Almighty God desires to reveal Himself to us. He does so through prayer, through His people and through His word. It is amazing that He chooses to do so. And although some things will not be revealed until we see Him face to face in glory, He has given us a knowledge that is unavailable to any non-believer:
And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifested in the flesh,
Justified in the Spirit,
Seen by angels,
Preached among the Gentiles,
Believed on in the world,
Received up in glory.
-- 1 Timothy 3:16 [NKJV]
Unless God reveal this mystery to a man, the man cannot see it, understand it or believe it. Before the Lord gives us eyes to see and ears to hear, we are completely unable to grasp the truth of Christ. Of course this leads to persecution, because the person who does not believe will ridicule and belittle the one who can... it is just human nature.
Nevertheless, we know these things to be true... that Christ is God in the flesh; that He lived a perfect life and yet paid the full penalty for our great imperfection; that in doing so He can grant to us His righteousness; and that with His righteousness we can enter into the favor and presence of Almighty God.
Be encouraged, Jose
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