I was recently impressed in a fresh way regarding the meetings of the church. How can you say that you are in the church? Practically, one believer is in the church if he meets with the saints - if he is in the church meetings! You can't truthfully … [Continue reading]
being awakened by God to spend time with Him and speaking as an instructed one
The prophet Isaiah also typifies Christ as the Servant of Jehovah - he is a type of Christ especially in the aspect of witnessing for God and speaking for God. Christ is the One who speaks for God and He even is the Word of God. When the Bible speaks … [Continue reading]
To live in the new creation, we have to turn from the things seen to the things not seen
In order for us to live in the new creation, we have to turn from the things seen to the things not seen. The 3 verses at the end of chapter 4 in the second epistle Paul wrote to the Corinthians are very striking, for they unveil how we, the … [Continue reading]
we are now one with Christ and part of the corporate Servant of Jehovah(as typified by Israel)
As we saw previously, in the book of Isaiah there are at least three persons that typify Christ and also typify us - Cyrus the king, Isaiah the prophet, and the people of Israel. Even though Cyrus was a Gentile king, God chose Him, formed him, … [Continue reading]
learning to be those loved by God by doing the things which are on His heart
King Cyrus, though a Gentile king, was raised up by Jehovah, anointed by Jehovah, and loved by God (Isa. 48:14). God loves the people that do the things which are on His heart. Cyrus did what was pleasing to God, bringing pleasure to God, by … [Continue reading]
Christ is the Servant of God, and we are saved to serve(we are all serving ones!)
There is so much about this wonderful Person, Christ! We can never exhaust speaking about Him, appreciating Him, and enjoying Him! This morning I was freshly impressed with the fact that Christ is the Servant of Jehovah - He was the Servant of … [Continue reading]
Christ as the Servant of Jehovah is typified in Isaiah by king Cyrus, the people of Israel, and the prophet Isaiah
Christ is the Servant of Jehovah, and because Christ is so great and woderful, the entire Bible is full of types of Christ - people that typify Christ as the Servant of Jehovah. In the book of Isaiah especially we see that there are three particular … [Continue reading]