The fellowship of life has two aspects: the vertical aspect (our fellowship with God as the Spirit) and the horizontal aspect (our fellowship with the fellow brothers and sisters in spirit). The same unique divine fellowship is both vertical and horizontal, and the issue of this fellowship is that we keep the oneness of the […]
Being Preserved in the Fellowship of Life by the Sense of Life in our Mingled Spirit
It is so wonderful that we can experience a foretaste of the New Jerusalem today in our Christian life and church life! We can enjoy and experience the daily practical living in oneness with the Lord according to the sense of life so that we may be in the fellowship of life, thus experiencing a […]
The Fellowship of Life is the Flow of Life with the Supply of Life in the Believers
In the New Jerusalem, there is a river of water of life flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb, and this river spirals down from the throne and reaches all the four sides of the city, flowing out through the gates of the city (Rev. 22:1-2). On both sides of the river […]
Enter and Remain in the Death of Christ to become a Pearl Gate in the New Jerusalem
As the consummation and pinnacle of God’s work throughout the ages, the New Jerusalem is very significant, rich in meaning, and at the same time applicable to our Christian life and church life. On the one hand we need to see what is the spiritual significance of the features and characteristics of this holy city, […]
Seeing, Living out, and working out the New Jerusalem – God Put Eternity in our Heart!
The New Jerusalem is not a distant city that only some will attain to or be worthy to be there. Rather, the New Jerusalem is something we are becoming and working out daily. We need to open to the Lord that He may unveil us, unload us, and cause us to see a fresh new […]
The Father Commissioned the Spirit to Reach us and Bring us to Christ as His Bride
God is a “bachelor”, seeking someone to love, match, and marry. He is Almighty, all-powerful, all-knowing, and all-inclusive, and yet He has a need – God needs to “get married”! The first two chapters of the Bible correspond to the last two in that they tell us about a couple: in the beginning we have […]
The Eternal Purpose of God the Father is to Gain the Church as a Bride for Christ
God’s eternal purpose and His eternal plan is to gain the church as a bride for His Son. In Genesis 24 we see the account of four persons working together to get Isaac and Rebekah married – this story is a type of the Triune God working in and on man to prepare man to […]