The bride of the Lamb was given to be clothed in fine linen, bright and clean, for the fine linen is the righteousnesses of the saints; we have Christ as our righteousness before God, our first garment, but we need Him to be lived out of us as our overcoming life to be our second […]
Cooperate with God to have the Second Garment, Christ as our Subjective Righteousnesses
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We need to cooperate with God to have not only the first garment – Christ as our objective righteousness, but also the second garment, Christ as our subjective righteousnesses, so that we may be qualified to enter the wedding feast of the Lamb when the Lord Jesus returns. The two aspects of righteousness – the […]
The Righteousness of the Bride: Christ as our Subjective Righteousness Lived out of us
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For the joy set before us, which is the Lord Jesus as our dear Bridegroom coming for His bride, we are today preparing to be the bride of Christ; there is the need for the righteousness of the bride, that is, the wedding garment that the bride wears for the wedding feast, which is […]
Christ Lived out of us as our Subjective Righteousnesses becomes our Wedding Garment
One of the most important things related to a bride is the wedding dress; our wedding garment as the bride of Christ is of fine linen, bright and clean, for it is the righteousnesses of the saints. As believers in Christ, our aspiration and inner yearning is not only to enjoy and experience Christ in […]
Letting Christ Live in us (our Wedding Garment) and Shining out Christ (our Beauty)
The many characteristics and aspects of the New Jerusalem need to be our enjoyment and experience today, and in the church life we need to have a foretaste of the New Jerusalem. Every genuine believer in Christ is a miniature of the New Jerusalem, and every local church is a “little New Jerusalem”. In Revelation […]