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]

As the Shepherd of our Soul, Christ Takes Care of our Soul with its Needs and Wounds

Jehovah is my Shepherd; I will lack nothing. Psa. 23:1

We all need to know and experience Christ as the Shepherd of our souls; He oversees our inward condition, caring for the situation of our inner being, and He shepherds us in our soul to take care of our mind, emotion, and will with all our … [Continue reading]

We Shepherd others by Teaching them in Love the Healthy Teaching of God’s Economy

And they continued steadfastly in the teaching and the fellowship of the apostles, in the breaking of bread and the prayers. Acts 2:42

Shepherding depends on teaching; for us to shepherd others, we need to be filled with the healthy teaching of God's economy and teach others in a loving and caring way. In the church life, we are learning from the Lord Jesus, the Chief Shepherd, … [Continue reading]