Mystery Solved

For this reason I, Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles— assuming that you have heard of the stewardship of God’s grace that was given to me for you, how the mystery was made known to me by revelation, as I have written briefly. When you read this, you can perceive my insight into the mystery of Christ, which was not made known to the sons of men in other generations as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit. This mystery is that the Gentiles are fellow heirs, members of the same body, and partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel. —Ephesians 3:1-6

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Ephesians

• Paul, the author
• Ephesus, the port city
• Doctrine (ch. 1-3)
• Practice (ch. 4-6)
• Ephesians 3:1-7 is the WHY of Ephesians.
• Ephesians 4:1 is the WHAT of Ephesians

Summary of 3:1-6

I’m writing so you may FULLY understand that God — through Christ — has brought the Gentiles into the same body…that the Gospel unifies and reconciles people.

The mystery was personally received

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  for the mystery
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  for the mystery
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  by the mystery
  

The mystery was previously veiled

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  understanding…now
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  understanding…then
• Clarified by the
  Reveal Answer
  
  

The mystery is perfectly realized

• Reveal Answer
  with Christ
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  in Christ
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  in Christ
  

This Week…

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  the Gospel
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  for the Gospel
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  others