The New Jerusalem is the Consummation of the Building up of the Body in the Local Churches

The New Jerusalem as the consummation of all that God is doing is rich in meaning and profound in all its aspects. One aspect of the New Jerusalem is that it is the consummation of the organic building up of the Body of Christ in all the local churches. Today the Lord has put us […]

Our Unique Goal is to Live and Work out the New Jerusalem, the Goal of God’s Economy

What is the goal of your Christian life and work? What are you living for, and what is the ultimate goal of everything that you do? God’s unique goal in His divine economy is the New Jerusalem, and He does everything for the obtaining of this holy city. God desires to obtain a building which […]

Arriving at the Oneness in Practicality by Growing in Life Unto Maturity

How can all the Christians on the earth be one? They should be one since they all believe into the same Lord Jesus, but somehow they “hold to different views”, treasuring specific doctrines, and they are all divided. But the Lord desires to recover the oneness of the Body of Christ in practicality by our […]

Arriving at the Oneness of the Faith and of the Full Knowledge of the Son of God

In Eph. 4:13 we read, “Until we all arrive at the oneness of the faith and of the full knowledge of the Son of God, at a full-grown man, at the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ.” This implies that today in the church life we are on a journey – we […]

Being Perfected to Grow in Life and to Function for the Building up of the Body

Many Christians say, It is the Apostles, the Prophets, the Evangelists, the Shepherds, and the Teachers spoken of in Eph. 4:11 that build up the Body of Christ. I am not qualified, and I don’t know how to do it – that’s why they are special gifts, and they build up the Body, and we […]

Coming to Christ to Find Rest for Our Soul and Taking His Yoke Upon Us

The Lord’s call in Matt. 11:28-30 resounds throughout the ages, Come to Me all who toil and are burdened, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am meek and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy […]

Coming to Christ with Our Burdens and Learning from This Meek and Lowly One

This week we have been enjoying the Lord’s speaking concerning keeping the principle of the Sabbath, which doesn’t mean that you don’t work for God but rather you first enjoy God, are filled with God, and are one with God, and then you work together with God. How can we bear this sign of the […]