In professing Christendom, there is much confusion about the faith that saves. Many believe it to be their faith that saves them, and so when they stop believing they think that they have lost it. As we consider our text, we have to ask ourselves why Paul would refer to faith as a mystery, especially when Hebrews 11 records the faith of people as far back as Abel. People like Abel, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, Joshua, Rahab, Gideon, Barak, Samson, Japhthae, David, Samuel, and the prophets all exhibited faith. Read more

When folks talk about “the faith” they typically are referring to a set of religious dogma: like the Catholic faith or the Protestant faith, etc. But when the Bible talks about “the faith,” it is something altogether different. It is talking about the faith of Christ which was one of the mysteries that was revealed to the Apostle Paul for the church age.

(1 Timothy 3:9 KJV) “Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.” Read more

Since the beginning of the Apostle Paul’s ministry there has been an attempt to co-mingle law and grace, thereby moving the believer away from faith in what has been revealed in the words of Christ given to Paul. Paul claimed that Christ was speaking through him. Read more