In Num. 12 and 16 of Numbers we see the rebellion against God’s deputy authority, how Moses reacted to it, and how God deals with rebellion. In the book of Numbers it seems that there was rebellion after rebellion, from the murmuring of the people of Israel against Moses and against God concerning their basic […]
Authority and Rebellion: we need to Submit to God’s Authority and Reject Rebellion
The unique controversy between God and Satan concerns authority and rebellion; rebellion is the denial of God’s authority and the rejection of God’s rule, so we as believers should submit to God’s authority and uphold it, and we should assert that authority is with God. There are two great principles in the universe – God’s […]
We Submit to God’s Authority when we Submit to the Delegated Authority He set over us
In this universe only God is the supreme authority, and all other authorities are delegated authorities, deputy authorities, authorities appointed by God; when we submit to and obey the deputy authority, we obey and submit to God. God is the supreme authority; He has all authority, and He gives authority to particular persons in a […]
We must Realise that God is the Supreme Authority and we must Touch God’s Authority
In this universe God is the supreme authority; He has all the authority, and we need to know authority, submit to God’s authority, and also submit to God’s delegated authority. In our deeper study of the book of Numbers this week we come to the matter of Authority, Rebellion, the Vindication of Delegated Authority, and […]
Going Forward in God’s Glorious Goal to Enjoy Christ with all the Saints in the Body
The story in Num. 32 needs to be a warning to us, for if we care too much about ourselves and our enjoyment but not for God’s people, not being willing to go forward, we will not be able to fulfill God’s will and plan or reach God’s glorious goal. Outwardly what the two and […]
Giving up our Self-Choice in Spiritual Things to take God’s Choice and Reach His Goal
In the matter of enjoying Christ as the good land, we need to give up our self-choice in spiritual things and take what God has allotted to us, and we need to be willing to allow the death of Christ to operate in us and bring us into resurrection and ascension to enjoy the elevated […]
Being Rooted in Christ to Absorb His Riches, Grow in Him, and be Built up in the Body
As we believers in Christ we are rooted in Christ, we grow in Christ, we are being built up in Christ, and we are also being built up with the saints into the Body of Christ. It is quite amazing to realise that we not only were regenerated by God with His divine life but […]