The New Jerusalem is constituted and built up with gold (the base and the street), pearls (the gates) and all kinds of precious stones (the wall, the foundations, etc). All throughout the Bible we see that the Triune God is likened to this three kinds of precious materials: the Father in His divine nature is […]
We Become God’s Fellow Workers by Growing in Life and by Being Transformed
![Lord, how do YOU want me to work for You and with You? Lord, what does it mean that we are plants in God's farm and precious materials in God's building? Unveil us to see the intrinsic significance of these things and how they are practically related to us. [in the picture: 1 Cor. 3:12, taking heed on how we build!]](https://i0.wp.com/www.agodman.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/1cor3-12-build-upon-foundation-gold-silver-precious-stones.jpg?fit=300%2C168&ssl=1)
All the believers in Christ have the privilege to be God’s fellow workers, those who work the work of the Lord (see 1 Cor. 16:10) and even abound in the work of the Lord (1 Cor. 15:58). The way to do this is not by seeing the need to do something for God and going […]
God’s accomplishments on the bridge of time from creation to the building
![God's accomplishments on the bridge of time from creation to the building [in the picture: the serene Greenwich]](https://i0.wp.com/www.agodman.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/greenwich-god-on-the-bridge-of-time.jpg?fit=300%2C300&ssl=1)
John chapter 1 is an amazing chapter, speaking of at least five major things that God accomplished as He stepped out of eternity and onto the bridge of time. First of all, in the beginning, when there was no time, there was the Word with God and as God. You can’t explain how He was, […]
begetting through the gospel, feeding others with spiritual food, and building with precious materials
For us to build with gold, silver, and precious stones, we need to be constituted with the divine nature of the Father as gold, the redemptive work of Christ as the silver, and the transforming work of the Spirit as the precious stones. We as builders need to become these precious materials in order to build others with them and help them also become precious materials. We need to be transformed to be precious materials by being daily constituted with the Triune God, and we will be built into the house of God. Then we will be qualified to build the house of God with other believers as the transformed materials… [continue reading online]
The Lord Jesus restores my soul; He guides me on the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake
It is so wonderful to see the Lord’s organic shepherding in His ascension as the pneumatic Christ in Psalm 23! Yesterday we saw that Christ is our good Shepherd and we lack nothing; He leads us to waters of rest and to green pastures to lie down and enjoy Him… Today we are enjoying His […]
with Christ the emphasis is that Christ is our life and He is united and mingled with us!
The four crucial elements of the Bible are Christ, the Spirit, life, and the church. Without Christ there is nothing – Christ is the reality of all the positive things in the universe. If there’s no Christ, there’s no Spirit! But this One, Christ, is the center and reality of God, man, and everything positive […]
we are being transformed and built into a miraculous structure of treasure, the New Jerusalem!
“The New Jerusalem is built by the Triune God, as the divine Architect and Builder, with Himself and His deified people as the material to be a miraculous structure of treasure; He is God in us to make us God in Him (Heb. 11:10; 1 Cor. 3:12; 1 Pet. 2:4-5; Rev. 21:3)” – quote from the […]