God’s intention is not that we would be on the line of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil but on the line of the tree of life; our daily living should not be according to right or wrong but according to the tree of life, in the realm of the tree of […]
Two Trees, two Sources, two Ways, two Principles, and two Consummations: Choose Life!
March 8, 2021 by Leave a Comment
In the Bible, we see two trees, two sources, two ways, two principles, and two consummations. The tree of life signifies the Triune God as life to man in man’s relationship with Him, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil signifies Satan as death to man in man’s fall before God. This […]
Exercise our Spirit to be Renewed, Gain more of God, and Rejoice in the Midst of Sufferings
March 6, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Our Christian life is a life of suffering, but in the midst of sufferings we rejoice, for more of God is added to our being, and we are daily being renewed; our desire is to gain more of God. Our sufferings and difficulties are an opportunity for us to gain more God, for us to […]
Cooperate with the Putting to Death of Jesus and the Operation of the Indwelling Spirit
March 5, 2021 by Leave a Comment
As believers in Christ, we need to cooperate with the putting to death of Jesus in our environment and with the operating indwelling Spirit so that our outer man may be put aside and the inner man would be renewed for the life of Jesus to be manifested in our mortal body. When we believed […]
We were Reborn Crucified and we are Dying to Live so that Christ may Live in us
March 4, 2021 by Leave a Comment
We believers in Christ have been reborn crucified and we are dying to live; we were crucified with Christ and now it is no longer us who live but Christ who lives in us by the stripping of the natural man and the renewing of the new man. We need to have a proper view […]
Learn to Exercise our Spirit in Prayer Personally and with the Saints in a Vital Group
March 3, 2021 by Leave a Comment
As believers in Christ, we want to learn to exercise our spirit in prayer both personally and corporately. The Christian life is a life in the spirit; we need to learn from Job and his friends with their many rounds of debates to not be in our mind when we meet with the saints but […]
Not Dwelling on our Past but Seeking to Gain Christ Today even in our Sufferings
March 1, 2021 by Leave a Comment
May we be those who do not dwell on our past but seek to gain Christ today, even in our sufferings! There’s a great contrast between the way Job and Paul reacted to suffering; Job was perplexed and disturbed, even cursing the day of his birth, while Paul never complained but rather took the death […]
