today:

Trusting in the completed work of the one-time-only blood sacrifice by simply believing (expressing personal volitional trust in) Christ's death, burial, and resurrection APART from works or human effort of any kind.

This new dispensational body is composed of neither "Jew nor Gentile" but a "New Creation" not under any performance contracts, Mosaic Law, sacrificial systems, Priesthoods, or religious observances.

The Mystery Body of Christ will continue until the last Gentile has expressed saving faith, and then God will once again be dealing with the prophecy Nation......As the timeclock resumes He will resume His dealings with the prophecy Nation under that system and as outlined in the writings of Hebrews through Revelation.

As a final note, Paul has clearly stated that these two distinct dispensational programs are not to be mixed.

"Do not mix Law and Grace".

The solution to separating them is found in second Timothy 2:15"

"Rightly Dividing the Word of Truth ": (The Greek word Orthotomeo means to DISSECT--much like Paul "dissected" various sections of material for tentworking).

If you are not aware of the difference between the Nation of Israel and the Body of Christ then you are not dissecting the bible and the result is you may be mixing Law and Grace.

The Bride of Christ is prophetic Judaism, under law, with ethnic identity, with the role of Priesthood to the Nations (gentiles)....and to find its fulfillment in the literal Millenial KING-dom. Jesus came to Israel ONLY ("go NOT in the way of the Gentiles")......in His earthly ministry to live under, keep, and FULFILL the Law.

Romans 15:8 "Now I say that Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises [made] unto the fathers:"

The BODY of Christ is mystery Christianity, not under law, without ethnic identity, with the role of Ambassador....and will find its fulfillment as seated in the heavenlies.......Jesus revealed this Administration to Paul through progressive revelations....and has its own particular gospel, Apostle, Office, and Mystery:

Galatians 2:2 " And I went up by revelation, and communicated unto them THAT GOSPEL WHICH I PREACH among the Gentiles, but privately to them which were of reputation, lest by any means I should run, or had run, in vain."

Galatians 2:7 "But contrariwise, when they saw that the gospel of the uncircumcision (this is the name of Paul's gospel) was committed unto me, as [the gospel] of the circumcision [was] unto Peter;...."

Romans 2:16 "In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to MY GOSPEL."

Romans 16:25 "Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to MY GOSPEL, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began,"

2 Timothy 2:8 "Remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David was raised from the dead according to MY GOSPEL:"

When an individual understands the simple basic Bible distinction between Prophecy (as dealt out by Moses and fulfilled by Christ in His Earthly Ministry.....

and Mystery (as dealt out by Paul as given to him by progressive revelation by the RISEN Christ).....

and begins to make right bible divisions, then most doctrinal issues which are considered controversial or divisive begin to come into clear focus.....although like Peter....we may struggle to understand them from time to time:

2 Peter 3:16 "As also in all [his] epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are SOME THINGS HARD TO BE UNDERSTOOD, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as [they do] also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction."

Even so we have Gods promises!

2 Timothy 2:7 "Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in ALL THINGS."

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