Ephesians 3-4

To and by whom was the mystery of Christ revealed? What does it mean?

The mystery of Christ was revealed to Paul by revelation of the Holy Spirit. Paul attempts to explain the mystery which is that because of the gospel both Jews and Gentiles are heirs of the promise of God. My question for you is - So what is the gospel?

What is the purpose of the gifts that God gives in Christ?

To prepare God’s people for works of service for the purpose of building up the body of Christ. The goal is a unity in faith and knowledge of the son of God.

And we probably thought that God gave us gifts so that we could use them for our own edification. What I mean is, we have this God given gift and when we are asked to use it in serving others, we hem & haw and hesitate and offer up reasons WHY we cannot use our God given gift right now.