The Mystery of Godliness (Part One) by Dr. Rod Mattoon

About this sermon

* 1 Timothy 3:16- And without controversy 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. The Lord Jesus Christ is the answer to the mystery of godliness. Paul said, “Without controversy, great is the mystery of godliness.” What he is about to tell us is without controversy. This phrase is from the Greek word homologoumenos {hom-ol-og-ow-men'-oce} which means “by consent of all, by common confession, with an agreement, without question or controversy.” The truth about the Lord Jesus Christ is the foundation of the Christian faith that is accepted by ALL who have been born again. It is our common confession and is accepted without any doubt, disbelief, denunciation, or denial. It is incontestable, indisputable, irrefutable, indispensable, infallible, inescapable, and indestructible. No matter what nation a person lives, if that person professes to be a Christian, he or she believes that Jesus is the Son of God and that salvation is found only in Him. Jesus is the Son of God whether men accept Him or not or believe this. Men have denied, ignored, neglected, rebuked, mocked, questioned, argued against, and cursed Him, but He is still God and that will never change. Paul listed for us six important truths about Jesus that proclaimed and proved the Lord’s godliness and the truth that He is God. In this message we look at the first two. We show the reasons why the Holy Spirit vindicated the deity of Jesus Christ. This message was preached on Sunday morning, March 5, 2023, at Lincoln Land Baptist Church.