When St Paul writes of a mystery that has been made known through the scriptures that leads to an obedience of faith to the glory of Jesus Christ, he is not simply stringing together a bunch of ideas because they sound interesting.

Paul is referring to the central awareness that the revelation of good news (news that has always been good) can only be engaged by faith. It has always been accessible by faith. But nothing and no one in all of history has displayed it quite so clearly as Jesus.

The glory it reveals is a uniquely Jesus shaped glory. Not the glory of monarchs, millionaires or movie stars. This is the glory of a love stronger than death!