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The Purpose of the Church
The church which was established at this time was the result of the plan of God from the beginning, Paul comments on this in Ephesians 3:8-11: "...to make plain to everyone the administration of this mystery, which for ages past was kept hidden in God...
His intent was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known...according to His eternal purpose."
Briefly stated, the purpose of the church which God designed is: