1For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles— 2if indeed you have heard of the stewardship of God’s grace which was given to me for you; 3that by revelation there was made known to me the mystery, as I wrote before in brief. 4By referring to this, when you read you can understand my insight into the mystery of Christ, 5which in other generations was not made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed to His holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit;
A prisoner of Christ, a captive in the service of the redeemer!
Are you a captive in the service of the redeemer? That is Jesus Christ.
"stewardship of God’s grace"
What is stewardship?
Stewardship is managing God’s blessings God’s ways for God’s glory.
http://www.stewardship.com/articles/understanding-stewardship-changes-everything?ictid=73EEK2168
"revelation there was made known to me the mystery"
A “mystery” in the New Testament is something that had at one time been hidden but is now revealed to God’s people. Jesus told His disciples, “To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been granted” (Matthew 13:11, NASB). The apostle Paul often spoke of such “mysteries”: Jesus’ incarnation (1 Timothy 3:16), the indwelling of the Spirit (Colossians 1:26–27), the unity of the church (Ephesians 3:4–6), the rapture (1 Corinthians 15:51–52), and the gospel itself (Colossians 4:3). All these truths were “hidden” from the prophets of old but have been revealed plainly to us today. They are “mysteries” that are no longer mysterious to the child of God. “The mystery of faith” is the divinely revealed truth about grace, redemption, and forgiveness in Christ.
https://gotquestions.org/mystery-of-faith.html
Are you a prisoner of Christ?
How is your stewardship of Gods grace in your life?
Are you spreading the mystery of faith to the unsaved?
Blessings, David
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