God desires to execute His government in the universe through the church; the divine government among God’s people is not democracy or autocracy but theocracy, God Himself ruling and reigning through some agents. This is how God ordained things, and even if we don’t agree with the way God runs things, we cannot but say […]
Seeing that God desires to Execute His Government in the Universe through the Church
God has a government in the universe, and He also has a government in the church; God desires to execute His government in the universe through the church. We can see this matter of the government of God both in the Old and in the New Testament. Our God is not merely a God of […]
God’s Economy concerning the Church: how the History of Israel is a Type of the Church
The history of the children of Israel is a type of the church, and the whole Bible gives us the revelation of God’s economy concerning the church. This week in our crystallization-study of Deuteronomy we come to the matter of, Aspects of the Church Life under the Government of God, in which we focus on […]
For the Preservation of the all-inclusive Oneness we must Destroy all the High Places
For the recovery and preservation of the genuine, all-inclusive oneness, we must destroy the high places and stay away from division and divisive things. We have seen that God hates division and apostasy or heresy; division tears down the corporate expression of Christ (the Body of Christ) while apostasy or heresy damages the person of […]
We practice the Genuine Oneness by Teaching the Same Thing in all the Churches
The apostles taught the same thing to all the saints in all the places and in all the churches to practice the genuine oneness; the genuine oneness is all-inclusive and comprehensive, including all positive things. God hates division, for division – no matter how “solid” the reasons for division are – cuts and destroys the […]
Different Teachings other than God’s Economy which is in Faith bring in Division
Divisions come out of different teachings, teachings other than God’s economy which is in faith; division is all-inclusive, for it includes all the negative things such as Satan, sin, worldliness, the flesh, the self, the old man, and evil temper. According to Deut. 12-13 God hates division and apostasy, and according to Paul and John […]
We must Avoid Division and Reject Apostasy by Keeping the Oneness and Keeping the Faith
In Deut. 12-13 we see Moses telling the people of Israel to avoid division and reject apostasy; today we as believers in Christ need to avoid apostasy, avoid living in the principle of antichrist, and turn away from the divisive ones and reject the heretical ones. This week in our crystallization study of Deuteronomy we […]