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1 Timothy 3:14 Although I hope to come to you soon, I am writing you these instructions so that, 15 if I am delayed, you will know how people ought to conduct themselves in God’s household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth. 16 Beyond all question, the mystery from which true godliness springs is great:
He appeared in the flesh,
was vindicated by the Spirit,[d]
was seen by angels,
was preached among the nations,
was believed on in the world,
was taken up in glory.
He appeared in the flesh,
was vindicated by the Spirit,[d]
was seen by angels,
was preached among the nations,
was believed on in the world,
was taken up in glory.
d.1 Timothy 3:16 Or vindicated in spirit
One of the commentaries I use, offers the following.
1. God, in the person of Christ, came to us as a man. Christ was always God. But he came to us as a human being so that we may know him.
2. The Lord Jesus claimed to be the Christ (Messiah) that God had promised to send. He said that he was the Son of God. He said that he was one with and equal to the Father. He was God. The Spirit agrees that these claims are true. He declares that Jesus is the Son of God and that he is perfect. Jesus did not sin at all. But he took our sins when he died on the cross.
The Spirit declared Christ to be the Son of God with power (Romans 1:4). He proved it in that Jesus Christ rose again from the dead.
3. Angels were involved at times while Jesus lived on the earth. One of them came to those who looked after the sheep to tell them about his birth (Luke 2:9). They came to Jesus after the devil had tempted him (Matthew 4:11). An angel helped him as he prayed in the garden of Gethsemane (Luke 22:43). An angel rolled back the stone from the entrance to the grave when Jesus rose from the dead (Matthew 28:2-7). The angel sat on that stone. Some women had come. And the angel told the women that Jesus was alive again. Two angels who were inside the grave spoke to Mary (John 20:11-13). Later, Jesus left the earth and went up to heaven. Two angels were there. And they told the friends of Jesus that he would come again (Acts 1:10-11).
Therefore, the angels see him. They are God’s servants. He sends them to help those who believe in Jesus (Hebrews 1:14). They see what the Lord Jesus has done. They look to him as the ruler in heaven. They praise and worship him (Hebrews 1:6).
4. As he was leaving the earth, the Lord Jesus told his friends to tell the people in all the nations of the world about him. From that day, Christians have gone to the nations with the good news of Christ.
5. Where the Christians have told people the good news of Christ, some have believed it. They have put their trust in him and become Christians too.
6. The Lord Jesus went up from this earth. He entered into the bright light of heaven where God lives. There he enjoys honour and praise. God has given to him all power to rule in heaven and over the earth.
2. The Lord Jesus claimed to be the Christ (Messiah) that God had promised to send. He said that he was the Son of God. He said that he was one with and equal to the Father. He was God. The Spirit agrees that these claims are true. He declares that Jesus is the Son of God and that he is perfect. Jesus did not sin at all. But he took our sins when he died on the cross.
The Spirit declared Christ to be the Son of God with power (Romans 1:4). He proved it in that Jesus Christ rose again from the dead.
3. Angels were involved at times while Jesus lived on the earth. One of them came to those who looked after the sheep to tell them about his birth (Luke 2:9). They came to Jesus after the devil had tempted him (Matthew 4:11). An angel helped him as he prayed in the garden of Gethsemane (Luke 22:43). An angel rolled back the stone from the entrance to the grave when Jesus rose from the dead (Matthew 28:2-7). The angel sat on that stone. Some women had come. And the angel told the women that Jesus was alive again. Two angels who were inside the grave spoke to Mary (John 20:11-13). Later, Jesus left the earth and went up to heaven. Two angels were there. And they told the friends of Jesus that he would come again (Acts 1:10-11).
Therefore, the angels see him. They are God’s servants. He sends them to help those who believe in Jesus (Hebrews 1:14). They see what the Lord Jesus has done. They look to him as the ruler in heaven. They praise and worship him (Hebrews 1:6).
4. As he was leaving the earth, the Lord Jesus told his friends to tell the people in all the nations of the world about him. From that day, Christians have gone to the nations with the good news of Christ.
5. Where the Christians have told people the good news of Christ, some have believed it. They have put their trust in him and become Christians too.
6. The Lord Jesus went up from this earth. He entered into the bright light of heaven where God lives. There he enjoys honour and praise. God has given to him all power to rule in heaven and over the earth.
