What does Colossians 1:26 say about the mystery that was hidden?
Scripture states the mystery, or secret, had been hidden from ages and generations and is now made manifest. These Pauline truths were held in God's mind; Israel and the Twelve had no concept of them, but God revealed the mysteries to Saul of Tarsus.
Les teaches that in Colossians 1:25-26, Paul says he was made a minister according to the dispensation of God given to him, to fulfill or complete the Word of God. The mystery, or secret, had been hid from ages and from generations and now is made manifest. Les explains that these Pauline truths were held in the mind of God; Israel never had a concept of them, and the Twelve had no concept of them. God saved Saul of Tarsus by grace and revealed the secrets or mysteries to him, giving him authority to pen the epistles that become the central part of the Scriptures. Reading verse 26 again, the mystery was hid from ages and generations but now is made manifest.
Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints:
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What does the word mystery mean in Colossians 1:26?
Les teaches that in Colossians 1:26 the mystery, or secret, is the truth hidden from ages and generations but now made manifest to the saints. It is that Gentiles, as well as Jews, can be saved by believing on the finished work of the cross and enter into a glorious relationship with Christ as joint heirs with Him, not just for this life but for all eternity. This mystery is the fellowship Gentiles are going to enjoy and already do. Paul says he was made a minister according to the dispensation of God given to him for the Gentiles, to fulfill the word of God, even the mystery which had been hid but now is made manifest.
What does Les say the mystery is also called in Colossians 1:26?
The mystery in Colossians 1:26 is also called the secret.