What does Paul mean by the gospel according to the revelation of the mystery?
Paul means the gospel he preached is part and parcel of secret things God had kept hidden throughout human history and revealed only when Paul was called as apostle of the Gentiles. That gospel was kept secret since the ages began, yet once revealed, believing it becomes human responsibility.
Les teaches that these secrets were held by God all the way up through human history and revealed only when He called the Apostle Paul to be the Apostle of the Gentiles. They are basic to all the Pauline doctrines, and Paul associates the basic doctrines with a revelation of the mystery. In Romans 16:25 Paul writes, “Now to Him that is of power to establish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ according to the revelation of the mystery.” Les explains that Paul says the gospel he preaches is part and parcel of these revelations of secret things that had never been revealed before. That is the gospel according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world or the ages began. This connects with Deuteronomy 29:29: God can see fit to keep things secret as long as He wants, but once He reveals it, then it becomes the human responsibility to believe it.
Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began,
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What is the first mystery revealed in Paul's writings if you go chronologically?
Romans 16:25 is one of the first mysteries you find if you go through Paul's writings chronologically.