Ephesians 3:4-6 KJV
Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ)
Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit;
That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel:
One of the, I think, the weaknesses of the human flesh is our tendency to lose the wonder of really wonderful things. People come to the Pacific Northwest and one of the first things they want to so is see Mt Rainier. No doubt, it is spectacular! But those of us who live in the shadow of the Mountain very often miss it's view for months on end (and not just because it is raining). We can grow so accustomed to its presence that we no longer see this magnificent creation of God.
Paul here defines a mystery, a marvel that for ages men knew nothing about, but is here revealed. Christians today dwell in the midst of this revealed mystery and, for too often, fail to see the wonder of what God has revealed to us. Paul says this mystery is, " That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel."
It was never a mystery that Gentiles would be saved. The mystery, the marvel, the wonder is that Jews and Gentiles would be fellowsheir and of the same body. The mystery is the church and its composure of Jews Gentiles, males and females, bond and free and that, in Christ we are all equal. Every time a church assembles a miracle is taking place, people who at one time in history would have been at each other's throats address one another and brother and sister. We are family.
And the mystery is that the thing that makes us one body is that we have all become partakers of His promise through the Gospel. What a privilege it is to have heard and received that Gospel. What a privilege it is to tell others that Gospel!
Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ)
Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit;
That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel:
One of the, I think, the weaknesses of the human flesh is our tendency to lose the wonder of really wonderful things. People come to the Pacific Northwest and one of the first things they want to so is see Mt Rainier. No doubt, it is spectacular! But those of us who live in the shadow of the Mountain very often miss it's view for months on end (and not just because it is raining). We can grow so accustomed to its presence that we no longer see this magnificent creation of God.
Paul here defines a mystery, a marvel that for ages men knew nothing about, but is here revealed. Christians today dwell in the midst of this revealed mystery and, for too often, fail to see the wonder of what God has revealed to us. Paul says this mystery is, " That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel."
It was never a mystery that Gentiles would be saved. The mystery, the marvel, the wonder is that Jews and Gentiles would be fellowsheir and of the same body. The mystery is the church and its composure of Jews Gentiles, males and females, bond and free and that, in Christ we are all equal. Every time a church assembles a miracle is taking place, people who at one time in history would have been at each other's throats address one another and brother and sister. We are family.
And the mystery is that the thing that makes us one body is that we have all become partakers of His promise through the Gospel. What a privilege it is to have heard and received that Gospel. What a privilege it is to tell others that Gospel!
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