Our growth in the divine life equals our being transformed, and it is for the building up of the Body of Christ. In 1 Cor. 3:6, 9, 12-13 we see that Paul equals God’s cultivated land (God’s farm) with God’s building. This shows us that we start out as plants in God’s cultivated land, but […]
Turning our Heart to the Lord to be Metabolically Transformed into His Image
August 20, 2013 by 1 Comment
In 2 Cor. 3:16-18 Paul speaks of the process of transformation, how we are being transformed into the same image as Christ from glory to glory. May we be those who continually turn their heart to the Lord so that any veil would be taken away! When we read the Bible, do we see the […]
Practicing to Live by the Spirit as the Elementary Rule to be the Israel of God
August 18, 2013 by Leave a Comment
God desires to get a group of people who express Him with His image and represent Him with His dominion. For this, He created man in His own image and likeness (Gen. 1:26) and He prepares everything for man to take God in as the tree of life and live by Him. However, man fell, […]
The Church is the House of the Living God, the Household of God the Father
August 12, 2013 by 1 Comment
The completing ministry of Paul is a crucial part of the Bible. When the Lord Jesus was on earth, He spoke a lot of things and He revealed many mysteries, but He had much more to say; therefore, He continued to speak as the Spirit of reality through the apostles in Acts and in all […]
Allowing the Indwelling Christ to Make His Home in Our Heart and Feel at Home in us
August 2, 2013 by 1 Comment
The highest point and the most profound aspect of Christ dwelling in us is found in Eph. 3:16 – Christ making His home in our heart. Why does God want to dwell in man? The desire of God’s heart is to have a house, a habitation, a dwelling place, and for this He comes to […]
Seeing the Church as the Mystery of Christ in Paul’s Completing Ministry
July 27, 2013 by 3 Comments
In the Old Testament most of what God did in relation to His people was outwardly and even supernaturally, and the people of Israel knew they had God’s presence with them as He was protecting them, guiding them, speaking to them, and doing all kinds of things for them. But today in the New Testament […]
Living a Life of Sacrifice by Experiencing Christ as the Wine-Producing Vine
July 8, 2013 by 2 Comments
After seeing our need to know life, grow in life, experience life, and minister life, the conclusion is: we need to live a sacrificing life in the Body of Christ, and we need to minister life to the Body for the growth of the Body. The goal of God’s plan and economy is the building […]
