Gospel Truth: This Mystery

Colossians 1:27 To whom God wanted to make known the glorious riches of this mystery among the Gentiles which is the Messiah in you, our glorious hope.

1 Timothy 3:16 And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness. God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.

The mystery is Jesus Christ. He is God, who was made flesh and was manifest in the flesh. God manifest Himself to man by His own Son, taking the nature of man. Though condemned as a sinner and put to death as a malefactor, Jesus was raised again by the Spirit, and was then justified from all the false charges with which He was charged.

We must remember that God was manifest in the flesh to take away our sins, to redeem us from all iniquity, and to purify unto Himself people to be His very own, zealous of good works. These doctrines must be shown forth by the fruits of the Spirit in our lives.

1 Peter 2:9 You are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people to be His very own and to proclaim the wonderful deeds of the One who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.

Throughout history, various groups and individuals have asserted that God has assigned them with exclusive truths and that only they can grasp His divine will. Yet, the true God has revealed Himself in His Scriptures, which are available to all. It is important for us to understand that we need not resign ourselves to the belief that learning any part of the Bible is beyond our reach. We can confidently rely on the Spirit to enlighten our understanding and guide us through His Word.

2 Corinthians 4:4 The god of this world has blinded the minds of those who do not believe to keep them from seeing the light of the glorious gospel of the Messiah, who is the image of God.

The devil's design is to keep men in thoughtlessness, and when he cannot keep the light of the gospel of Jesus Christ out of the world, he does everything he can to keep men from the gospel or to turn their hearts against it. The rejection of the gospel comes from the willful blindness and wickedness of the human heart. Jesus Christ, the Messiah, by His gospel, makes a glorious discovery of salvation to the minds of men.