12 Mystery of Christ EPHESIANS 3:1–13† In our study of the second chapter of Ephesians we have been observing what Paul describes in chapter 3 with the word “mystery” — a word which conjures in our English-speaking minds names like Agatha Christie or Dorothy Sayers or P. D. James and their sleuths Inspector Pierrot or Lord Peter Wimsey or Inspector Dagleish. These are accurate associations in English, but are misleading in regard to what is meant by Paul. In the New Testament, the Greek word
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