In John 3 we see the serpent and the bride; though we were bitten by the serpent and are serpentine in nature, Christ came and was lifted up as our Substitute, bore God’s judgment for us, and we can believe in Him to become part of His increase, His bride. Wow, what a marvelous plan […]
Drinking and Flowing the Water of Life in Resurrection to become the Body and the Bride
How we thank and praise the Lord for being smitten for us on the cross and flowing out the water of life in resurrection for us to drink and be formed into the Body of Christ and prepared as the bride of Christ consummating in the New Jerusalem! Hallelujah! As we are considering the deeper […]
A Revelation of God’s People being built up with the Triune God to be His Dwelling Place
We need to see a revelation of God’s people being built up with the Triune God to be His dwelling place on earth, as revealed in the pictures and types in the tabernacle. First, as God’s people we need to see a revelation of God Himself so that we may see who He is, what […]
When we Live Christ, we live the One who is the Pattern of a Crucified Life
In Phil. 2 we see Christ crucified as our pattern, and this pattern is the crucified life within us; when we live Christ, we live the One who is the pattern of a crucified life. Christ as our pattern is not something only objective, something that we should follow outwardly, but also something subjective and […]
Our Urgent Need is to Experience Christ as our Pattern of Living a Crucified Life
There is an urgent need among us in the church life in the Lord’s recovery today to experience Christ as our pattern; we need to live Christ in His human living, especially in emptying Himself and humbling Himself and in not grasping equality with God as a treasure. We need not only to know what […]
Christ is the Representation of Submission to Authority; His Life of Submission is in us
Christ, the Son of God, willingly emptied Himself to become a created man; He learned obedience through the things which He suffered, and He became the representation of submission to authority (Phil. 2:6-8). Our pattern in our Christian life is not merely a man but a God-man, our God-man Savior who emptied Himself and humbled […]
God will Establish His Kingdom by Dealing with Satan’s Rebellion through the Church
Hallelujah, God will not tolerate Satan’s rebellion forever – He will establish His kingdom on earth by dealing with Satan’s rebellion through the church! The Lord Jesus came to establish the kingdom of God among men on earth, so there’s a spiritual warfare between the kingdom of God and the kingdom of Satan, for Satan […]