Denying the Self by the Cross to Depend on the Lord and on the Body of Christ

The greatest enemy of the Body is the self, the soul declaring independence from God and from the Body; when we see a vision of the self and depend on the Lord and on the members of the Body, we have the Lord’s presence, are full of peace, and touch the reality of the Body. […]

Exercise the Key of Denying the Self, for Satan Manipulates the Self to Damage the Church

The building up of the church depends on the shutting up of the gates of Hades through the exercise of the keys of the kingdom; for us to build up the church, we need to exercise the key of denying the self (Matt. 16:24). Christ, the Son of the living God, builds the church on […]

Exercising the Keys of the Kingdom to Lock the Gates of Hades and Build up the Church

We need to see from Matt. 16 the way to build up the church and the enemy of the building; we need to cooperate with the Lord to lock the gates of Hades for the church to be built up. This week we come to a new topic in the series, The Development of the […]

Eternal Forgiveness, Instrumental Forgiveness, and Restorative Forgiveness

We must see and realize that in the kingdom of God and in the Bible there are more than one kind of forgiveness – there are at least five, the first three being eternal forgiveness, instrumental forgiveness, and restorative forgiveness. In the Bible the word forgiveness is mentioned many times, but it doesn’t refer to […]

To Live the Kingdom Life we should Forgive our Brother even as the Lord forgave us

For us to live the kingdom life, the God-man life, the church life, we must be humble and not despise any believer but love our brother and forgive our brother from our heart. In Matt. 18:1-35 we have a wonderful portion on how to live the kingdom life, and right from the beginning the disciples […]

We need to be Wise in Sharing the Truth or our Experience of Christ with Others

As kingdom people we need to be wise in sharing the truth or our experience of Christ with others. In dealing with people and caring for them we need to live and behave as kingdom people, and we should not give that which is holy to the dogs or cast our pearls before the hogs; […]

Why we still need to be Transferred out of the Authority of Darkness into God’s Kingdom

When we believed into the Lord Jesus, we received the divine life and we were transferred out of the authority of darkness and into the kingdom of the Son of God’s love. However, this transfer was not once for all; we were initially transferred out of darkness and into light, but daily we still need […]