K - I - S - S; KEEP IT SIMPLE STUPID

Pastor Art Watkins of Coden Bible Church (Coden, Alabama)

April 22, 2016

Ephesians 3:4-6 says: Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ) Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit; That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel:

Let’s make the secret of Ephesians 3:6 simple. Any gentile in time past under the Law of Moses that became a Jewish proselyte, kept the Law and did what God required of the Jews could be saved, inherit the kingdom of God, become a member of the church of God along with the Jews and partake of all the spiritual blessings God promised Israel. This was prophesied throughout the Old Testament by the prophets.

The mystery God revealed to ALL of the apostles in the New Testament concerning gentiles is that God is now saving Gentiles, giving them an inheritance in the Kingdom of God, placing them in the same body or church with the Jews and making them partakers of the spiritual promises of Israel (Romans 15:27) without becoming Jewish proselytes, without keeping the law or works, but by faith alone in the gospel of grace. Even though this is a great mystery it is easy to understand so don’t make it complicated as so many people do. 

Stick with what the BOOK says.

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FaithInHisBlood.Org Comment:

From Webster's 1828 Online Dictionary

Proselyte

PROS'ELYTE, noun [Gr. to come.] A new convert to some religion or religious sect, or to some particular opinion, system or party. Thus a Gentile converted to Judaism is a proselyte; a pagan converted to christianity is a proselyte; and we speak familiarly of proselytes to the theories of Brown, of Black, or of Lavoisier. The word primarily refers to converts to some religious creed.

PROS'ELYTE, verb transitive To make a convert to some religion, or to some opinion or system.