It is amazing to realize that the organic building up of the Body of Christ is through the process of spiritual metabolism. In His economy, God works Himself into us so that we may experience a metabolic process of spiritual digestion and assimilation that produces transformation as a gradual and intrinsic metabolic change in […]
Daily Experiencing the Washing of Regeneration and the Renewing of the Holy Spirit
February 26, 2016 by 2 Comments
The laver of bronze, which was made of the bronze mirrors from the women who served at the entrance of the tabernacle, was an absolutely crucial furnishing for the operation of the tabernacle; before the priests could offer anything on the altar or enter into the tabernacle to minister to God, they had to wash […]
Going Along with the Lord’s Work of Transformation to be Conformed to His Image
September 19, 2014 by 1 Comment
After being regenerated by God with His divine life, all the believers in Christ are in the daily process of transformation until they are being conformed to the image of the firstborn Son of God, Jesus Christ (Rom. 8:29). This process of transformation is not something outward, like an outward correction or adjustment, but an […]
The Transformation of our Soul is a Lifelong Process, Unlike our Regeneration and Glorification
August 19, 2013 by 1 Comment
As believers in Christ, we need to grow in life through the transformation of our soul for the building up of the Body of Christ. Regeneration is only the beginning – we need to continue to grow in the divine life we have received through our new birth, and we do this through the transformation […]
Building the Church With and Becoming Gold, Silver, and Precious Stones
December 14, 2012 by 4 Comments
In 1 Corinthians chapter 3 we can see a profound revelation and a deep experience of God’s building and how to build up the church. We are the temple of God, and we need to take heed with what we build, so that we would not destroy God’s temple (and thus bring in destruction to […]
We Become God’s Fellow Workers by Growing in Life and by Being Transformed
December 13, 2012 by 1 Comment
![Lord, how do YOU want me to work for You and with You? Lord, what does it mean that we are plants in God's farm and precious materials in God's building? Unveil us to see the intrinsic significance of these things and how they are practically related to us. [in the picture: 1 Cor. 3:12, taking heed on how we build!]](https://i0.wp.com/agodman.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/1cor3-12-build-upon-foundation-gold-silver-precious-stones.jpg?fit=300%2C168&ssl=1)
All the believers in Christ have the privilege to be God’s fellow workers, those who work the work of the Lord (see 1 Cor. 16:10) and even abound in the work of the Lord (1 Cor. 15:58). The way to do this is not by seeing the need to do something for God and going […]
