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Man is a Vessel to Receive God by Eating, Drinking, and Breathing in God

July 23, 2013 by aGodMan 3 Comments

The central vision of Paul’s completing ministry is God in us as our contents, Christ as the mystery of God, and the church as the mystery of Christ. First of all, we need to see that God made us as vessels to contain Him, and He wants to be our content. It is only in […]

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Christ as our replacement is a peg driven into a sure place, a throne of glory, and the One on whom all the vessels hang

October 1, 2010 by aGodMan Leave a Comment

As we saw in the previous portion, Christ as the all-inclusive replacement of everything else in God’s economy with Himself is represented by David – Christ is the real David, since He is the One who builds the house of God and the kingdom of God. As the greater David, Christ has built up the […]

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The Story of a High School Student – what is the meaning of my life?

September 6, 2010 by aGodMan 7 Comments

When 10:30pm came around, I closed my chemistry book, kicked off my slippers and turned out the light. I leaned back on my pillow and stared up at the ceiling in the quietness of my bedroom. I felt exhausted and as I lay there, I began to consider my life. My life was like a […]

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speaking to my friends about the Lord is a battle, so we need to pray for our friends to be saved!

July 20, 2010 by aGodMan 7 Comments

Not long after I got saved in the Lord, I started to have a burden for my best friend; I really wanted to introduce this wonderful Christ to her. I still remembered a brother once shared that he did not have much Bible knowledge, but the zeal of his heart for the absoluteness of the […]

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