In Christ as the Sure Mercies of God we have Forgiveness of Sins and Justification

Acts 13:38-39 ...Through this One forgiveness of sins is announced to you; and from all the things from which you were not able to be justified by the law of Moses, in this One everyone who believes is justified.

Through this One, Christ as the holy and faithful things as the sure mercies from God, forgiveness of sins is announced to us, and in this One everyone who believes is justified (see Acts 13:38-39). Jesus Christ is the Son of God who became man … [Continue reading]

Enjoying the Resurrected Christ as the Holy and Faithful Things, God’s Mercies to us

Psa. 89:1 I will sing of the lovingkindness of Jehovah forever; from generation to generation I will make known Your faithfulness with my mouth.

The resurrected Christ is the holy and faithful things of David given to us as a gift for us to enjoy, experience, and participate in, and for us also to preach and give to others as the gospel. In Acts 13 Paul preaches the gospel of the firstborn … [Continue reading]

Christ became the Firstborn Son of God for the Propagation of the Divine Life

Rom. 1:3-4 Concerning His Son, who came out of the seed of David according to the flesh, who was designated the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness out of the resurrection of the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord.

In resurrection Christ became the firstborn Son of God and the divine life was dispensed into all His believers to bring forth the propagation of the divine life that is embodied in Him. God made a promise to the fathers that He will bring forth a … [Continue reading]

Today we are Preaching Christ as the Firstborn Son of God for His Propagation

Rom. 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.

Christ is both the only Begotten Son of God and the firstborn Son, and what we announce today is Christ as the Firstborn Son of God for His propagation. He was, is, and always will be the only Begotten Son of God in His Godhead, and He always … [Continue reading]

The Only Begotten Son of God became the Firstborn Son of God in His Resurrection

Acts 13:33 God has fully fulfilled this promise to us their children in raising up Jesus, as it is also written in the second Psalm, ‘You are My Son; this day have I begotten You’

In Christ's incarnation He was begotten to be the Son of Man, the unique God-man possessing both divinity and humanity, and in His resurrection He was begotten by God to be the firstborn Son of God in His humanity, the firstborn among many … [Continue reading]

The Gospel of the Promise made to the Fathers: a Human Seed becomes the Son of God!

Propagating the Resurrected Christ as the Firstborn Son according to the Promise Made to the Fathers

This week we start enjoying and prayerfully considering the matter of, Propagating the Resurrected, Ascended, and All-inclusive Christ as the Development of the Kingdom of God (2018 fall ITERO), and in particular today we want to see the gospel of … [Continue reading]

Treasuring the Church as the House of the Living God and Enjoying God’s Blessing

Eph. 2:19 So then you are no longer strangers and sojourners, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God.

We need to treasure and highly regard the church as the result of the work of God, for the church is God's house, the dwelling place of God, and the church is the house of the living God, the household of God, and the Father's house. First, what … [Continue reading]