As believers in Christ, we are God-men, men born of God, and we have the divine right to participate in God’s life and in God’s nature; it is our right to participate in these things. Hallelujah! God created us, men, in His image and according to His likeness, and He put the tree of […]
Christ expressed God through His Aromatic Virtues and Accomplished Judicial Redemption
December 5, 2023 by 15 Comments
In the stage of incarnation, Christ expressed in His humanity the bountiful God in His rich attributes through His aromatic virtues, and He accomplished His all-inclusive judicial redemption through His death on the cross. Hallelujah for our wonderful Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior! No matter whether you are a Christian or not, if […]
Reigning in Life is the Key to our Rich Experience of God’s Organic Salvation
December 1, 2023 by 11 Comments
Reigning in life is the key to our rich experience of God’s organic salvation, for reigning in life in Rom. 5 is the key to everything spoken of in Rom. 6-16. We may have never thought about this, but if you prayerfully consider the matter of reigning in life by living under the ruling […]
Regeneration: being Born of God by the Spirit through the Word of Life in our Spirit
November 28, 2023 by 11 Comments
The center of God’s complete salvation and the commencement of God’s salvation in its organic aspect is regeneration; we have been regenerated by God with His life through His word of life by His Spirit of life to be children of God, sons of God, so that we may experience and enjoy God’s organic […]
The Shepherding that Builds up the Body of Christ is Mutual Shepherding in Love
November 25, 2023 by 10 Comments
![Then when they had eaten breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, Simon, [son] of John, do you love Me more than these? He said to Him, Yes, Lord, You know that I love You. He said to him, Feed My lambs. John 21:15](https://i0.wp.com/agodman.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Then-when-they-had-eaten-breakfast-Jesus-said-to-Simon-Peter-Simon-son-of-John-do-you-love-Me-more-than-these-jpg.webp?fit=300%2C169&ssl=1)
The shepherding that builds up the Body of Christ is mutual shepherding; we need to shepherd one another in mutuality, relying on those whom we shepherd and receiving their portion, both shepherding others and being shepherded by them so that through this mutual shepherding the church as the Body will build itself up in […]
Being Constituted with Christ to Live a Shepherding Life with an Enlarged Heart
November 24, 2023 by 12 Comments
In order for us to shepherd according to God, we need to live a shepherding life, being constituted with Christ so that our heart may be enlarged, we would live an all-fitting life, and we would cherish and nourish the flock of God with the Father’s love and the Son’s seeking spirit. The Lord […]
We need to Live God, Become God, and be One with God to Shepherd according to God
November 23, 2023 by 16 Comments
Those who shepherd the flock of God should shepherd according to God; to shepherd according to God is to become the same as God, to be one with God, and do all things in God and according to God. On one hand, we need to enjoy the Lord’s shepherding ourselves, personally, for He is […]
![And not only [so,] but we ourselves also, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan in ourselves, eagerly awaiting sonship, the redemption of our body. Rom. 8:23](https://i0.wp.com/agodman.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/And-not-only-so-but-we-ourselves-also-who-have-the-firstfruits-of-the-Spirit-even-we-ourselves-groan-in-ourselves-eagerly-awaiting-sonship-the-redemption-of-our-body-1.jpg?fit=178%2C100&ssl=1)
