God’s intention in His administration is to give Christ the preeminence in all things, that is, to cause Christ to have the first place in everything (see Col. 1:15, 18). In Colossians Paul writes concerning this principle of Christ being preeminent; he says that Christ is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of […]
Being Renewed in the Spirit of our Mind to have the Mind of Christ through the Cross
December 26, 2019 by Leave a Comment
For us to be renewed in the spirit of our mind is inward and intrinsic, for it revolutionizes the way we think and perceive things, causing us to have the mind of Christ. What is this “the spirit of our mind” spoken of in Eph. 4:23? At the time of our regeneration, Christ as the […]
The whole World is against our Prayer: we Persevere in Prayer to Stand on God’s Side
December 18, 2019 by 1 Comment
We need to persevere in prayer because prayer involves a battle, a fight; everything fights against our prayer life, so we need to pray persistently, with perseverance, standing on God’s side. In order for us to touch the reality of the one new man, we need to not only to pray but have a prayer […]
The New Man is a Corporate Warrior Empowered in the Lord and Putting on the Armor of God
November 23, 2019 by Leave a Comment
The one new man is a corporate warrior fighting against God’s enemy; the church as the one new man fights the spiritual warfare by being empowered in the Lord and by putting on the armor of God to defeat Satan, the enemy of God. The matter of the one new man touches something deep and […]
God gave man Dominion over all the Earth to Subdue and Deal with God’s Enemy, Satan
November 20, 2019 by 2 Comments
God’s intention in His creation of man in His image and according to His likeness is that man would express Him and represent Him; God gave man dominion to subdue God’s enemy, Satan, who rebelled against God. God created man so that man would look like God and have the capacity to contain God so […]
Having the One Accord among God’s People Formed as an Army by Living in the Spirit
November 16, 2019 by Leave a Comment
In Numbers 31 we see a beautiful picture of the one accord among God’s people who had been formed into an army ready for battle; it is a picture of the one accord we should practice in the church life today. In the church life we experience something very similar to what the children of […]
God is Preparing the Second Generation with a Rich Inheritance to be His army today
November 15, 2019 by Leave a Comment
If we look at those who entered into the good land, with the exception of Joshua and Caleb, those qualified and ready to take possession of the land were the younger ones, the new generation, the young generation (see Deut. 1:35-36; Num. 14:31). The ones rescued by the Lord from Egypt, all the older generation, […]
