What exactly was revealed to the apostle Paul?
What was revealed to the apostle
Paul was with regards to the Way. Jesus Christ, who is the Way and the truth
and the life, and no one comes to the Father except through Him. What was
revealed to the apostle Paul was “The mystery of Christ which in other ages was
not made known to the sons of men;’ and ‘which none of the rulers of this age
knew; for had they known, they would not have crucified the Lord of Glory” (Ephesians
.3:3-5; 1Corinthians 2:7-8).
The apostle Paul unveiled the
mystery to the church at Corinth when he said to them, “For I have received
from the Lord what I also passed on to you; The Lord Jesus, on the night He was
betrayed, took bread, and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, “This
is My body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” In the same way,
after supper He took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My
blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of Me.” For whenever you
eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until He
comes” (1Corinthians
1:23-26).
The consummation of this mystery is
the trademark of the Christian church. The apostle Paul wrote; “I became a
servant of this gospel by the gift of God’s grace given me through the working
of His power. Although I am less that the least of all God’s people, this grace
was given me; to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ, and
to make plain to everyone the administration of this mystery, which for ages
past was kept hidden in God, who created all things. His intent was that now,
through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the
rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms according to His eternal purpose
which He accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Ephesians 3:7-11).
It is also through the consummation
of this mystery and having faith in Him, that we may approach God with freedom
and confidence.
It is at the consummation of this
mystery that believers enjoy fellowship with one another and with the Father
and His Son Jesus Christ.
To be continued
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With brotherly love
Lucius Joseph

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