2. The Mystery of the Three in One
And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifestedin the flesh, justified in the Spirit...
- I Timothy 3:16
Everybody loves a good mystery. You curl up in a comfortable chair, suspend disbelief, immerse yourself in an exotic world full of odd twists and turns, and try to figure out whodunit before you reach the last, satisfying page.
Most often your guess is off the mark, but sometimes you actually get it right. And then you can't help but think triumphantly, Sherlock Holmes, beware!
The Scripture has its own mysteries - just as intriguing, just as captivating as any mystery crafted by the latest best-selling author, yet they are infinitely more baffling. No human mind can plumb their depths.
Who can fully explain how God can be sovereign and yet give men and women free will?
How could Jesus be both 100 percent human and 100 percent divine?
A thousand such puzzles confront us throughout the pages of the Bible.
But perhaps the greatest biblical mystery of all is the Trinity
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