The Apostle to the Gentiles to Fulfill the Word of God: Page 92

The Apostle to the Gentiles to Fulfill the Word of God  (Colossians 1:25)
 
13 For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify mine office (Romans 11:13).
 
16 That I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the Gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Ghost (Romans 15:16).
 
11 But I certify you, brethren that the Gospel which was preached of me is not after man. 
 
12 For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of (the risen) Jesus Christ (Galatians 1:11-12).
 
16 For I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek (Romans 1:16).
 
1 For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles 
 
2 If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward: 
 
3 How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery (Ephesians 3:1-3).
 
25 Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God (Colossians 1:25).

1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Savior, and Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope (I Timothy 1:1).

37 If any man think himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord. (I Corinthians 14:37).
 
As Moses was chosen to deliver the law to the Nation of Israel, Paul had been singled out to be the apostle of grace to the Gentiles, to fulfill the Word of God, writing under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit and direct revelation from the risen Lord Jesus Christ, thirteen books of the Bible. 
 
These books, Romans through Philemon, are the mystery filling between the prophecy of TIMES PAST and the prophecy in the AGES TOo COME. 
 
If one were to remove these Books from the Bible, the scriptures would be easily understood. 
 
But these scriptures complete God’s revelation for the reconciliation of all of His creation, in earth and in the heavens. 
 
The completed Word not only finishes the frame of the Bible puzzle but it puts in the final pieces so one can see the whole picture.
 
16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: 
 
17 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works (II Timothy 3:16-17).
 
All scripture is profitable and for our learning. 
 
God does not want us spending our life trying to explain away certain pieces of scripture because we see inconsistencies. 
 
He wants us to believe in the whole council of God the way He has revealed it to us. 
 
The scripture is for our comfort, not our discomfort.

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