Eating the tree of life causes us to be dependent on God, to depend on Him as our life, but eating the tree of knowledge of good and evil causes us to rebel against God and be independent of Him. Oh, Lord Jesus! Our Christian life is not a matter of doing the right […]
Rejecting the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil and Choosing the Genuine Good, God
September 6, 2022 by 9 Comments
The tree of knowledge of good and evil signifies Satan as the source of death to man, and it includes everything apart from God, behind which Satan can hide to bring in death; only God is the genuine good, and gaining God equals gaining the genuine good. Amen! As believers in Christ, we are […]
Choose to Partake of Christ as the Tree of Life to be Constituted with Him for His Expression
September 5, 2022 by 14 Comments
![Jesus said to him, I am the way and the reality and the life John 14:6 ...I have come that they may have life and may have [it] abundantly. John 10:10b](https://i0.wp.com/mail.agodman.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Jesus-said-to-him-I-am-the-way-and-the-reality-and-the-life.jpg?fit=300%2C169&ssl=1)
Our great God gives us freedom of choice: we can either partake of the tree of life or of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil; when we take Christ as the tree of life, we enjoy Him and are constituted with Him, and we accomplish His eternal intention. Amen! This week […]
Ministering Life by Shepherding others according to God (Cherishing and Nourishing)
September 3, 2022 by 12 Comments
![...Jesus said to Simon Peter, Simon, [son] of John, do you love Me more than these? He said to Him, Yes, Lord, You know that I love You. He said to him, Feed My lambs. John 21:15](https://i0.wp.com/mail.agodman.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Jesus-said-to-Simon-Peter-Simon-son-of-John-do-you-love-Me-more-than-these.jpg?fit=300%2C169&ssl=1)
To live by faith, following in the steps of Abraham’s faith, we need to fight for the brother by interceding for them and ministering life to them; we minister life to others by shepherding others according to God, by cherishing and nourishing them. We need to realize that we are sons of Abraham, his […]
We Live by Faith by Fighting for the Brother as a Response to Christ’s Interceding
September 2, 2022 by 14 Comments
For us as believers in Christ to live by faith as Abraham did, we need to be those fighting for the brother as a response to Christ’s interceding for us and saving us in His life. On one hand, we need to follow in the steps of that faith of Abraham by living the […]
Live the Tent Life in the Church Life waiting for the New Jerusalem, our Real Country
September 1, 2022 by 14 Comments
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As believers in Christ, we are sojourners on earth living the tent life in the church life as the reality of the Tent of Meeting, and we’re waiting for its ultimate consummation, the New Jerusalem. If we fail and forsake the altar and the tent, we can simply return to the Lord, have His […]
Walking in the Steps of Abraham’s Faith by Living the Life of the Altar and the Tent
August 31, 2022 by 12 Comments
If we believers in Christ would walk in the steps of Abraham’s faith, we must be those who live the life of the altar and the tent; we need to put everything on the altar and use what the Lord allows to remain in the tent for His purpose. Abraham is our father in […]
