"And confessedly great is the mystery of godliness Who was revealed in the flesh was justified in the Spirit was seen by angels was proclaimed among the nations was believed on in the world was taken up in glory." (1 Timothy 3:16, Greek Interlinear)
This indeed has been the very, "mystery," which has confounded the world since the announcement of the virgin birth.
"The Word became flesh and dwelt among us...." Along with, "the message of the Cross," God becoming flesh, manifested in Jesus Christ, is foolishness to the non Jews and a stumbling block to the Jews, in short, all of humanity. Ah, "but to us who are being saved it is the power of God."
Now to the every-thing-is-about-me crowd I say that this is about you, the you whose very existence, salvation/deliverance, and eternal life is dependent upon, "And confessedly great is the mystery of godliness Who was revealed in the flesh...."
Father, in Jesus' Name, never will I be able to comprehend, but forever I will be grateful. Amen.
When Peter, an 18 year old Norwegian, "heard the call to evangelize China, on that day he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"
Hebrews 12:2
