Having a Clear View of Paul’s Gospel – the Gospel according to Paul in Romans

Gal. 1:11-12 For I make known to you, brothers, concerning the gospel announced by me, that it is not according to man. For neither did I receive it from man, nor was I taught it, but I received it through a revelation by Jesus Christ.

As believers in Christ we need to enter into the contents and essence of the Gospel; we need to know what the gospel is, and through such an entering in, we would receive a commission to preach the gospel. Many people know that there are four … [Continue reading]

Faith is to Believe that God is and we are Not; we live in an Organic Union with Him

The great irrepressible and unlimited power of faith motivates thousands to suffer for the Lord, risk their lives, and become overcoming sent ones and martyrs to spread the gospel of God’s eternal economy unto the uttermost part of the earth. Witness Lee

It is indeed wonderful, relieving, and liberating to realize that faith does not originate from us: we cannot manufacture faith, we are not supposed to "try our best to believe", but we simply need to open to the Lord and spend time with Him in His … [Continue reading]

Our Believing into Christ is our Appreciation of Him as a Reaction to His Attraction

Faith comes out of the hearing of the word; when we come to the living Word (Christ) in the written word (the Bible), He becomes the applied word (the Spirit) of faith to us. When man hears Christ, knows Him, appreciates Him, and treasures Him, He causes faith to be generated in man, becoming the faith in man that enables man to believe in Him. Witness Lee

Having heard the word of the truth, the gospel of our salvation, we believed into Christ and now are entrusted with the gospel to speak to others the living word of God for them to receive Christ as their Savior and life. The gospel we have been … [Continue reading]

The Saving Life of Christ Accomplishes the Organic Goal of God’s Dynamic Salvation

Rom. 5:17 For if by the offense of the one death reigned through the one, much more those who receive the bundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.

The righteous shall have life and live by faith (Rom. 1:17) - the righteousness of God is the procedure of God's salvation judicially, the life of Christ is the purpose of God's salvation organically, and the faith of the believers is the … [Continue reading]

The Result of our Justification is the Full Enjoyment of God in Christ as Life

Rom. 8:11 And if the Spirit of the One who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who indwells you.

As believers in Christ we need to have a definite understanding of the structure of the gospel of God so that we would have a firm grasp of what the gospel is and we would be filled with boldness to come forward to enjoy God's salvation and speak to … [Continue reading]

Our Experience of Christ rests on the Unshakable Foundation of God’s Righteousness

God has put Christ to death on our behalf, He has recognized the death of Christ as the full payment of our debt of sins, and the resurrected and ascended Christ sitting at the right hand of God is the “receipt” of this payment. Thus, whenever we claim the blood of Jesus and appeal to God’s righteousness, He has no choice except to forgive us. Witness Lee

God is love; He loves man, He wants to gain man, and He wants to save man, but at the same time God is righteous, and according to His righteousness He cannot receive us or save us unless the requirements of His righteousness are met. The foundation … [Continue reading]

Christ Died on our Behalf to Fulfill God’s Righteousness: now God Must Forgive us!

2 Cor 5:21 Him who did not know sin He made sin on our behalf that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.

The gospel is the gospel of glory, the gospel of the kingdom, and the gospel of grace; this gospel has a structure that causes us to know that the gospel is solid and firm. The structure of the gospel of God is clearly stated by Paul in Rom. 1:17, … [Continue reading]