Ephesians 1:9

“making known unto us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Him”

“Making known unto us”: God has shared more than "forgiveness" with Christians. God has revealed all the particulars concerning His plan to save mankind, the how, why, when, and where. “The mystery”: In the Bible this word does not mean something that is complicated, obscure or impossible to understand, rather it means something that God had kept secret, and was unrevealed, until He chose to disclose it. Hence, along with the word "mystery" one will usually find. corresponding word or phrase, such as the above statement, "making known unto us" (Ephesians 3:4; Colossians 1:27). This verse reveals that the mystery is no longer. mystery. “Of His will”: In the book of Ephesians, this "mystery" includes the plan to save Gentiles, as well as Jews in Christ (Ephesians 3:3-6). Remember, the Bible is not mysterious, rather it is. revelation. Therefore all views that are rooted in the argument that the Bible is too confusing are false views. Man cannot discover God's will apart from revelation (1 Corinthians 2:9). What. gracious God! God wants us forgiven, but God also wants us to come to. "full knowledge of the truth" (1 Timothy 2:4; 2 Peter 3:18). God wants us to see the whole plan unfolded, we wants us to understand "why" and "how". “According to His good pleasure”: It was not just God's plan to save Jews and Gentiles in Christ. It was His pleasure to do so. “It was His loving design” (Knox). “Which He purposed in Him”: It was God's delight to provide. common salvation for all, in Christ. This was His eternal purpose.