Mystery of Godliness:Christ in You
On May 8th, in Richmond, Virginia, Brother Stephen Kaung led a session focused on the mysteries of God, emphasizing that all believers are servants of Christ and stewards of His mysteries. He explained that the central mystery is Christ Himself, through whom we come to know God. The relationship between Christ and the Church is highlighted as a profound mystery, where Christ, as the head, nourishes and cherishes the Church, which is His body. Stephen elaborated on the mystery of godliness, which is the manifestation of God in the flesh, primarily through Christ and subsequently through the Church. He stressed that the Church is called to reflect Christ's life, embodying godliness by living in obedience to the Holy Spirit. The session concluded with a call for believers to exercise themselves unto godliness, allowing the life of Christ to be expressed through them, thus fulfilling their role as stewards of this great mystery.
Introduction and prayer
Theme: Servants of Christ and stewards of God's mysteries
The mystery of God is Christ
Relationship between Christ and the Church
The mystery of godliness
Christ manifested in the Church
Role of the Holy Spirit in the Church
Call to exercise oneself unto godliness
Conclusion and prayer for obedience
1 Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.
22 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. 23 For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body. 24 Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing. 25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; 26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, 27 That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish. 28 So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself. 29 For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church: 30 For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones. 31 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh. 32 This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church. 33 Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.
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.
7 But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:
19 For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.
