The Bible shows us that the serpentine people (that’s us!) are becoming the universal increase of the unlimited Christ by the immeasurable Spirit with the eternal life. Hallelujah! The Bible begins and ends with a couple: in the beginning we see Adam and Eve, and at the end we see the Spirit and the bride. […]
When we Repent for being Serpentine we are Qualified to Enjoy Christ as Eternal Life
The Lord Jesus as the Son of Man was lifted up in the form of the serpent on the cross to bear the judgment for the serpent-poisoned people; if we repent of our serpentine nature and believe into Him, He becomes our Substitute and we enjoy eternal life. Hallelujah! This story in Num. 21:4-9 is […]
Christ came as the reality of the Bronze Serpent and Destroyed Satan on the Cross
Christ came as the reality of the bronze serpent; He was lifted up on the cross, and we – the serpent-bitten men, those who became serpentine in nature – can look at Him and not die but live! Hallelujah! This week in our deeper study of the book of Numbers we come to ch. 21 […]
Allow the Holy Spirit to Apply the Efficacy of Christ’s Redemption to us to Cleanse us
Whenever we, the people of God, become unclean and impure because of our contact with death, we need to experience the water of impurity, that is, we need to apply the efficacy of Christ’s redemption by the sprinkling of the Holy Spirit as the living water. We may think we are OK, but in our […]
Praise the Lord for the Eternal and Unchanging Efficacy of the Lord’s Redemption!
Praise the Lord for the eternal and unchanging efficacy of the Lord’s redemption, the most stable thing in the universe, which can be applied to us today and at any time in the future to cleanse us from sin and uncleanness! Amen! The ashes of the red heifer – which was burnt together with the […]
As we Suffer the Loss of all things on account of Christ, we Gain Christ and Enjoy Him
When we see the excellency of the knowledge of Christ, we drop all other things for Him; we gain Christ by suffering the loss of all things that were once a gain for us and by counting them as refuse. If we were to get into the depths of Paul’s thought in Phil. 3:7-8, where […]
Use the Lord’s Gift to Build up the Church by Giving others Food at the Proper Time
As the Lord’s faithful and prudent slaves today, we need to use the Lord’s gift to build up the church by giving others food at the proper time. This means we need to be those serving others with Christ and ministering Christ as grace to them out of love for the Lord and in oneness […]