The Gospel of John reveals the subjective truth concerning the church, showing us the constituents of the church and the existence of the church in many pictures and types. Although the word church is not specifically used in the Gospel of John, the church is referred to in seven ways: the church is the many […]
Living in the Jubilee by Continually Enjoying God as our Possession and Portion
We as believers in Christ are not God’s hired servants but His enjoying sons, and we can continually enjoy God as our possession until eternity. We were once prodigal sons, but we have returned to the Father, who is waiting for us eagerly. The proclamation of the jubilee in Luke 4 governs the central thought […]
Christian Life is a life of Changing Death into Life for the Building up of the Body
God desires to gain a building, a habitation, a mutual dwelling place of God and man; Christ came to be the mingling of God with man, and in His resurrection He enlarged God’s building to include all those who believe into Him; He’s changing death into life in our being for the building up of […]
The Functions of the Father’s House, the Son’s True Vine, and the Spirit’s New Man
Many wonderful things took place in Christ’s resurrection; He was not just made alive by God but He also became the life-giving Spirit, He was begotten by God to be the Firstborn Son of God, and He regenerated the many believers to be the many sons of God (see 1 Cor. 15:45; Rom. 8:29). In […]
The Father’s House: the First Issue of Christ’s Glorification in His Resurrection
The most mysterious issue of Christ’s resurrection was the divine-human incorporation of the processed and consummated Triune God with His redeemed and regenerated believers. What really happened at the time of the Lord’s resurrection is that He was glorified by the Father, that is, the divine life within Him was released and imparted into millions […]
Let the Lord Shepherd You in the Father’s House, the Mutual Dwelling Place of God and Man!
The Father’s house is a mysterious yet wonderful matter unveiled by the Lord Jesus in John 14. We need to see what the Father’s house is. It is not merely the house where all God’s children dwell and are a part of. The Lord Jesus had to go to the Father and then come back […]
What does the Bible Really Say about the Father’s House and the Many Abodes in John 14?
The Lord Jesus is the good Shepherd, and He takes all-inclusive tender care of all His sheep (John 10) for the Father’s house (John 14). Through His shepherding, all the believers are being redeemed, regenerated, and transformed to be united, mingled, and incorporated with the Triune God in the Father’s house, the church, the Body […]