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Last Updated on : July 10, 2013

 

 

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The Bedside Watchman

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THE MYSTERY OF GODLINESS
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THE Deity delights in stimulating the intellect of His A creatures. In revealing Himself therefore to them, He manifests himself mysteriously. "It is the glory of Elohim," says Solomon "to conceal a word; but it is the glory of kings to search out the word." A word is concealed when it is enigmatically expressed; and it is the glory of those whom God has chosen for His kings in the future government of the world, to search out the wisdom He hath hidden from the wise in their own conceit. "The world of wisdom," saith Paul, "knew not God... but we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, THE HIDDEN, which none of the chiefs of this Aion knew; for had they known they would not have crucified the Lord of glory" (1 Corinthians 1:21; 2:7,8) ... This mystery, which as we see, was the burden of the apostolic preaching, was a great enigma -- an enigma, dramatically, as well as doctrinally, explained. "Without controversy," says Paul, "great is the mystery of godliness -- DEITY MANIFESTED IN FLESH, justified by spirit, made visible to messengers, preached among nations, believed on in the world, received again to glory" (1 Timothy 3:16).

JOHN THOMAS, Phanerosis, pages 14-15

 

 

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