The third level of oneness in John 17 is the believers’ oneness in the divine glory for the corporate expression of the Triune God. The glory which the Father gave to the Son, this glory the Son gave to the believers that they may be one even as the Triune God is one. This is […]
we are being made one in the reality of the Father’s sanctifying word
In the Lord’s prayer in John 17 we see that there are three levels of oneness, or three increasingly important ways for us as believers in Christ to be one. Firstly, we are one in the Father’s name and by the Father’s divine life (John 17:6-13). Secondly, we are one in the reality of the […]
all the believers are one in the Father’s name and by the Father’s divine life
The Lord Jesus had a deep aspiration for oneness, and this aspiration issued in the high prayer recorded in John 17 for the oneness of the Body of Christ as the enlarged oneness of the Divine Trinity. In this prayer, we can see three levels of oneness: oneness in the Father’s name and by the […]
the fulfillment of the Lord’s prayer concerning glorification in John 17
The Lord’s prayer in John 17 is the highest and the deepest prayer in the Bible, and it is also very mysterious. He prayed for the Father to glorify Him that He may glorify the Father, and then later He prayed a lot about oneness – the oneness of the Triune God to be enlarged […]
Jesus was glorified in His resurrection for the glorification of the Father
John 17 is the Lord’s prayer as the conclusion of His speaking in chapters 14 through 16. The basic concept, the central point, and the subject of the Lord’s prayer in John 17 is glorification – the Father would glorify the Son so that the Son would glorify the Father, and the believers would be […]
working with the Lord by giving Him our first love and doing the first works
The work that the Lord considers precious and good is the work that comes out of our first love for the Lord. The seeker in the Song of Songs has passed through many processes and was transformed until she arrived to the stage where she tells her Beloved, Let us rise up early for the […]
the Body is the governing law of the life and work of the children of God today
Starting from our regeneration and until the Lord returns to rapture us or until we go to be with the Lord, the governing law of our life and work is the Body of Christ. Everything we are, everything we do, everything we say, should be for the Body, for the building up of the Body. […]