“And now, Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was. — John 17:5
Originally published on The Bible Echo, October 1, 1893, pg. 499; THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF CHRIST IS THE RECEPTION OF HIM IN THE HEART. When He who is the power of God, is enthroned in man, the power is there also, but to be used only by his direction, and under his absolute control…
The word “mystery” occurs twenty-seven times in the Bible. It is derived from a Greek term signifying, “What is known only by the initiated.” The apostle says, “Great is the mystery of godliness ;” then he explains the term by saying, “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.” I Tim. 3: i6. . .
