God’s intention is not that we would be on the line of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil but on the line of the tree of life; our daily living should not be according to right or wrong but according to the tree of life, in the realm of the tree of […]
Choose the Way of Life and Live in the Principle of Life, and Reject the Way of Death
The Bible presents us two trees which are two sources issuing in two ways, two principles, and two consummations; we can either choose the way of life or the way of death, and we will arrive either in the New Jerusalem or in the lake of fire. There is a choice before us: will we […]
Two Trees, two Sources, two Ways, two Principles, and two Consummations: Choose Life!
In the Bible, we see two trees, two sources, two ways, two principles, and two consummations. The tree of life signifies the Triune God as life to man in man’s relationship with Him, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil signifies Satan as death to man in man’s fall before God. This […]
Exercise our Spirit to be Renewed, Gain more of God, and Rejoice in the Midst of Sufferings
Our Christian life is a life of suffering, but in the midst of sufferings we rejoice, for more of God is added to our being, and we are daily being renewed; our desire is to gain more of God. Our sufferings and difficulties are an opportunity for us to gain more God, for us to […]
Cooperate with the Putting to Death of Jesus and the Operation of the Indwelling Spirit
As believers in Christ, we need to cooperate with the putting to death of Jesus in our environment and with the operating indwelling Spirit so that our outer man may be put aside and the inner man would be renewed for the life of Jesus to be manifested in our mortal body. When we believed […]
We were Reborn Crucified and we are Dying to Live so that Christ may Live in us
We believers in Christ have been reborn crucified and we are dying to live; we were crucified with Christ and now it is no longer us who live but Christ who lives in us by the stripping of the natural man and the renewing of the new man. We need to have a proper view […]
Learn to Exercise our Spirit in Prayer Personally and with the Saints in a Vital Group
As believers in Christ, we want to learn to exercise our spirit in prayer both personally and corporately. The Christian life is a life in the spirit; we need to learn from Job and his friends with their many rounds of debates to not be in our mind when we meet with the saints but […]