by Zeke Flores<\/p>\n
Paul says godliness is a mystery, but that doesn’t mean it’s impossible to grasp.<\/p>\n
It’s like some men say, “Women are a mystery, I don’t understand them.” They mean that, to them, women are sometimes hard to comprehend, but not impossible.<\/p>\n
In the New Testament, the word “mystery” is usually used of an insight that was once “hidden” from conventional wisdom but no longer is. All the things that God “hinted at” in the Old Testament are fully revealed in Christ. Since Jesus has been fully revealed, our godliness is intertwined and fulfilled in His vindication and glory. In short, because Jesus is Lord, we have a true path to godliness.<\/p>\n
Let’s embrace the mystery, once hidden, now made clearly known.<\/p>\n
“Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of godliness:<\/em>
\nHe was manifested in the flesh,<\/em>
\nvindicated by the Spirit,<\/em>
\nseen by angels,<\/em>
\nproclaimed among the nations,<\/em>
\nbelieved on in the world,<\/em>
\ntaken up in glory<\/em>” (I Timothy 3:16).<\/blockquote>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"by Zeke Flores Paul says godliness is a mystery, but that doesn’t mean it’s impossible to grasp. It’s like some men say, “Women are a mystery, I don’t understand them.” They mean that, to them, women are sometimes hard to comprehend, but not impossible. In the New Testament, the word “mystery” is usually used of…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[1327,1864,76],"class_list":["post-90940","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-article","tag-godliness","tag-mystery","tag-terminology"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":34518,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/what-does-godliness-mean\/","url_meta":{"origin":90940,"position":0},"title":"What does “godliness” mean?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"August 28, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: What does \"godliness\" mean? 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