God reveals Himself to us in the Bible, but not

completely. There is an element of mystery that we won't be able to understand

until all things are made new. There is, however, something we can

know that angels only wish they knew. We'll learn what that is today on

Truth for Life as Alistair Begg continues our study in First Timothy,

we're focusing today on the closing verses in chapter 3.

What is the mystery of Godliness? Well, it's summarized for us here. The mystery of Godliness,

He says, is great. It is great. And then in six lines, He encapsulates it. Let me take the six

lines and try and summarize them in six words. Number one, incarnation, incarnation. Where is that

from? Right in front of you. He appeared in a body. It is a reference to Christ's incarnation.

That in a moment in time, the Son of God became what He was not, namely a man, without

ever ceasing to be what He was, namely God. The mystery, which incidentally, when Paul uses the

word mystery, is simply a reference to that which had previously been secret, but which now

God has chosen to reveal. And God now has revealed Himself in the person of His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ.

And the mystery of the incarnation is part of the mystery of Godliness.

And behind that mystery, there is, of course, another mystery, which is the mystery of the Trinity,

that Father, Son, and Holy Spirit co-equal and co-eternal, co-existed before the world was made,

and from the splendor of heaven comes the Son of God. This is revelation, you see. This is what

God has revealed of Himself. And people say, well, what do we have of God? Well, what has happened

with God is the creature of the earth? Well, then how has He made Himself known? He's made

Himself known in the world. That's why you have a continental divide. That's why the rippers flow

to the oceans. He's made Himself known in His Word. That's why the Bible has such compelling impact.

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