After seeing so many aspects and ways to grow in life unto maturity, now we need to see some of the implications and applications of what the full-grown man is. What is the full-grown man that God desires to obtain, and what does he look like? First of all, for God to obtain a full-grown […]
A Mature Believer is Full of the Life of Christ and he’s in the Position of Ascension
What does it mean, according to the Bible and according to our Christian experience, to be full of the stature of Christ? First of all, being full of the stature of Christ can be something we attain only in the Body and with the Body. Secondly, being full of the stature of Christ means that […]
Being Full of the Stature of Christ for the Building up of the Body of Christ
God’s desire is not only to save as many people as possible but that His people would grow in life unto maturity to arrive at a full-grown man. This means that as we grow in number in the local churches, there’s a parallel great and urgent need for all the saints to grow in the […]
Having Shod your Feet with the Firm Foundation of the Gospel of Peace (Eph. 6:15)
Eph. 6:15 says, “Having shod your feet with the firm foundation of the gospel of peace.” In order for us to stand and withstand the attacks of the enemy in the spiritual warfare, we need to have a firm footing, a firm foundation. Even when Satan is defeated and we win the victory, he still […]
We Need to See God’s Will and Satan’s Strategy, and Actively Choose the Will of God
In this universe there’s a warfare going on, since there are three wills: the divine will (God’s will), the satanic will (Satan’s will), and the human will, and the satanic will is always opposite and against the divine will. In eternity past there used to be only one will: God’s will. But Lucifer, who was […]
The Goal of Reigning in Life: Living a Life of the Highest Virtues for the Body Life
God’s desire is that all the believers regenerated by His life would be the same as He is, reigning in life. We can reign in life, on the one hand, by receiving the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness (Rom. 5:17, 21), and, on the other hand, by allowing the divine life […]
Reigning in Life by Being Ruled in the Sweetness of Love and by Enjoying God as Grace
Our destiny as believers in Christ is to reign with Christ for God over all things. Today we need to submit to God’s authority and His sovereign arrangement in our circumstances and environment so that we may reign in life through Christ. The reigning in life the Bible talks about has nothing to do with […]