Ephesions 3:1-7
March 19, 2006
Paul’s Relationship to the Divine Mystery
3:1For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles– 3:2 If indeed you have heard of the stewardship of God’s grace that was given to me for you, 3:3 that by revelation the divine secret was made known to me, as I wrote before briefly. 3:4 When reading this, you will be able to understand my insight into this secret of Christ. 3:5 Now this secret was not disclosed to mankind in former generations as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit, 3:6 namely, that through the gospel the Gentiles are fellow heirs, fellow members of the body, and fellow partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus. 3:7 I became a servant of this gospel according to the gift of God’s grace that was given to me by the exercise of his power.
These are words of quiet strength, written by Paul from his imprisonment in Rome to Gentiles who may not even have known that the Apostle was under house arrest for their sake. He talks about a divine secret, now revealed: that his Gentile readers are equal heirs in the promise of Jesus Christ. It may not sound like much of a revelation to present day readers, but it was a very big deal for first century Gentile Christians. I think Paul wanted to be sure that the Ephesian Christians understood and appreciated that they were on equal footing with Jews before God. I am thankful that I am also the recipient of such grace. -sdg-
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Wow I can’t beleive Paul writes from prison like he is at his home somewhere nice and freiendly. The Lord is so good to use no where we are just look for your blessing every day!
Welcome to the Orlop, Patrick. Yes, we have a great Lord who meets us where we are.