Where is the first mystery Paul revealed found?
The first mystery revealed through Paul is located in Romans, specifically Romans chapter 11 verse 25. It begins the survey of Pauline mysteries, which together make up the Body of Truth within the dispensation of the grace of God, doctrines not found elsewhere in Scripture.
Les explains that he starts back in Romans, where the first mystery is found, and then moves right up through Paul's letters, with the verses on the board in the same order. The first is Romans chapter 11 verse 25, a verse alluded to more than once on the program. Paul has given every true believer an understanding of the mysteries, but most do not understand them, so Les makes it a priority to help believers see what these mysteries are. He pictures them as spokes in a great big wagon wheel, all making up the Body of Truth that Paul calls the dispensation of the grace of God, containing Pauline doctrines not found anywhere else in the Bible.
For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.
More Questions
What does Paul mean by the word 'mystery'?
Another word for 'mystery' is 'secret,' and this secret had been held in the mind of God until the time of the apostle Paul.
What mystery did Paul reveal in Romans 11:25?
In Romans 11:25 Paul reveals a mystery never before revealed in Scripture: Israel has received only a partial spiritual blindness that lasts until the fullness of the Gentiles is brought in.
Why does Paul reveal the mystery in Romans 11:25?
Paul calls this truth a mystery, meaning a secret, and he reveals it so the brethren would not be ignorant and become wise in their own conceit.