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Originally Posted by Freedom
WL’s focus on the word ‘economy’ allowed him to take an idea that perhaps had some esoteric undertones when compared to the more well-known phrases, and he ran with it. In essence, he made a huge deal out of a simple matter and eventually constructed it into a false doctrine, trying to assign a meaning that had nothing to do whatsoever with the context of these verses.
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What really helped my understanding is that Jesus also used the word
oikonomia in parable (Luke 16:2,3) which is rendered "stewardship". In other words, responsibility, and obedience. Not "masticating the processed Triune God to become God in life and nature but not in the Godhead."
A disciple is one who is consistently obedient to the purpose which God has given to him/her. "Behold I come to do Thy will/in the roll of the book it is written concerning Me". This is Jesus Christ our Savior; by faith we see, and now by faith we follow.