Who is this “Melchizedek” and why is Christ a “High Priest according to the order of Melchizedek”? In the Old Testament we see a lot about the priesthood according to the order of Aaron, but what about this Melchizedek? Also, as believers in Christ today, how can we cooperate with our interceding High Priest, Christ […]
Cooperating with Christ’s Intercession to Defeat God’s Enemies for Christ’s Return
After Abraham defeated the four kings and was on his way back with the spoil and all the people, someone called “Melchizedek” met him and blessed him. This Melchizedek was a priest of God the Most High, and he was the king of Salem; this one brought out bread and wine and blessed Abraham and […]
Fighting for the Brother by Praying for Him to Rescue Him and Give Life to Him
Lot made his choice to separate from Abraham and move his tent close to Sodom, even moving into the city of Sodom. When the four kings came and defeated the five kings of the plain, Lot was also taken captive with all his family and his possessions. When Abraham heard this, he could have been […]
Never Leave the Proper Persons in God’s Economy (as Lot did) but Be Joined to Them!
Living by faith – as our father Abraham did – means to live a life of the altar and the tent and to fight for the brother. We live by faith by putting everything on the altar through consecration and using only what God allows us to receive back in the tent, in a non-settled, […]
Being Identified with Christ in His Death and Resurrection to Live the Church Life
Due to the fact that Abraham was short of faith in believing God concerning the promise of the land, God entered into a covenant with him to strengthen his faith. He instructed Abraham to get three cattle and two birds and slaughter / cut the cattle but leave the birds alive. Whenever someone offered something […]
The Covenant God made with Abraham to Ensure he Believes God’s Promise of the Land
God promised Abraham that He will give him a seed, even though both Abraham and Sarah were in their old age; Abraham believed God, and this was accounted to him as righteousness. However, when God promised Abraham the good land, that all the land he sees in Canaan will be his, Abraham found it hard […]
The Good Land is the Church, the Enlarged Christ; the Church should be our Living!
The land God promised to Abraham is a type of Christ as the all-inclusive Spirit, and this land today is in reality with our spirit for our enjoyment, participation in, and experience. Also, the good land promised by God to Abraham is the church, the Body of Christ, as the enlargement of Christ (see 1 […]