As we become the reproduction of Christ, we can experience and enjoy Christ as the Shepherd of our souls; He is the Shepherd of our souls, overseeing our inward condition, caring for the situation of our being, comforting us, and restoring our soul. What a wonderful Shepherd we have! The Apostle Peter speaks of Christ, […]
Christ is Formed in us & is Making His Home in our Heart to make us His Reproduction
We believers in Christ are to live the same way that Christ lived, for we need to become a reproduction of Christ; this can take place only by experiencing Christ as the One living in us, being formed in us, and making His home in our hearts. Amen! Praise the Lord that we have been […]
Our Priestly Service must Originate from God and be According to His Limitation
![But we will not boast beyond [our] measure but according to the measure of the rule which the God of measure has apportioned to us, to reach even as far as you. 2 Cor. 10:13](https://i0.wp.com/mail.agodman.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/But-we-will-not-boast-beyond-our-measure-but-according-to-the-measure-of-the-rule-which-the-God-of-measure-has-apportioned-to-us-to-reach-even-as-far-as-you.jpg?fit=300%2C169&ssl=1)
As believers in Christ who are part of the holy and royal priesthood, we carry out our priestly service to the Lord; this service must originate from Him as the God of measure, and it must be according to His leading and His limitation. Amen! This week we have been enjoying the matter of life […]
We’re God’s Spiritual House and the Holy Priesthood Offering up Spiritual Sacrifices
As believers in Christ, we are a holy priesthood, the coordinated body of priests, to be the built-up spiritual house, and our corporate priestly service is to tell out as the gospel the virtues of the One who has called us so that we may offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. […]
The Central Thought of Peter’s Epistles & the Entire Scripture is Life and Building
The central thought of Peter’s Epistles and of the entire Scripture is life and building, and life is nothing else but the Triune God in Christ as the Spirit dispensing Himself into us to produce the building, the church as the Body of Christ. Hallelujah! This week we come to the topic of, Life and […]
We Commit All Things to God who Judges Righteously and are Holy in our Manner of Life
![Who being reviled did not revile in return; suffering, He did not threaten but kept committing [all] to Him who judges righteously. 1 Pet. 2:23](https://i0.wp.com/mail.agodman.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Who-being-reviled-did-not-revile-in-return-suffering-He-did-not-threaten-but-kept-committing-all-to-Him-who-judges-righteously.jpg?fit=300%2C169&ssl=1)
When the Lord Jesus was on earth, He lived a human life that was absolutely under the government of God, and He committed everything related to Him to God’s government. He now lives in us, and we today should live a Christian life under the government of God, passing our days in fear and living […]
God uses Fiery Ordeals to Purify us: live the Christian Life under God’s Government
![Beloved, do not think that the fiery ordeal among you, coming to you for a trial, is strange, as if [it were] a strange thing happening to you. 1 Pet. 4:12](https://i0.wp.com/mail.agodman.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Beloved-do-not-think-that-the-fiery-ordeal-among-you-coming-to-you-for-a-trial-is-strange-as-if-it-were-a-strange-thing-happening-to-you.jpg?fit=300%2C169&ssl=1)
As believers in Christ, we need to realize that God uses fiery ordeals to deal with us in the judgment of His governmental administration, which begins from His house, so we need to live the Christian life under the government of God, allowing the Lord to purify us and remove any dross from our being. […]