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without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God
was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of
angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the
world, received up into glory. -1 Timothy 3:16
Mighty
is our Lord. His way is beyond our knowledge. We must
give reference to God and not have a form of Godliness and
deny the powers thereof. 2 Timothy 3:5 His love passes all
knowledge that we might be filled with the fullness of God.
Eph. 3:19 He is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand
of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject
unto him. 1 Peter 3:22
Yes
it is a great mystery of the Christian faith. He was
manifested in the flesh: Therefore the Lord himself shall
give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a
son, and shall call his name Immanuel. Isaiah 7:14 Justified
in the Spirit -That is divine vindication - Who is gone into
heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and
authorities and powers being made subject unto him. 1Peter
3: 22 Oh, to
know the love of Christ, which passes all knowledge, that we
might be filled with all the fullness of God. Eph 3:19He was
manifested in the flesh: He is Immanuel! God with us!
Hallelujah! Isaiah 7:14
Seen
of angels. – Oh what Divine revelation. Preached unto the
Gentiles. Seen of Angels - Searching what, or what
manner of time the Spirit of Christ that was in them did
signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of
Christ, and the glory that should follow. Unto whom it was
revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did
minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them
that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost
sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to
look into. 1 Peter 1: 10-12. What a mystery!
There
is great importance of the faith preached by the Christian
church. This is the truth. Should we fail the Christian
faith will be hindered. Christ is believed on in the world -
divine propagation - And came and preached peace to you
that were afar off, and to them that were nigh. Eph. 2:17 He
was preached unto the Gentiles - There is neither Jew nor
Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male
nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. Gal. 3:28
Every
nation must hear this great news of the gospel. Proclaim it. We
labor and suffer reproach often because we trust in the
living God. Great divine fullness. How great to know the
love of Christ, which passes knowledge, that ye might be
filled with all the fullness of God. Eph 3:19
Received
up into Glory – Wonderful divine ascension and exaltation!
When the time was come that he should be received up, he
steadfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem, Luke 9:51 Who
can know His ways. They are past finding out. Yes He was
received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.
-Mark 16:19.
The same human
body and nature God was manifest in was resurrected and
received up to glory. These divine phases of the
mystery of godliness form one complete whole concerning the
redemption of all things. No single part is now a mystery,
for all have been made clear by many scriptures
Yield
your life completely to Him. As He was seen going up He will
come again. This is the salvation of which the prophets have
enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the
grace that should come unto you: 1 Peter 1:10. We have His
Promise. He will come back again just as He was seen going
away!
©B.A.07/10/2007
Mystery:
Something previously hidden, but now fully revealed. In the
N. T. It always means any doctrine that has not, in former
times, been made fully known to men. It is found 27
times in the N. T. and not once in the O. T. There are 18
mysteries of Scripture.
- The
kingdom of Heaven and the kingdom of God. Mt. 13:11; Mk,
4:11; Luke 8:10
- Israel's
blindness Romans 11: 25
- Salvation
in Christ. Romans 16: 25
- The
wisdom of God 1 Corinthians 2:7
- The
doctrines of God. 1 Cor4:1; Col. 2:2; 1 Tim. 3:16
- The
gospel . Eph. 6:19
- Gift of
knowledge 1 Corinthians 13:2
- Speaking
in Tongues 1 Corinthians14:2
- The
rapture of the church 1 Corinthians 15:23; 51-58;
John. 14:1-3; 1 Th. 4: 13-16
- God's
will Eph. 3:1-9
- The
church Eph. 3:1-9; 5:32
- Christ
in men Col. 1: 26-27
- Doctrines
of Christ. Col. 4:3
- Spirit of
lawlessness 2 Tim.2:7
- Faith of
the gospel 1 Timothy 3:9
- Seven
candlesticks Rev. 1:20
- God's
delay in casting out of Satan. Rev. 10:7; 12:7-17
- Mystery
of Babylon Rev. 17:5,7
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