Mystery Revealed, Ephesians 3:1-12

This post concerns what the Bible says about the revelation of a mystery from God.

Mystery Revealed discusses God’s plans as provided to Paul, Ephesians 3:1-3. “For this reason I, Paul, a prisoner for Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles—assuming that you have heard of the stewardship of God’s grace that…given to me for you, how the mystery…made known to me by revelation, as I have written briefly.”

Paul stresses that the solution to this mystery did not occur earlier in history, Ephesians 3:4-5. “When you read this, you can perceive my insight into the mystery of Christ, which… not made known to the sons of men in other generations as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit.”

Now, Paul tells the mystery, Ephesians 3:6. “This mystery… that the Gentiles are fellow heirs, members of the same body, and partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel.”

This revelation represented a surprise. The Jews did not expect the Gentiles to receive a place in the church as fellow heirs and members of the same body.

If anything, the Gentiles might appear in a separate body. Not so. God’s mystery comprises one body and one church of His saved people.

Paul plainly states that God gave him this work as his mission, Ephesians 3:8-10. “To me, though I am the very least of all the saints, this grace… given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ…

… and to bring to light for everyone what…the plan of the mystery hidden for ages in God who created all things, so that through the church the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly places.”

Thus, the gospel turns out to include everyone.

Let us learn from these verses and never exclude anyone or any group of people from salvation through the gospel of Christ.

So, what did we learn?

1.God always intended for the church and all saved people to function as one body, one unit.

2.Thus, the mystery revealed to Paul comprised this message of salvation which he should preach to the Gentiles.

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