293 - Les Feldick Bible Study Lesson 2 - Part 1 - Book 25 - Mysteries Given Paul

https://lesfeldickbiblestudy.com Through the Bible with Les Feldick LESSON 2 * PART 1 * BOOK 25 MYSTERIES GIVEN PAUL This chapter is where Paul, by inspiration of the Holy Spirit, is making it so plain that God is not through with the Nation of Israel. Now here in verse 25 Paul writes to the believers: Romans 11:25a Romans 11:25a The word can be translated either way, A mystery or a secret. So what Paul is saying then is, "That he doesn't want the Gentile believers to be ignorant of a secret that God had kept in His own mind until He revealed it to the Apostle Paul." Then put together all of the concepts that Paul associates with this revelation of a mystery. We constantly remind folks that all of these things that we refer to as coming from the epistles of Paul were never revealed previously in any of God's dealing with mankind. So many of Paul's doctrines you can't find in the Old Testament. Deuteronomy 29:29 "The secret things..." (see, there's that word) belong unto the Lord our God:..." Why? The God of the Bible is Sovereign. Let's read on. Deuteronomy 29:29 "The secret things belong unto the Lord our God: but those things which are revealed (are no longer secret) belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law." The things that God hated back in the Old Testament economy, God still hates them today. The very things that God forbade Israel back there in the Levitical system, God still does not condone today. Now then if you'll come back to Romans a moment we'll look just quickly at a few of these secrets that God has held all the way up through human history, and revealed only when He called the apostle Paul to be the apostle of the Gentiles. Romans 16:25a Romans 16:25b "...which was kept secret (how long?) I Corinthians Chapter 4. I Corinthians 4:1 mysteries of God." The mysteries! Let's read on. I Corinthians 4:2 Let's look at Ephesians Chapter 3 and verse 1. Paul again is establishing the fact that he is dealing primarily with Gentiles. Ephesians 3:1 "For this cause (in other words, all the things that took place in these first two chapters) I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles." Now let's look at verse 3. Ephesians 3:3 "How that by revelation (in other words he revealed these things from the ascended Lord in Heaven) he made known unto me the mystery;..." Verse 4. Ephesians 3:4 "Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ" Ephesians 3:4,5 "Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge (his complete understanding) in the mystery of Christ." (or the secrets) unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed..." Now then verse 6. This is this part of the mystery that Paul is dealing with in Ephesians 3. There are all kinds of segments to the mysteries. Ephesians 3:6 by the gospel. Have you ever read anything like this back in the Old Testament, that Gentiles would become one with Christ or with God? They didn't understand Christ as much back there, but that Gentiles would become one with the God of Abraham? Now God had the Gentiles on His mind - don't ever lose sight of that. Now let's read on. Ephesians 3:7 "Whereof (of this message of revealing this mystery) I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power." Ephesians 3:9 in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ." The Sovereign God. It's His prerogative to keep things secret if He wants to. It was hidden in God, the same God who created all things by Jesus Christ. Here is another aspect of the mystery, and here he speaks of the Body in which all Gentiles who are now believers are now part of. Colossians 1:25,26 to fulfil the word of God; (and here it is in verse 26) Even the mystery (secret) which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints:" Israel never had a concept of them, the Twelve had no concept of them, but here comes this renegade, this Saul of Tarsus that God saves by Grace, and to him God now reveals the secrets, the mysteries. Paul is the one to whom God has revealed the mysteries. Now to Chapter 2, beginning at verse 2. Colossians 2:2,3 What is the revelation here that the Old Testament is vague about? Now we know that the Old Testament has evidences of the Triune God, but you see this is why the Hebrews, and the Rabbi's even of our own present day, call Christians almost pagan because we worship three Gods. Turn to I Corinthians 15, and again we have Paul talking about a mystery. "Behold, I shew you a mystery;..." Something that has never before been revealed. Now what's this mystery or secret? Let's go to I Thessalonians Chapter 4. He doesn't use the word "mystery" in this portion, but nevertheless, he's talking about the same thing, so it too is part of the mystery. The Gospel. #LesFeldick #BibleStudy #Bible