The first major covenant God made with man was His promise to Adam that “the seed of the woman will bruise the serpent on the head” (Gen. 3:15); this promise was fulfilled in the Lord Jesus as the individual seed of the woman, and it is being fulfilled today in the overcomers in the churches […]
We Believers in Christ must be Slaves of God and of Jesus Christ in the Church Life
October 3, 2015 by 1 Comment
It is quite impressive and amazing to see how God Himself, Christ, became a man and lowered Himself, humbled Himself, and emptied Himself to be found in fashion of a man and even become a lowly slave to serve God and man. God could have accomplished His purpose in His majesty and greatness, but He […]
As Slaves of God we Live to the Lord, not to Ourselves, because we are the Lord’s!
October 2, 2015 by 1 Comment
After God gave the law to Moses in Exo. 19-20, He went on in ch. 21:1-6 to speak of a slave who did not want to go out free but serve his master forever because he loved his master, his wife, and his children. The law was given to show the people of Israel who […]
Learning to be Slaves of God and Sacrifice Everything for Others to Gain them for God
October 1, 2015 by 1 Comment
The Lord Jesus is the Slave of God, the fulfillment of the type of the slave who loves his master, his wife, and his children in Exo. 21, and therefore he would not go out free. The Lord Jesus humbled Himself and emptied Himself to become a man and even a slave, serving God and […]
Let us Experience Christ as our Crucified Life by Letting His Mind be in us Today
September 30, 2015 by 2 Comments
Although the Lord Jesus was equal with God and had the highest rank in the universe, He became a person on the lowest level of society – He became not only a man but He emptied Himself and humbled Himself to become a slave, being obedient to God and serving God and man, and died […]
Having the Spirit of a Slave to Serve and Obey God out of Love as the Lord Jesus did
September 29, 2015 by 1 Comment
The Lord Jesus, the Son of God, came to earth not as a King or someone high in the society but as a Slave – He came to serve God and man, and He willingly forsook all His rights so that, out of love for God and man, He would serve God by accomplishing His […]
Christ is the Slave of God Serving God and us out of Love: Let His Mind be in Us!
September 28, 2015 by 1 Comment
This week we are diving deeper into Exodus 21 and in particular in seeing Christ as the Slave of God and the believers as slaves of God and Christ Jesus in the church life. In Exo. 21:1-6 we see that, if a slave serves his master for a predetermined time, he can then go out […]
