The other thing to remember is that although Biblical faith confronts us with mystery, it also helps us to see meaning in the midst of mystery. We are not confronted simply with mystery. We are also confronted with enough meaning directly given so that we can live confidently in the face of the remaining mystery. We see through a glass darkly, but we do see -- not everything, but enough. We see enough so that we can walk in confidence.
We see enough light shed on the mystery of God to be willing to commit our lives to him.
We see enough light shed on the mystery of evil to be willing to trust God for the rest.
We see enough light shed on the mystery of sin and salvation to be sure that God has resources for meeting our deepest need.
Particularly, we see enough light shed on the mystery of Jesus Christ to know that he is the "clue" to the meaning of life, not only showing us God as he is, but also showing us ourselves as we are meant to be. In this fundamental assurance, we are able to hold fast to him, reaffirming with the writer of the letter to the Hebrews:
We do not yet see everything . . . but we see Jesus ( Heb. 2: 8, 9).
And he is enough.
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