As believers in Christ and members of the Body of Christ, we are being built together into a dwelling place of God in spirit to be the holy temple in the Lord, the temple of God; we are His dwelling place and He is our dwelling place. There are many aspects of the church […]
Church is the Temple of God expressed in Many Localities Consummating the New Jerusalem
November 25, 2022 by 9 Comments
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The church is the building of God, and all the building is growing into a temple in the Lord; the church is the temple of God, and each local church is the expression of the temple of God in that locality. Hallelujah! On one hand, each of us individually is the temple of God […]
Being Fitted in God’s Building and Growing with the Growth of God to Build up the Church
November 23, 2022 by 13 Comments
In Christ as the cornerstone, all the building, being fitted together, is growing into a holy temple in the Lord; we are being fitted in God’s building to be made suitable for God’s building, and our growth in life is for the building up of the Body of Christ, for we grow with the […]
We are Saved, Enlivened, and have Access to God for the Building up of the Church
November 21, 2022 by 9 Comments
Our being saved by grace, being raised up together with Christ and seated together with Him in the heavenlies and having access to the Father are for the building up of the church, His Body, through growing into a holy temple in the Lord. Amen! This week we come to the third week in […]
Live by Faith Trusting in God and be Constantly under God’s Judgment to be Pillars
November 18, 2022 by 13 Comments
The pillars of the temple were built of bronze, signifying God’s judgment; for us to be useful to God, we need to be constantly under God’s judgment living a life of trusting in God with no confidence in the flesh, even in the midst of complicated and intermixed situations. Amen! The materials for the […]
Abide in the Lord and produce Soothing Oil and Invigorating Wine to Comfort and Cheer
November 17, 2022 by 14 Comments
As believers in Christ, we have been grafted into Him; we simply need to abide in the Lord and produce soothing oil and invigorating wine to comfort and cheer God and man. In order for us to partake of Christ with His riches, we need to be cut off from our old background, history, […]
Exercise our spirit to Absorb the Riches of Christ into whom we’re Grafted Contrary to Nature
November 16, 2022 by 8 Comments
As believers in Christ, we are branches of Christ, those grafted into Him as the cultivated olive tree to enjoy Him as the life-giving Spirit by denying the self to absorb the riches of Christ. Hallelujah! The types and figures in the Old Testament show us a picture of what we the New Testament […]
