shadmans Musings  

As we begin part 20 of my Sola Scriptura series, this blog moves onto another early church father by the name of Tertullian, although some current and past historians may not consider him one since he was never a ‘bishop.’ Regardless, Tertullian has made a huge impact upon church history with his numerous writings which provide a view of the early church in the 2nd and early 3rd centuries. Since, he was an extremely important writer in the early church, he has been described this way, Tertullian was the first Christian writer to write in Latin, and was described three centuries later as writing 'first, and best, and incomparably', of all the writers to do so. … His writing is aggressive, sarcastic and brilliant, and at points very funny even after 2000 years. He was deeply conscious of his own failings, and had a burning desire for truth and integrity. He was described by Jerome as celebrated in all the churches as a speaker, and his works bear the marks of the need to keep an...

(26) that is, the mystery which has been hidden from the past ages and generations, but has now been manifested to His saints, (27) to whom God willed to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. (1:26-27) Paul now points to the subject of his ministry, the gentiles, to whom he was called to preach. He used language he had heard within their culture but poured Christ and the work of God into their meaning so that the people would understand the true meaning of words like mystery, ages, manafest, riches and glory. that is, the mystery which has been hidden from the past ages and generations, but has now been manifested to His saints, (1:26) ‘ that is, the mystery which has been hidden from the past ages and generations ’ – Definition: ‘mystery’ – The Greek word is, ‘musterion’ { moos-tay’-ree-on }, which means ‘a hidden or secret thing, not obvious to the understanding.’ In this context the word carries the ...