And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness:
God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.”
1 Timothy 3:16 KJV
Paul’s statement here is true of course but it is not a new concept ,it’s the gospel and was foretold for hundreds of years before it came to pass
“And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the Lordhath spoken it. The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field:
....The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.”
Isaiah 40:5-6, 8 KJV (1peter1:23-27)
even the means by which God would be revealed in the flesh is foretold
“Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.”
Isaiah 7:14 KJV
which means
“Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.”
Matthew 1:23 KJV
and
“The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined...
..For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever.
The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this. The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it hath lighted upon Israel.”
Isaiah 9:2, 6-8 KJV
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God....In him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
...And the Word was made 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.
...No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.”
John 1:1, 4-5, 14, 18 KJV
he came to save us from the condemnation which is on all creation and give us life
“Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.”
John 5:24 KJV
he came to offer repentance of , forgiveness for and remission of sins through belief
“And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day: And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.”
Luke 24:46-47 KJV
Our God became one of us , laid down his life as an atonement for our sins , was raised up from death and glorified in the heavens where he sent the Holy Ghost to those who believe
Of David Peter says
“Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne;
This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses. Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear.
Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.”
Acts 2:30, 32-33, 36 KJV
this also was foretold in the prophets even since the world began they’ve spoken of Christ being received and glorified in the heavens until the appointed time of restoration upon his return.
“And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you: Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began.”
Acts 3:20-21 KJV
Our God is different than all Of the false gods in this world , he lives and he cares about us . His will is not that we die in our sins but that we repent and believe the gospel and be saved .
Some wonder “ is he really coming back it’s been a long time , where is this second coming ? To then scripture shows Gods forebearance , patience and mercy his longsuffering toward man
“The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.”
2 Peter 3:9 KJV
To believe the gospel Leads us to repentance
“I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”
Luke 5:32 KJV
truly basic Christian doctrine says that God became one of us to save us and after was glorified in the heaven upon his throne as he was in the beginning before he came
“And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.”
John 17:5 KJV
God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.”
1 Timothy 3:16 KJV
Paul’s statement here is true of course but it is not a new concept ,it’s the gospel and was foretold for hundreds of years before it came to pass
“And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the Lordhath spoken it. The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field:
....The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.”
Isaiah 40:5-6, 8 KJV (1peter1:23-27)
even the means by which God would be revealed in the flesh is foretold
“Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.”
Isaiah 7:14 KJV
which means
“Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.”
Matthew 1:23 KJV
and
“The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined...
..For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever.
The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this. The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it hath lighted upon Israel.”
Isaiah 9:2, 6-8 KJV
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God....In him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
...And the Word was made 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.
...No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.”
John 1:1, 4-5, 14, 18 KJV
he came to save us from the condemnation which is on all creation and give us life
“Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.”
John 5:24 KJV
he came to offer repentance of , forgiveness for and remission of sins through belief
“And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day: And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.”
Luke 24:46-47 KJV
Our God became one of us , laid down his life as an atonement for our sins , was raised up from death and glorified in the heavens where he sent the Holy Ghost to those who believe
Of David Peter says
“Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne;
This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses. Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear.
Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.”
Acts 2:30, 32-33, 36 KJV
this also was foretold in the prophets even since the world began they’ve spoken of Christ being received and glorified in the heavens until the appointed time of restoration upon his return.
“And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you: Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began.”
Acts 3:20-21 KJV
Our God is different than all Of the false gods in this world , he lives and he cares about us . His will is not that we die in our sins but that we repent and believe the gospel and be saved .
Some wonder “ is he really coming back it’s been a long time , where is this second coming ? To then scripture shows Gods forebearance , patience and mercy his longsuffering toward man
“The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.”
2 Peter 3:9 KJV
To believe the gospel Leads us to repentance
“I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”
Luke 5:32 KJV
truly basic Christian doctrine says that God became one of us to save us and after was glorified in the heaven upon his throne as he was in the beginning before he came
“And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.”
John 17:5 KJV
