Using the Divine Telescope to See God’s View: His People are Full of Life and Light

According to their fallen nature, God’s people are evil and unclean, but in God’s eternal view, His people are heavenly bodies full of light. (Rev. 12:1 and footnote)

The two dreams Joseph had when he was young are very important and practical in our Christian life and church life, since they reveal the nature, position, condition, and function of the people of God. The main point of these dreams is not that his … [Continue reading]

In God’s Eyes Each Believer is a Sheaf Full of Life, since God Sees us in Christ!

Jacob had one dream - the dream of Bethel, the house of God - but Joseph had two dreams - the dream of sheaves of wheat full of life and with the heavenly bodies full of light. In order for the dream of Bethel to be accomplished in reality today we … [Continue reading]

Joseph’s Life was a Copy of the Life of Christ (and how this Applies to us) Part 2

Hebrews 2:9 But we see Jesus, who was made a little inferior to the angels because of the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honor, so that by the grace of God He might taste death on behalf of everything.

It is so amazing to see how the life of Joseph is a copy of the life of Christ! So many things that Joseph went through together with his attitude toward these things typify Christ's living on earth, the processes He went through, and His attitude … [Continue reading]

Joseph’s Life was a Copy of the Life of Christ (and how this Applies to us) Part 1

Joseph's life was a copy of the life of Christ in the following aspects: In his being a shepherd, In his being his father’s beloved, In his being sent by his father to minister to his brothers according to his father’s will, and in his being hated, persecuted, and betrayed (sold) by his brothers.

The life of Joseph as seen in Genesis is a copy of the life of Christ, and Joseph is the only person in the entire Bible who is perfect and without any blame, typifying Christ in a full way. When we read from Genesis 37 to the end of the book, the … [Continue reading]

Presenting Every Man Mature in Christ by Ministering Christ to them for the New Man

Col. 1:28 Whom we announce, admonishing every man and teaching every man in all wisdom that we may present every man full-grown in Christ.

We need to grow unto maturity to become a part of the corporate full-grown man that fulfills God's eternal purpose (Gen. 1:26). The goal of Paul's ministry was to present every man full-grown in Christ for the one new man (see Col. 1:28-29). For … [Continue reading]

Being Brought on to Maturity by Being Brought into the Word of Righteousness

In the book of Hebrews we see how Paul is burdened to bring the Hebrew believers out of the initial stage of salvation and on to maturity (see Heb. 5:11-6:5). The Hebrew believers were in a "kindergarten stage" in their growth in life, focusing … [Continue reading]

Being Diligent to Develop the Virtues of the Divine Nature to Grow unto Maturity

Being brought on to maturity is a lifelong process that requires our daily cooperation with the Lord to experience the development of the divine life and the divine nature contained in the divine seed that has been sown into us so that we may have a … [Continue reading]