Experiencing Christ to have a Keen Sense of Discernment and be Fresh and Living

Discernment is the ability to sense things; the Greek word for discernment means “sensitive perception, moral tact.” According to Paul, we should love with a mind full of knowledge and discernment. This knowledge and discernment are Christ Himself; when we experience Christ, He becomes our knowledge and discernment, our perceptive power. The more we experience Christ, the more we will discern matters not by our cleverness but by the Christ who lives within us (Gal. 2:20). Crystallization-Study of Ezekiel, outline 5

As believers in Christ, we need to discern between what is of God and what is not of God, what is of life and what is of death, what is good and what is evil, and what God wants and what He hates; we need to have a walk that has been tested and … [Continue reading]

Having a Proper Discernment and Walking in the Singleness and Sincerity of God

Phil. 1:9 And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in full knowledge and all discernment.

As believers in Christ we are living creatures with the face of a man (we are proper human beings in likeness like a man), the wings of an eagle (we live by the grace of God and are empowered by Him), the hands of a man (we work and do things with a … [Continue reading]

Learning to be Human Christians Living in a Jesusly Human Way by the Divine Life

2 Cor. 4:11 For we who are alive are always being delivered unto death for Jesus’ sake that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh.

The fact that the four living creatures in Ezek. 1 have the hands of a man under the wings of an eagle shows that we need to work and do things like a man, in a human way; Christian humanity refers not to our natural virtues but to Christ living in … [Continue reading]

Enjoying the Grace of God and Cooperating with God in a Human Way to Live like a Man

1 Pet. 5:5-6 In like manner, younger men, be subject to elders; and all of you gird yourselves with humility toward one another, because God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble. Therefore be humbled under the mighty hand of God that He may exalt you in due time.

The four living creatures in Ezekiel 1 had the appearance of a man, the body of an eagle, the wings of an eagle, and under the wings they had the hands of a man; as normal Christians we should do things exactly like a man, in a human way, cooperating … [Continue reading]

We need to Stop our Doing to Enjoy the Grace of God and Soar above all and be Covered

Psa. 63:7 For You have been my help, And in the shadow of Your wings I will shout for joy.

As believers in Christ we are living creatures, and we need to enjoy the grace of God, live by the grace of God, let the grace of God strengthen us inwardly and overshadow us outwardly, and do everything by the grace of God. The four living … [Continue reading]

Wings of an Eagle signify God’s Power in Life Applied to us and Becoming our Grace

2 Cor. 1:12 For our boasting is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in singleness and sincerity of God, not in fleshly wisdom but in the grace of God, we have conducted ourselves in the world, and more abundantly toward you.

The four living creatures have the wings of an eagle, the hands of a man, and the feet of a calf; the eagle's wings signify God's power in life applied to us and becoming our grace. The Bible is both specific and exhaustive in speaking concerning … [Continue reading]

Denying the Self and Walking by the Spirit to Coordinate with Others in the Body

This week we have been prayerfully considering the coordination among the four living creatures in Ezek. 1; in a practical way, for us to coordinate with others we need to deny our self, live and act by God's grace, walk by the Spirit and according … [Continue reading]