For us to enjoy the operation of the law of the Spirit of life, we need to activate this law by walking according to the spirit, setting our mind on the spirit, putting to death the practices of the body, being led by the Spirit as sons of God, crying to the Father, and groaning […]
Christ was Designated the Son of God in Resurrection according to the Spirit of Holiness
April 4, 2025 by 9 Comments
Through designation in resurrection the Christ who was already the Son of God before His incarnation became the Son of God in a new way, in His humanity; the designation of Christ as the Son of God with humanity was according to the Spirit of holiness, which operated in Christ to designate Him the Son […]
We’re God’s Spiritual House and the Holy Priesthood Offering up Spiritual Sacrifices
March 12, 2025 by 12 Comments
As believers in Christ, we are a holy priesthood, the coordinated body of priests, to be the built-up spiritual house, and our corporate priestly service is to tell out as the gospel the virtues of the One who has called us so that we may offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. […]
God uses Fiery Ordeals to Purify us: live the Christian Life under God’s Government
March 5, 2025 by 15 Comments
![Beloved, do not think that the fiery ordeal among you, coming to you for a trial, is strange, as if [it were] a strange thing happening to you. 1 Pet. 4:12](https://i0.wp.com/www.agodman.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Beloved-do-not-think-that-the-fiery-ordeal-among-you-coming-to-you-for-a-trial-is-strange-as-if-it-were-a-strange-thing-happening-to-you.jpg?fit=300%2C169&ssl=1)
As believers in Christ, we need to realize that God uses fiery ordeals to deal with us in the judgment of His governmental administration, which begins from His house, so we need to live the Christian life under the government of God, allowing the Lord to purify us and remove any dross from our being. […]
Seeing how Both Peter and Paul Participated in the Ministry of the New Testament
February 28, 2025 by 9 Comments
In 1 Peter we see the operation of the Triune God to carry out His threefold salvation; Peter spoke of the same things as Peter, for both were ministers in the same ministry, the ministry of the New Testament, dispensing the things of God’s economy into people. Amen! If we come to the Lord’s word […]
Partake of the Triune God by the Hidden Man of the Heart with the Spirit of Glory
February 27, 2025 by 12 Comments
![But the hidden man of the heart in the incorruptible [adornment] of a meek and quiet spirit, which is very costly in the sight of God. 1 Pet. 3:4](https://i0.wp.com/www.agodman.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/But-the-hidden-man-of-the-heart-in-the-incorruptible-adornment-of-a-meek-and-quiet-spirit-which-is-very-costly-in-the-sight-of-God.jpg?fit=300%2C169&ssl=1)
The central focus and basic structure of 1 and 2 Peter are the energizing Triune God operating in His economy to bring His chosen ones into the full enjoyment of the Triune God; we can partake of His riches as the Spirit of glory and the Spirit of Christ by means of the inner man […]
Pass the Time of our Sojourning in Fear & Be Humbled under the Mighty Hand of God
February 25, 2025 by 14 Comments
![And if you call [as] Father the One who without respect of persons judges according to each one's work, pass the time of your sojourning in fear. 1 Pet. 1:17](https://i0.wp.com/www.agodman.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/And-if-you-call-as-Father-the-One-who-without-respect-of-persons-judges-according-to-each-ones-work-pass-the-time-of-your-sojourning-in-fear-1.jpg?fit=300%2C169&ssl=1)
As we see God’s government with His judgment both in the world situation and in our Christian life and church life, we should pass the time of our sojourning in fear, being willing to be humbled under the mighty hand of God and fearing God, revering Him, regarding Him in everything. Our God is a […]
