jt writes > Christ in you - the HOPE of glory is the "mystery of godliness"
Colossians 1.24-27 -- I now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up in my flesh what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ, for the sake of His body, which is the church, of which I became a minister according to the stewardship from God which was given to me for you, to fulfill the word of God, the mystery which has been hidden from ages and from generations, but now has been revealed to His saints. To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
I am not sure I understand you, Judy. Would you please explain to me what you mean here -- i.e., how the "mystery of godliness" relates to this phrase: "Christ in you, the hope of glory"?
Bill
Good question. Judy, I think that you will find in a study of the word "mystery" as used in the N.T. that more often than not, "mystery" refers to the fact that God has intended that He be the God of all mankind, the Jew and the Gentile. There are passages that actually give this definition, and such is the case in the Col. passage Bill uses in the above.
Jd
