In Matthew 7 the Lord Jesus rebuked those who did works in His name, calling them workers of lawlessness, for they did these not out of obedience to the Father’s will, and they did not do the will of the Father; may the Lord preserve our service in the principle of submission to God’s authority […]
Remain on the Constricted Way to do the Will of our Father to Enter into the Kingdom
Not everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will enter into the kingdom of the heavens, but only those who do the will of God the Father who is in the heavens; we enter the kingdom of God through regeneration, but unless we obey God’s will and do the will of God, we […]
God’s Will is to have the Church as the Body of Christ: Live Corporately in the Body
God’s will is to have the church as the Body of Christ for His fullness, His expression, with Christ as the Head of the Body and the believers as the members of the Body who grow in life with the growth of God for the building up of the Body of Christ. Lord Jesus, may […]
Reject Lukewarmness and Spiritual Pride, and Pay the Price to Gain the Living Faith
Once Philadelphia fails, she becomes Laodicea, which is to know everything but be fervent about nothing, having much and not actually sacrificing her life for anything, and to be lukewarm; may we receive God’s mercy to pay the price to buy the living faith to partake of the divine element of Christ and have fresh, […]
Enter in through the Narrow Gate and Walk on the Constricted Way that Leads to Life
As kingdom people, we need to enter through the narrow gate and walk on the constricted way that leads to life, having a living and a working that is always narrow and constricted according to the Lord’s pattern by walking in spirit and being vital, bearing fruit in a normal way, and being trimmed by […]
We are Born of God to Live a Life of Love: we Love Others with God as Our Love
As believers in Christ, we are God’s species because we have been born of Him to have His life and nature, and we can abide in love by abiding in God; God first loved us and infused us with Himself as love, and now we can live as Christ in this world by living the […]
The Organically Perfect New Man is being Perfected in Function through our Growth in Life
The church as the new man is being perfected through the growth in life by cherishing and nourishing, for the perfecting of the new man to be perfect not only organically but also functionally; the new man created by Christ was perfect organically but he must be perfected in order to function. Lord Jesus, grow […]