In looking into the matter of consecration we need to see that, no matter how much we love the Lord and pursue Him, we are NOT absolute for God and we are NOT fully consecrated to Him. There is only ONE Person that ever lived a life of being absolute for God and His purpose, […]
Daily Taking Christ as our Burnt Offering to Live a Life for God’s Satisfaction
August 26, 2014 by 5 Comments
After seeing a governing and controlling vision: the vision of Christ, the vision of the church as the Body of Christ, the vision of the self, and the vision of the world, this week we come to the vision of consecration. We may think we know what consecration is, but we need to be open […]
Deny the Self, Take up Your Cross, and Follow the Lord by Exercising Your Spirit
August 15, 2014 by 2 Comments
When the Lord shows us what is the greatest hindrance to the building up of His Body, we will truly see what the self is and how much it frustrates the Lord in building up His church. Under the divine light, as the Lord exposes our self in all its activities, manifestations, and utterances, we […]
The Self is the Enemy of the Body and the Greatest Hindrance to Building up the Body
August 14, 2014 by 1 Comment
We need the Lord’s mercy in order to see the vision of the self so that we may deny it, abhor it, and repudiate it, identifying ourselves with Christ and with the Body of Christ and rejecting our self. Toward God, the self is independent. Toward ourselves, the self is our soul life being expressed, […]
The Body of Christ, the Corporate Christ, Carries out God’s Administration Today
August 8, 2014 by Leave a Comment
We need to see the vision of the Body of Christ. The Body is a mystical corporate entity composed of all the redeemed, regenerated, and transformed human beings who are united, mingled, and incorporated with the Triune God. Christ Himself is the Head of the Body, and all the genuine believers in Christ are the […]
God’s Purpose for the Church is to Head up All Things in Christ Through the Church
August 6, 2014 by 4 Comments
The church as the mystery hidden in God’s heart is the most precious thing to Him. As seen in the New Testament, God’s purpose for the church is threefold: positively, the church has the sonship and expresses God in full to the universe; negatively, the church deals with God’s enemy and makes known the multifarious […]
God’s Purpose for the Church is to Have the Divine Sonship and Make His Wisdom Known
August 5, 2014 by 2 Comments
The church is very important and precious to God in His economy. Everything He does is for the church. In particular, He has a threefold purpose regarding the church: He wants to be expressed through the church and have His dominion exercised through the church, and He wants to head up all things in Christ […]
