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A Nazarite has a Submissive Spirit and is Absolutely Subject to the Lord’s Headship

March 20, 2019 by aGodMan Leave a Comment

Rom. 13:1-2a Let every person be subject to the authorities over him, for there is no authority except from God, and those which exist are ordained by God. So then he who resists the authority opposes God’s ordination...

Being a Nazarite means that we do not reject but are absolutely subject under the Lord's headship as well as to all the deputy authorities appointed by God, as indicated by a Nazarite not shaving his head but letting his hair grow long. The first … [Continue reading]

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The Nazarites are Sanctified Absolutely to God and Abstain from Earthly Enjoyment

March 19, 2019 by aGodMan Leave a Comment

1 John 2:15 Do not love the world nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in him.

God desires that all His people be Nazarites, those who are sanctified and separated absolutely and ultimately to God; these are for nothing other than God, and they abstain from earthly enjoyment or pleasure because they are for God's … [Continue reading]

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The Lord Jesus is the Unique Nazarite who enjoyed the Richest Grace and Sweetest Love

March 18, 2019 by aGodMan Leave a Comment

Among the human race, the unique Nazarite is the Lord Jesus; hence, a Nazarite is a type of Christ in His living absolutely for God in His humanity (John 5:30; Phil. 2:8; cf. Matt. 11:28-30; Eph. 4:20-21; John 6:57).

God's desire is for all His people to be Nazarites, and the Lord Jesus is the unique Nazarite living in our spirit today! A Nazarite is a type of Christ in His living absolutely for God in His humanity by enjoying God as the richest grace and … [Continue reading]

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In God’s light we see that God is Jealous over us to Love Him Supremely as His Wife

March 16, 2019 by aGodMan Leave a Comment

2 Cor. 11:2 For I am jealous over you with a jealousy of God; for I betrothed you to one husband to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.

The dealing with a wife over whom her husband is jealous in Num. 5:11-31 typifies Christ's jealousy over His believers and the church; we have a jealous God, and God is jealous whenever we love anything or anyone in place of Him. This portion in … [Continue reading]

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A Built-up Church is both Lovely to the Lord and a Warring Church to Defeat Satan

March 15, 2019 by aGodMan Leave a Comment

Matt. 6:10 Your kingdom come; Your will be done, as in heaven, so also on earth.

As believers in Christ, we are members of the Body of Christ, the church, and we are both the loving bride of Christ and the warring church, the church who fights the battle against the enemy to defeat him and stand in the victory of Christ. The … [Continue reading]

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The Church as the Bride is a Corporate Army Fighting for God’s Interest on Earth

March 14, 2019 by aGodMan Leave a Comment

Song of Songs 6:4 You are as beautiful, my love, as Tirzah, as lovely as Jerusalem, as terrible as an army with banners.

The church as the bride of Christ must also be a warrior to defeat God's enemy, and Christ will return for his prepared bride and defeat God's enemy. The church is composed of a group of people who are regenerated with the divine life, and they are … [Continue reading]

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Christ came as the Bridegroom to Court us and Marry the Church as His Bride, His Wife

March 13, 2019 by aGodMan Leave a Comment

When the Lord Jesus came, He came as the Bridegroom for the bride (John 3:29; Matt. 9:15). At the end of this age, Christ will come to marry His redeemed and take her as His wife (Rev. 19:7). For eternity in the new heaven and new earth, the New Jerusalem will be the wife of the Lamb; this is the fulfillment of the divine romance revealed in the Scriptures (Rev. 19:7-9; 22:17).

When the Lord Jesus came, He came as the Bridegroom for the bride; now we as believers in Christ are produced to be the bride of Christ, and at the end of this age there will be a wedding feast culminating in our eternal married life with the … [Continue reading]

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