We believers in Christ can never participate in Christ’s sufferings for accomplishing redemption, but we must lose our soul-life through death to participate in His sufferings for the producing and building of the church, so that we may enjoy eternal life in resurrection. Amen! On the positive side, we have been captured and captivated […]
We Build up Christ and the Church in our Experience to Work out our own Salvation
As believers in Christ, we build up Christ and the church in our experience to work out our own salvation with fear and trembling. We work out our own salvation by building up the practical and present Christ as God’s salvation in our experience for the building up of the Body of Christ as […]
Spiritual Warfare for the Building up of the Church is Based on the Victory of Christ
In order for us to build up the church as the Body of Christ, there is the need for spiritual warfare; though many do not see this, spiritual warfare is needed in every step of the building up of the church, and this warfare is based on the victory of Christ. Hallelujah, Christ has […]
Pray to Stand against the Frustration of the Enemy regarding the Building of the Church
We need to pray to stand against the frustration of the enemy regarding the building up of the church as the kingdom of God, the city of God. As the Jews were rebuilding the wall of the city in the time of Nehemiah, there was great opposition and frustration; on the one hand, they […]
Resist Satan’s Attack of Death and Build the Church in Christ’s Resurrection Life
After the wall has been built in the church, we will be able to resist Satan’s attack of death upon the church and build up the church in the resurrection life of Christ. Amen! As believers in Christ who meet in the church life and enjoy the teaching of the apostles, meeting on the […]
Learn from Nehemiah to Live in Resurrection, Love God, and Work with the Saints to Build
We need to learn from Nehemiah to live in resurrection, love God and His interests, be unselfish, apply ourselves to work with the saints to build up the church, and end this age in oneness with the Lord. In reading the book of Nehemiah we are impressed with the pattern of Nehemiah as one […]
Having a Heart to Build the Church and being Properly Aggressive for God’s Interest
We need to have a heart to build the church and be properly aggressive for God’s interest on the earth. Nehemiah was a pattern of one who had a dispensational value to God, for he was properly aggressive and had a heart to build the city of God so that the interests of God […]