Feeding in Shepherding to Nourish us and Dispositional Sanctification to make us Holy

Even as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and without blemish before Him in love. Eph. 1:4

In the organic aspect of God's complete salvation, feeding in shepherding (even mutual shepherding) is the nourishment of the divine life for us to grow unto maturity, and dispositional sanctification constitutes us with God's divine nature for us … [Continue reading]

Regeneration: being Born of God by the Spirit through the Word of Life in our Spirit

Having been regenerated not of corruptible seed but of incorruptible, through the living and abiding word of God. 1 Pet. 1:23

The center of God's complete salvation and the commencement of God's salvation in its organic aspect is regeneration; we have been regenerated by God with His life through His word of life by His Spirit of life to be children of God, sons of God, … [Continue reading]

God’s Judicial Redemption is the Procedure for us to Enjoy God’s Organic Salvation

Being justified freely by His grace through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus. Rom. 3:24

God's judicial redemption is the procedure for us to enjoy God's organic salvation and thus partake of and enjoy God's complete salvation. The complete salvation of God is of two aspects - judicial and organic; the judicial aspect was … [Continue reading]

God’s Complete Salvation is His Judicial Redemption plus His Organic Salvation

...much more we will be saved in His life, having been reconciled. Rom. 5:10

God's complete salvation is of two aspects - the judicial aspect and the organic aspect; there is the judicial redemption and the organic salvation, and we as believers in Christ partake of such a wonderful, all-inclusive, complete salvation. … [Continue reading]

The Shepherding that Builds up the Body of Christ is Mutual Shepherding in Love

Then when they had eaten breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, Simon, [son] of John, do you love Me more than these? He said to Him, Yes, Lord, You know that I love You. He said to him, Feed My lambs. John 21:15

The shepherding that builds up the Body of Christ is mutual shepherding; we need to shepherd one another in mutuality, relying on those whom we shepherd and receiving their portion, both shepherding others and being shepherded by them so that … [Continue reading]

Being Constituted with Christ to Live a Shepherding Life with an Enlarged Heart

...shepherd the flock of God...according to God... 1 Pet. 5:2

In order for us to shepherd according to God, we need to live a shepherding life, being constituted with Christ so that our heart may be enlarged, we would live an all-fitting life, and we would cherish and nourish the flock of God with the … [Continue reading]

We need to Live God, Become God, and be One with God to Shepherd according to God

Shepherd the flock of God among you, overseeing not under compulsion but willingly, according to God... 1 Pet. 5:2

Those who shepherd the flock of God should shepherd according to God; to shepherd according to God is to become the same as God, to be one with God, and do all things in God and according to God. On one hand, we need to enjoy the Lord's … [Continue reading]