GoD's WorK - God's Puzzle Solved

64 God’s Workbuilt by Christ (God’s work). Christ is The Head of The Church.Christ is the church’s husband and loves her unto His death(Ephesians 5:24-28).Jesus tells you about His Bride, The Church and likens the membersto ten virgins, of which five are foolish and five are wise(Matthew 25:1-13). When Christ returns, the five wise virginshave prepared themselves for The Wedding Feast (God’s rest) andwill become The Chosen Bride of Christ. The five unwise virginsare left out. But who are these five wise chosen virgins?The ChosenPaul, in each salutation, disclosed exactly to whom he was writing.In each case, Paul defines where the brethren were placed– spiritually. When he wrote to the church in Corinth, he wasexplaining to them about being carnal and unrepentant (I Corinthians3:3). Notice his salutation. Paul addressed The Corinthiansas The Church of God in Corinth. Then, Paul said they werecalled to be “saints” (I Corinthians 1:2). Because they were carnal,he addressed them as the called-out ones (church) - but infact, they should have been “saints.” But they were not, becauseThe Corinthians were carnal.The Book of Romans is different. Since Paul hadn’t been to Rome,he didn’t even call this group The Church of God in Rome. Hementions “The Romans, which were called to be saints.” Now,consider The Epistle to Ephesus. This church was well established.Paul personally spent much time there. Notice his salutation.Paul writes to the saints at Ephesus and to the faithful(Ephesians 1:1). Paul personally knew The Ephesians were growingspiritually and diligently following Christ. He felt that otherswere merely faithful - or “the called ones.” The chosen are the