Salvation brings us not only joy but also submission, for the Lord’s life of submission is infused into us through regeneration, and we submit to the Lord and to one another; we praise the Lord for His life of submission, which led to Him being made Lord of all, uplifted to the highest place in […]
Christ is our Pattern: He Humbled Himself to the Uttermost and God Highly Exalted Him
In order for us to experience Christ and live Christ, we must know Him as our pattern and take Him as our pattern; we need to let His mind be in us – He emptied Himself, humbled Himself, and was obedient unto death, and God exalted Him to the uttermost. What a wonderful pattern we […]
Christ is the Preeminent One in the Triune Godhead and in God’s Exaltation of Him
Christ has the first place in God’s economy; Christ is preeminent in God’s economy, for everything God wants to do is related to Christ and is focused on Christ. Oh, what a Christ we have! Do we see such a Christ? Do we enjoy such a Christ? The all-inclusive, extensive Christ has the preeminence in […]