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NASB | 1 Timothy 3:16 By common confession, great is the mystery of godliness: He who was revealed in the flesh, Was vindicated in the Spirit, Seen by angels, Proclaimed among the nations, Believed on in the world, Taken up in glory. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Timothy 3:16 And great, we confess, is the mystery [the hidden truth] of godliness: He (Jesus Christ) who was revealed in human flesh, Was justified and vindicated in the Spirit, Seen by angels, Preached among the nations, Believed on in the world, Taken up in glory. |
Bible Question:
How do Christians answer this question: If Jesus was God, and became man, how is it that his death was a big deal? I understand that he died for our sins so that we can be free. But if He is God, then that seems like it isn't that big of a deal. He knew he was going to die, and he did, and then he got to go back to being God? I'm trying to figure this out. Thanks for your help! Luke |
Bible Answer: The Almighty God can do anything. But let us face it: 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. If I understand your question, you are saying that since God can do anything we should not be surprised or overly impressed by anything that he does. But if that were the case, we would not worship him. We bow before him because we are appropriately impressed with his power, his holiness, his love, his death and resurrection, and by the share number and scope of his attributes. In addition to the facts of what he has done, we might consider how he might have done it and also why he would have done it. How he was able to lay down his life and take it up again, we do not understand. ’Tis mystery all: th’Immortal dies: Who can explore His strange design? In vain the firstborn seraph tries To sound the depths of love divine. ’Tis mercy all! Let earth adore, Let angel minds inquire no more. Some of it he tells us. His death was not simply an expiration. It involved rejection and humiliation and suffering. He suffered in his soul and in his body, and in his spirit he experienced separation from the Father. Whereas sin was anathema to his soul, he became sin for us. If you consider how he died, it seems impossible for anyone to shrug it off because it was within his ability. The other question is “Why?” Why would he do these things for us? The ancients marveled at it. “What is man, that you are mindful of him? and the son of man, that you visit him?” (Psalm 8). Why would he love us when we hated him? Why would he want to be our friend, when we had chosen to be his enemy? And how could anyone love that much? When we consider these things, and if we are not impressed, we may well wonder at our own ability to ask: “What’s the big thing?” The biggest thing of all is not that he could do it but that he would do it. |
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