in the divine economy Christ is the Head over all things and the center of all things!

Just as we saw yesterday, God wants only Christ – He wants Him to be reproduced and lived out in many believers as His corporate expression! Another aspect of Christ being everything to God in His economy and to us in a practical way is Christ being the Head over all things and Christ being […]

the Crystallization-Study of Isaiah (2) – the 2010 Winter Training Banners

In December 2010 there was the Winter Training (one of the seven annual feasts) – and so here are the banners for the second part of the training on the Crystallization-Study of Isaiah. To find out more updates and enjoyment from the Crystallization-Study of Isaiah, read the articles tagged with crystallization study of Isaiah, training […]

God desires that Christ might have the first place, the preeminence, in all things

In God’s eyes, Christ is the Beloved Son – He treasures Christ, gives everything to Christ, and Christ is His Favourite! Even more, according to Col. 1:15, Christ is the firstborn of all creation – He is the first in the old creation. In Col. 1:18 it says, And He is the Head of the […]

our Lord Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God, and it is He who builds up His church!

It is so easy to take for granted what the Bible says, especially the paragraphs / sections that we know and read often. But we daily need to exercise ourselves to empty ourselves from anything old, even any old knowledge, so that we may receive a fresh revelation concerning the wonderful Person of Christ – […]

The economy of God is God’s household administration to dispense all His riches to us…

This morning I enjoyed afresh to see what God’s economy is – what is the divine economy! In the Bible we see several mentions of “the economy of God”, which phrase is sometimes translated as the “dispensation of God”, “the stewardship of God”, or “God’s dispensation“. Here is what 1 Timothy 1:4 says, Nor to […]

to the only wise God through Jesus Christ – to Him be the glory forever and ever. Amen!

The book of Romans ends in a glorious way – with the verse in Rom. 16:27, which says, To the only wise God through Jesus Christ, to Him be the glory forever and ever. Amen. Wow, what a conclusion! Though the book of Romans gives a general discussion on the Christian life, the conclusion of […]

practical points concerning blending – are we in the reality of the Body of Christ?

This thought of blending is very strong in the Bible, both in the Old Testament and in the New Testament. In the Old Testament we see that the meal offering had to be of fine flour mingled with oil (Lev. 2:4) – the flour had to be thoroughly blended with oil, mingled with oil – the […]