We live in a day that no longer sees truth, there's something that is

absolute. I have my truth, you have your truth. Today on Truth for Life however we'll find out

what the Bible says is true whether we believe it or not. Alistair Begg continues our study in

1 Timothy with a message titled The Mystery of Godliness.

As someone who has always enjoyed mystery books ever since I was a small child reading

Inet Blighten mysteries, the Castle of Adventure, the River of Adventure, the Ring of Bells,

Mystery, the Rubberduck Mystery and so on. I am intrigued now by how invog mystery has become.

It is virtually impossible of an evening to scan the television channels without coming on

some situation where the cloudiness of the television screen is matched by the depth of the narrator's

voice and almost in hearing a split second or two you can tell we're into one of these unsolved

mystery programs and the abound and the reason they abound presumably is because people love mystery

and they are intrigued particularly by mysteries which remain unsolved. So whether it's the

Bermuda Triangle or whatever else it might be there's a tremendous fascination. And in watching

a number of these programs since I enjoy mystery myself I am struck by two things. One how

unbelievably fast I'll so much of it proves to be or on the other hand how totally incomprehensible

it actually is and how you need essentially to take out your brain and put it under your couch

if you're going to watch for more than a couple of minutes it really is frankly ridiculous.

Now given that people are interested in mystery we have in the verses at the end of one Timothy

3 a wonderful opportunity as a transitional bridge for the cause of the gospel.

And so far as people will often say in the course of a day did you see that program or did you

see that did you read that thing in the newspaper about that particular mystery which then allows

as the opportunity to say do you enjoy mystery which in turn they will presumably reply oh yes

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