In order for us to become suitable materials for God’s building, we need to experience Christ in His death (signified by cypress), Christ in His resurrection (signified by cedar), and Christ as the Spirit (signified by olive wood), being filled with the Holy Spirit and being in spirit for God’s building. Amen! This week […]
Taking the Way of Enjoying Christ in the Church and Dwelling in the House of God
God’s thoughts and ways to build up the church as the temple of the living God are higher than ours; we need to forsake our ways and thoughts and return to Jehovah our God to take the way of enjoying Christ in the church and for the church. Amen! We may think we know […]
Build the Church in Peace in the Mingled Spirit with no Noise except Singing and Praising
We can build the church in peace in the mingled spirit with no noise of criticism or judgment but with much singing and praising the Lord! The church is built in peace in the mingled spirit, without any noise of criticism or quarrel but with lots of singing, even as the temple was built […]
We need to Live in the Spirit of Resurrection in our Spirit to Build up the Church
David received the blueprint of the temple and prepared the materials and ground for the building, while Solomon built the temple, we need to not only know the blueprint of God’s house but also experience the Spirit of resurrection (signified by Solomon) to build the house of God. Amen! David and Solomon typify Christ […]
Build up the Church as the Temple of the Living God through our Experience of Christ
The Gospel of John is the gospel of Christ as life for the building up of the church as the temple of the living God; this building work is carried out through our experience and enjoyment of the crucified and resurrected Christ as the tree of life for the church. Amen! We have seen […]
The Local Church must be a Testimony of the Reality of the Body of Christ in Oneness
The tabernacle typifies God’s church on earth, the church of God in the localities, whereas the temple signifies the church as the reality of the Body of Christ; we love the local churches as the precious procedure for us to be brought into the reality of the Body of Christ as the glorious goal […]
Going on with God to have a Renewed and Enlarged Experience of Christ and the Church
The Lord within us is aspiring that we would go on from the tabernacle church life in the wilderness of our soul to the temple church life with Christ as the reality of the good land in our spirit; our experience of Christ and our church life needs to be renewed and enlarged, strengthened […]