Without controversy, the mystery of godliness is great: God was revealed in the flesh, Justified in the spirit, Seen by angels, Preached among the nations, Believed on in the world, And received up in glory.
We have in the next seven statements what I like to call the great circle of love. We see the Word coming to earth as flesh, living, doing the will of God, dying, buried, resurrected, and ascending back into glory! Thus, we see the glorious circle of love.