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which the English “hidden” is translated, is derived from the root “apokrupto.” Strong’s
Concordance defines this Greek word in the following manner.

apokrupto; to conceal away (i.e. fully); figuratively, to keep secret:

In Christ are “concealed away” all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. If one would gain access
to these concealed treasures they must be intimate with Christ. Like the disciples who went aside
from the multitudes and privately inquired about the meaning of the parables, those who want to
arrive at the knowledge and understanding of the secret things of God’s kingdom must prove that
they are disciples, and not merely confessors, of Christ. The qualifications of discipleship are
exceedingly high. It will cost a man or woman everything in order to be a disciple of Yahshua.

Luke 14:26-27
“If anyone comes to Me, and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and
brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be My disciple. Whoever does not carry
his own cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple.”

Luke 14:33
So then, any of you who does not forsake (renounce, surrender claim to, give up, say good-bye to)
all that he has cannot be My disciple.
[Amplified Bible]

Understanding that the treasures of wisdom and truth are concealed by the godhead, to be revealed
to those who will pay the cost of surrendering their lives to the lordship of Christ, one can begin to
perceive why the Bible remains a closed book to so many. It also explains why many authors,
teachers, and Internet bloggers are deriving so many spurious interpretations of the mysteries
contained in the Bible. The price of access to divine truth is costly. Many look for a way to acquire
knowledge while avoiding the high cost of discipleship with its self-denial, and suffering.

Many of the best selling authors in Christendom today are promulgating doctrines and theories which
did not originate in Christ, who is the source and guardian of divine truth. Their teachings have
arisen from the counsel of their own soul, and the fruitless imagination of the carnal mind. Some are
looking to occult and deceptive writings for inspiration. Consequently they are being led astray into
much error and are influencing others who stumble with them in the darkness.

In discoursing with a brother in Christ on this subject recently, I shared with him the following: