Christ Laid Down His Soul Life so that We may Enjoy His Divine Life for the Church

Christ Laid Down His Soul Life so that We may Enjoy His Divine Life for the Church (see John 10:15, 16)

The entire Bible is a book of life, and the gospel of John in particular is a book focusing on God as life for God's building. What is life? Life is the Triune God Himself. The Lord Jesus came that we may have life and may have it abundantly (John … [Continue reading]

Only the Spirit can Live the Christian Life, so Breathe in the Life-Giving Spirit!

Only the Spirit can Live the Christian Life, so Breathe in the Life-Giving Spirit! John 20:22 And when He has said this, He breathed into them and said to them, receive the Holy Spirit.

The Lord Jesus promised the disciples that He will send the Spirit of reality as another Comforter (see John 14:15-16, 26; 15:26; 16:7-8, 13), and after His resurrection He came among His disciples and breathed into them saying, Receive the Holy … [Continue reading]

The Spirit of Jesus Christ who “was not yet” in John 7:39 is Our Bountiful Supply Today!

The Spirit of Jesus Christ who "was not yet" in John 7:39 is Our Bountiful Supply Today! (see Phil. 1:19)

We praise the Lord for the truth in the Bible and for the recovery of the proper interpretation of the truth concerning the Spirit as the consummation of the Triune God. God became a man, lived a perfect human life on earth, died on the cross, and … [Continue reading]

The Triune God Went Through a Process Economically and Became “the Spirit” (John 7:39)

The Triune God Went Through a Process Economically and Became "the Spirit" (see John 7:39 and 1 Cor. 15:45b)

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever (Heb. 13:8), and with Him there is no change (Mal. 3:6; Num. 23:19). However, in the Gospel of John 1:14, we see that the Word - who was with God and who was God - became flesh. In His essence, … [Continue reading]

In the Triune God, the Spirit is the Realization of the Father with the Son (part 3)

In the Triune God, the Spirit is the Realization of the Father with the Son (part 3). John 16:13 But when He, the Spirit of reality, comes, He will guide you into all the reality; for He will not speak from himself, but what He hears He will speak; and He will declare to you the things that are coming.

As the Apostle John writes his Gospel to mend the church and the holes in the Christian fabric, he speaks in a mysterious way concerning the Lord Jesus Christ, who is the Son of God sent by God to do the work of God. In the Gospel of John we see that … [Continue reading]

In the Triune God, Christ the Son is the Expression of the Father (part 2)

In the Triune God, the Son is the Expression of the Father

In his Gospel John speaks again and again about the Triune God - the Father as the source, the Son as the expression, and the Spirit as the realization. God the Father is mysterious, hidden, and no human eye has ever seen Him. But the Son who is in … [Continue reading]

In the Triune God, the Father is the Source and the Son is the Expression (part 1)

In the Triune God, the Father is the Source and the Son is the Expression (part 1). See John 6:46; 7:29; 1:18

John's mending ministry is in life and by life. Life is a Person, the Triune God Himself in the Father as the source, the Son as the expression, and the Spirit as the realization. In his mending ministry - both in his Gospel, Epistles, and … [Continue reading]