This week we have been reviewing and prayerfully considering the major covenants God made with man in the Old Testament, in particular the one He made with Adam, Noah, Abraham, and David. As spiritual descendants of Adam, Noah, Abraham, and David, we inherit and benefit God’s covenant with each one of them, and as believers […]
God’s Covenant with David: Christ as the Seed of David Carries out God’s Economy
October 9, 2015 by 1 Comment
Our wonderful, infinitely wise, loving, gracious, and merciful God is a covenanting God, and it is our privilege to take a look at some of the major covenants God made with man. God came in after Adam and Eve fell not to blame them or condemn them but to preach the gospel to them and […]
God’s Covenant with Abraham: Receiving the Life-Giving Spirit as the God’s Blessing
October 8, 2015 by 1 Comment
Our God is a covenanting God, and we are His covenanted people. Even though man fell, God came in to preach the gospel and promised that the seed of the woman will destroy the serpent; this seed of the woman is Christ and also the man-child, the overcomers. This covenant God made with Adam was […]
God’s Covenant with Noah and the Rainbow: Enjoy God’s Faithfulness and His Promises
October 7, 2015 by 1 Comment
The first major covenant God made with man was His promise to Adam that “the seed of the woman will bruise the serpent on the head” (Gen. 3:15); this promise was fulfilled in the Lord Jesus as the individual seed of the woman, and it is being fulfilled today in the overcomers in the churches […]
Becoming the Man-Child by being Inwardly Strengthened and by Pray-Reading the Word
October 6, 2015 by 1 Comment
The first major covenant God made with man can be seen in Gen. 3:15, where God came in after the fall of man and preached the gospel by promising that the seed of the woman will bruise the head of the serpent. Instead of rebuking Adam and Eve for what they did, God preached the […]
The Promise of the Seed of the Woman destroying Satan’s Head: Christ and His Overcomers
October 5, 2015 by 1 Comment
Our God is a covenanting God, and we are His covenanted people. Throughout the Bible we see God making covenants with His people; His covenants reveal His desire toward man. The Bible is a book of the revelation of God’s desire toward man. God expresses His desire toward man in a covenant as a way […]
We Believers in Christ must be Slaves of God and of Jesus Christ in the Church Life
October 3, 2015 by 1 Comment
It is quite impressive and amazing to see how God Himself, Christ, became a man and lowered Himself, humbled Himself, and emptied Himself to be found in fashion of a man and even become a lowly slave to serve God and man. God could have accomplished His purpose in His majesty and greatness, but He […]
