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 […]
Church is the Temple of God expressed in Many Localities Consummating the New Jerusalem
Church is Built on the Foundation of the Apostles and Prophets with Christ as the Cornerstone
As believers in Christ and as members of the Body of Christ, we are being built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, and Christ Jesus Himself is the cornerstone; Christ is the cornerstone of God’s building to join us together in oneness. Hallelujah! The intrinsic significance of all the materials of God’s […]
We are Saved, Enlivened, and have Access to God for the Building up of the Church
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 […]
Living Stones are Worked on Outwardly and Living Inwardly to be Suitable for God’s Building
The stones of the temple signify Christ’s humanity in transformation, the transformed Christ – He’s the One suitable for God’s building! He as the living stone is making us living stones through the inward work of regeneration and outward work of cutting and dealing, just as the stones were cut and dealt with before […]
Abide in the Lord and produce Soothing Oil and Invigorating Wine to Comfort and Cheer
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, […]
We need to Live in the Spirit of Resurrection in our Spirit to Build up the Church
David received the blueprint of the temple and prepared the materials and ground for the building, while Solomon built the temple, we need to not only know the blueprint of God’s house but also experience the Spirit of resurrection (signified by Solomon) to build the house of God. Amen! David and Solomon typify Christ […]
Build up the Church as the Temple of the Living God through our Experience of Christ
The Gospel of John is the gospel of Christ as life for the building up of the church as the temple of the living God; this building work is carried out through our experience and enjoyment of the crucified and resurrected Christ as the tree of life for the church. Amen! We have seen […]