1Tim 3:16 The Fundamental Truths of the Faith

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The Fundamental Truths of the Faith

1Tim 3:16 "And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifested in the flesh, Justified in the Spirit, Seen by angels, Preached among the Gentiles, Believed on in the world, Received up in glory."

There is a textual variant among the Greek manuscripts of 1Timothy 3:16. Namely the word "God" in some manuscripts appears as "He" in others - referring to Christ, of course. In any case the incarnation of Christ into human flesh is a significant aspect of the gospel, as John writes, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God ... All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made ... And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth." John 1:1,14 And of the Son it is written, "You, LORD, in the beginning laid the foundation of the earth, And the heavens are the work of Your hands." Heb 1:10 He through whom all things were made - the Lord and Cre! ator, Jesus Christ - became a man. And no one can debate the fact that this is a great mystery revealed.

He was justified or vindicated in the Spirit through the miracles he did.

The idea of being seen by angels is the fact that through the gospel God is teaching the angels a mystery about Himself. 1Peter 1:12 speaks of the gospel as containing "things which angels desire to look into."

Preached among the Gentiles - is yet another mystery revealed, as Paul writes in Ephesians 3 "by revelation He made known to me the mystery (as I have briefly written already, by which, when you read, you may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ), which in other ages was not made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to His holy apostles and prophets: that the Gentiles should be fellow heirs, of the same body, and partakers of His promise in Christ through the gospel." Eph 3:3-6 This may not be much of a revelation today, but prior to New Testament times it was unclear what the status of Gentiles were in God's kingdom.

He was believe on in the world, but only among a few - those to whom the mystery of the gospel was revealed - or as Jesus would say - those who had ears to hear.

He was received up in glory where he now dispenses the Holy Spirit upon the believers.