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words, Whereby, when ye read, ye may
understand my knowledge in the mystery
of Christ)”
(Ephesians 3:1-4).
Paul explains here that God made the mystery
of Christ known to him by revelation. The word
“known” is translated from the Greek word
“gnorizo,” which means “to give to understand.”
In essence, Paul was saying that God, by
revelation, gave him understanding of the mystery
of Christ.
This presupposes that you cannot receive
the understanding of a (spiritual) mystery by
intellectual knowledge—not from school or
anywhere else in the world. It comes by the
revelation of the Holy Spirit.
Now, don’t let anybody lie to you that you’re
not supposed to understand God’s Word because
the ordained minister is the only one gifted for that.
That was what they said in the dark ages. They
said only the pope and the priests could
understand the Scriptures, and they kept God’s