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23 if indeed you continue ain the faith, grounded and steadfast, and are bnot moved away from the hope of the gospel which you heard, cwhich was preached to every creature under heaven, dof which I, Paul, became a minister.  

Sacrificial Service for Christ

24 aI now rejoice in my sufferings bfor you, and fill up in my flesh cwhat is lacking in the afflictions of Christ, for dthe sake of His body, which is the church,  
25 of which I became a minister according to athe stewardship from God which was given to me for you, to fulfill the word of God,  
26 athe1 mystery which has been hidden from ages and from generations, bbut now has been revealed to His saints.  
27 aTo them God willed to make known what are bthe riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles:1 which is cChrist in you, dthe hope of glory.  
28 Him we preach, awarning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, bthat we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus.  
29 To this end I also labor, striving according to His working which works in me amightily. 
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Colossians 1:23-29

Paul is writing to Gentile converts, and the specific mystery that he is talking about here—our hope—is Christ in us. It was no secret in the Old Testament that the Gentiles would be saved, but that Christ, by means of the Holy Spirit, would dwell in all converts was unknown. Otherwise, Paul would be telling a lie when he said that it is a mystery now revealed to the church. This applies directly to us because it is Christ living His life in us that prepares us for the Kingdom of God. God in us is our hope!

This hope gives us certainty for the future, which carries beyond the grave, even as it did with Christ. He rose from the grave because God was in Him. This hope is why we can have joyful and confident expectation of salvation because Christ's life—His character, values, virtues, thoughts, attitudes, and deeds—can become evident in a Christian.

John W. Ritenbaugh
Perseverance and Hope

Related Topics: Christ in Us | God's Holy Spirit | Holy Spirit | Mystery: Christ in Us


 
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