When you read the story of Abraham, how God called him and promised him a seed which fulfills God’s purpose, you may be “happy for Abraham” but may wonder what does this have to do with you. Abraham was a Hebrew, a Jew, someone called out by God and chosen by Him to be part […]
God Made the Promise, Christ Fulfilled it, and the Believers Enjoy the Blessing!
March 18, 2014 by Leave a Comment
God didn’t give up on man after Adam fell in the garden of Eden; He continued to seek man and desired to gain man for His purpose. He gained Abel, Enosh, Enoch, Noah and his family, etc. until one day the God of glory appeared to Abraham in the Ur of Chaldea’s. God’s appearing attracted […]
The Seed of Abraham is First Christ and Then the Believers in Christ, the Body
March 17, 2014 by 3 Comments
For the fulfillment of God’s purpose, “the seed” is a very important matter. In the Bible we see that Christ is a threefold seed: He is the seed of the woman (Gen. 3:15), the seed of Abraham (Gen. 17:2), and the seed of David. The entire Scriptures is wrapped up with the seed in these […]
The Believers in Christ are the Corporate Seed of Abraham, those Living by Faith
March 10, 2014 by 3 Comments
As believers in Christ, we are sons of Abraham, and we need to live a life by faith – we need to be today’s “river crossers” to live the life of the altar and the tent. Abraham’s life and experience of God is being repeated in our life and experience with God today. We walk […]
The Israel of God is the Church in the Triune God, the Church in the Processed God
March 8, 2014 by Leave a Comment
The issue of knowing and experiencing God as the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob is the Israel of God, the church in the Triune God (1 Thes. 1:1; Matt. 28:19). The issue of our experience of God as our source and Father (the God of Abraham), as the […]
The Glorious Christ in Revelation 1: His Hair is White, His Eyes like a Flame of Fire
February 13, 2014 by 1 Comment
In Revelation 1 we see a vision of the glorious Christ in His heavenly ministry as the Son of Man, walking among the lampstands (the local churches), having an amazing appearance. He was clothed with a long garment reaching to the feet (He’s the High Priest), and He was girded about at the breast with […]
Only the Spirit can Live the Christian Life, so Breathe in the Life-Giving Spirit!
February 2, 2014 by 9 Comments
The Lord Jesus promised the disciples that He will send the Spirit of reality as another Comforter (see John 14:15-16, 26; 15:26; 16:7-8, 13), and after His resurrection He came among His disciples and breathed into them saying, Receive the Holy Spirit (John 20:22). The expected Spirit in John 7:39 and the promised Spirit in […]
