Study Desk

The shepherds went back full of joy. They thanked God for all they had heard and seen. It happened as the angel had told them.

All those who were there were surprised and gave thanks to God, saying, "We have seen very special things today."

The proud religious law-keepers asked when the holy nation of God would come. Jesus said to them, "The holy nation of God is not coming in such a way that can be seen with the eyes.

The much-loved Son is beside the Father. No man has ever seen God. But Christ has made God known to us.

The man who does what is right comes to the Light. What he does will be seen because he has done what God wanted him to do."

Jesus answered, "The sin of this man or the sin of his parents did not make him to be born blind. He was born blind so the work of God would be seen in him.

Jesus is this One! God has raised Him up and we have all seen Him.

We have seen these things and are telling about them. The Holy Spirit makes these things known also. God gives His Spirit to those who obey Him."

"Our early fathers had the tent to worship in. They used it in the desert. God told Moses to make it like the plan which he had seen.

God raised Him to life on the third day and made Him to be seen.

After he had seen this, we agreed that God told us to go to Macedonia to tell them the Good News.

They had seen him before in the city with Trophimus who was from the city of Ephesus. They thought Paul had brought him into the house of God also.

The Holy Writings say, "No eye has ever seen or no ear has ever heard or no mind has ever thought of the wonderful things God has made ready for those who love Him."

The parts that can be seen do not need as much care. God has made the body so more care is given to the parts that need it most.

It was God Who said, "The light will shine in darkness." He is the One Who made His light shine in our hearts. This brings us the light of knowing God's shining-greatness which is seen in Christ's face.

Christ is as God is. God cannot be seen. Christ lived before anything was made.

We give honor and thanks to the King Who lives forever. He is the One Who never dies and Who is never seen. He is the One Who knows all things. He is the only God. Let it be so.

It is important to know the secret of God-like living, which is: Christ came to earth as a Man. He was pure in His Spirit. He was seen by angels. The nations heard about Him. Men everywhere put their trust in Him. He was taken up into heaven.

He can never die. He lives in a light so bright that no man can go near Him. No man has ever seen God or can see Him. Honor and power belong to Him forever. Let it be so.

Through faith we understand that the world was made by the Word of God. Things we see were made from what could not be seen.