The history of the children of Israel is a type of the church, and the whole Bible gives us the revelation of God’s economy concerning the church. This week in our crystallization-study of Deuteronomy we come to the matter of, Aspects of the Church Life under the Government of God, in which we focus on […]
We Earnestly Contend for the Faith and Build up ourselves upon this most Holy Faith
May 2, 2020 by Leave a Comment
On the negative side, we need to avoid division (which is versus the oneness that we keep) and reject apostasy (which is versus the faith that we contend for); on the positive side we need to keep the oneness and earnestly contend for the faith. With respect to divisions, we need to keep the oneness […]
For the Preservation of the all-inclusive Oneness we must Destroy all the High Places
April 30, 2020 by Leave a Comment
For the recovery and preservation of the genuine, all-inclusive oneness, we must destroy the high places and stay away from division and divisive things. We have seen that God hates division and apostasy or heresy; division tears down the corporate expression of Christ (the Body of Christ) while apostasy or heresy damages the person of […]
We practice the Genuine Oneness by Teaching the Same Thing in all the Churches
April 29, 2020 by Leave a Comment
The apostles taught the same thing to all the saints in all the places and in all the churches to practice the genuine oneness; the genuine oneness is all-inclusive and comprehensive, including all positive things. God hates division, for division – no matter how “solid” the reasons for division are – cuts and destroys the […]
Utterly Destroying all Idols and Exalting Christ to be the Church with Christ as All
April 25, 2020 by Leave a Comment
In order for us to be the overcomers of today, we must maintain the ground of oneness, God’s unique choice, elevating Christ and Christ alone so that we may be the church with Christ as all. We need to tear down anything that replaces Christ and that rises against Him. This is similar to what […]
Living a Life of Enjoying Christ Personally to Enjoy Him Collectively for the Body
April 24, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Our Christian life is a life of enjoying Christ personally to enjoy Him corporately with God and with the saints; for this, we need to labour on Christ as the good land. In order for us to be the overcomers of today, we must enjoy Christ with God on the ground of oneness both personally […]
Gathered into the Lord’s Name, in our Spirit, and with the Cross – the Ground of Oneness
April 21, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Wherever we may be, when we meet with the saints, we should be gathered into the Lord’s name, in our spirit, and with the cross; this is the ground of oneness, and this keeps us one in the Body of Christ. In Deut. 12 we see a very important principle and ordination from God for […]
