This morning I was reminded afresh of the verse in Matt. 1:6 in the genealogy of the Lord Jesus, And Jesse begot David the king. And David begot Solomon of her who had been the wife of Uriah. and I enjoyed the first part of footnote 3 on this verse, on the word, Solomon, When […]
our transgression plus our repentance joining God’s forgiveness issues in something for the building!
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The highest and supreme requirement for a Christian is to be built up and be buildable
The Lord has a supreme and highest requirement of us all – to be built up with one another in the Triune God. Yes, you may love the saints, you may be spiritual, you may be faithful to the God-ordained practices – things which are good and we must all do – but if you’re […]
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Christ as life meets every man’s need (sharing from the college age conference)
The Gospel of John is a book on life and building. It tackles nine cases of man and how Christ as life meets every man’s need. In this Gospel we see that nothing in this world can satisfy us. We were made as a vessel to contain God. We have to see our true condition […]
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The goal of the gospel is to love the Lord Jesus! (sharing from the college-age conference)
Hallelujah – The goal of the gospel is to love the Lord Jesus! The College Age Conference in Wales last weekend was my first conference ever. Although I have been a Christian for many years I am very new to the church life and it is by His great mercy that 6 months ago “He brought some […]
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The Bible is about Life and Building; God is seeking a building, and we are saved for God’s building!
In the entire Bible we see that God is seeking a building. The very first vision in the Bible, which sets the principle for all the following visions in the Bible, is Jacob’s dream in Gen. 28 – a vision of Bethel, God’s dwelling place. All the spiritual visions in the Scriptures are with God’s […]
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Ask Me about the things to come concerning My sons, and concerning the work of My hands, command Me
This title is a quote from Isaiah 45:11 where it says, Thus says Jehovah, The Holy One of Israel and the One who formed him. Ask Me about the things to come concerning My sons, and concerning the work of My hands, command Me. Everyone who knows God knows that you cannot be haughty or […]
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God desires to have as His dwelling place a group of people into whom He can enter and dwell
Where does God dwell today? Does He dwell in the heavens? Is the earth His dwelling place? God who created all things, who is over all, in all, and through all – where does He dwell? In the book of Isaiah we see something marvelous being revealed concerning God’s desire to dwell not in the […]
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