On the negative side, we need to avoid division (which is versus the oneness that we keep) and reject apostasy (which is versus the faith that we contend for); on the positive side we need to keep the oneness and earnestly contend for the faith. With respect to divisions, we need to keep the oneness […]
Utterly Destroying all Idols and Exalting Christ to be the Church with Christ as All
April 25, 2020 by Leave a Comment
In order for us to be the overcomers of today, we must maintain the ground of oneness, God’s unique choice, elevating Christ and Christ alone so that we may be the church with Christ as all. We need to tear down anything that replaces Christ and that rises against Him. This is similar to what […]
Living a Life of Enjoying Christ Personally to Enjoy Him Collectively for the Body
April 24, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Our Christian life is a life of enjoying Christ personally to enjoy Him corporately with God and with the saints; for this, we need to labour on Christ as the good land. In order for us to be the overcomers of today, we must enjoy Christ with God on the ground of oneness both personally […]
Choosing to be Vitalized to be the Overcomers in the Church Life for God’s Purpose
April 23, 2020 by 1 Comment
The church life on the ground of oneness is today’s Jerusalem, and within the church life there must be a group of overcomers who are the reality of Zion; we need to be vitalized to be the overcomers in the church life today. In the Old Testament we see that the unique ground of Jerusalem […]
The Proper Ground of Oneness is the Unique Ground of One Church for one Locality
April 22, 2020 by Leave a Comment
The unique ground of God’s choice is the proper ground of oneness of His people; in the Old Testament this ground was Jerusalem with Mount Zion where the temple was built, and in the New Testament it is the ground of oneness – the one universal church being expressed in many localities standing on the […]
Gathered into the Lord’s Name, in our Spirit, and with the Cross – the Ground of Oneness
April 21, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Wherever we may be, when we meet with the saints, we should be gathered into the Lord’s name, in our spirit, and with the cross; this is the ground of oneness, and this keeps us one in the Body of Christ. In Deut. 12 we see a very important principle and ordination from God for […]
Our Christian Life is a Life of Receiving the All-inclusive Spirit through Faith
April 18, 2020 by 1 Comment
Today our Christian life as believers in Christ is a life of receiving the Spirit through faith; our spiritual blessing for eternity is to inherit the Spirit, the consummation of the processed Triune God as our inheritance. Praise the Lord! God promised Abraham two things: a seed (in whom all the nations will be blessed) […]
