In order to be in reality the Israel of God, we need to experience God as the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. It is not enough for us to know and experience God as our Father, our source; we need to go on and experience Him by enjoying […]
Knowing and Experiencing God as the God of Abraham: God is our Father, our Source!
March 4, 2014 by 7 Comments
The God who chose us, called us, redeemed us, saved us, justified us, and who daily renews us, transforms us, and will eventually glorify us is the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. He called us to be a particular kind of people, His peculiar possession, His personal treasure, […]
Knowing and Experiencing the Triune God as the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
March 3, 2014 by 3 Comments
Our God is the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, the Triune God! We need to know God and experience Him as the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, so that we may become the Israel of God. In our morning revival these next weeks we are back to […]
Let the Lord Shepherd You in the Father’s House, the Mutual Dwelling Place of God and Man!
February 8, 2014 by 1 Comment
The Father’s house is a mysterious yet wonderful matter unveiled by the Lord Jesus in John 14. We need to see what the Father’s house is. It is not merely the house where all God’s children dwell and are a part of. The Lord Jesus had to go to the Father and then come back […]
What does the Bible Really Say about the Father’s House and the Many Abodes in John 14?
February 6, 2014 by 2 Comments
The Lord Jesus is the good Shepherd, and He takes all-inclusive tender care of all His sheep (John 10) for the Father’s house (John 14). Through His shepherding, all the believers are being redeemed, regenerated, and transformed to be united, mingled, and incorporated with the Triune God in the Father’s house, the church, the Body […]
Only the Spirit can Live the Christian Life, so Breathe in the Life-Giving Spirit!
February 2, 2014 by 9 Comments
The Lord Jesus promised the disciples that He will send the Spirit of reality as another Comforter (see John 14:15-16, 26; 15:26; 16:7-8, 13), and after His resurrection He came among His disciples and breathed into them saying, Receive the Holy Spirit (John 20:22). The expected Spirit in John 7:39 and the promised Spirit in […]
The Triune God Went Through a Process Economically and Became “the Spirit” (John 7:39)
January 30, 2014 by 3 Comments
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever (Heb. 13:8), and with Him there is no change (Mal. 3:6; Num. 23:19). However, in the Gospel of John 1:14, we see that the Word – who was with God and who was God – became flesh. In His essence, God cannot change and will not […]
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