1 TIMOTHY 3:16
"Jesus Christ was revealed in a human body and vindicated by the Holy Spirit. He was seen by angels and announced to the nations. He was believed in throughout the world and taken to heaven in glory."
Without question, what is the great mystery of our faith? How was that mystery revealed? What is the hardest thing for a non believer to accept about God? Can you imagine how we could know God without the birth of the Lord Jesus Christ? We would still be wondering about God and His nature and we would have only limited answers. We would see the Glory of His universe and power but we would not know of His nature. Many believe it would be impossible to know God without the revealing of Jesus Christ, and His Holy Spirit. We need to know of His birth, life and death and His being taken to Heaven in Glory!
The truth was hidden from the world until Jesus Christ was revealed in a human body. This mystic secret of God was planned from the beginning but held from the world until Christ was revealed in a human body. God was made visible in human flesh. He was justified and vindicated in and by His Holy Spirit. He was seen and announced by the angels to the kingdoms and He grew to preach among the nations. He was believed in this world and sacrificed His body for our sins. He suffered a death on the cross but He rose again and was taken up in Glory to Heaven.
Because Jesus Christ was born in human flesh we could see Him, touch Him, hear Him and know Him on a personal level with our senses. Now we have a record of Jesus Christ the Lord God that informs of us His nature and His purpose. God is no longer a mystery unless you choose to reject Him and His Word. Jesus confirmed what the bible told us about God and add to that the way He taught us and showed us the straight and narrow path to follow. He revealed the mystery of God in a tangible and real way and without question that is the greatest mystery of our faith. Why would God descend to us? To save us! A MYSTERY REVEALED!
