The church life is a life of brotherly love; just as the Lord Jesus laid down His soul-life that we may have the divine life, so we need to lose our soul-life and deny the self to love the brothers and minister life to them in the practice of the Body life. Amen! In […]
Being those Reigning in Life by Living under the Rulership of the Spirit as Joseph Did
In order to reign in life, we need to be under the rulership of the Spirit, as we see with Joseph; the rulership of the Spirit is the reigning aspect of a mature saint, for it is a life of reigning in life for the reality of God’s kingdom. Amen! There are many aspects […]
Deny the Self and Live by the Divine Life of Glory to be One in the Divine Glory
The Father gave the Son the divine glory, and the Son gave us this glory; genuine oneness is in the divine glory, for only when we deny ourselves and live by the divine life to express God are we one in the divine glory. Hallelujah! In John 17 we see the Lord uttering an […]
Being Saved from Selfishness and Disobedience and Building up the Kingdom of God
From the life of Saul the King we need to learn to crucify our flesh, be saved from selfishness, and reject any rebellion in following the Lord; our work is the work of the Lord, and it is the church as the kingdom of God that we build up, not our own kingdom. As […]
Pay the Price to Experience the Breaking of the Cross and Submit to God’s Authority
If we pay the price to experience the breaking of the cross by living under the cross, knowing and dealing with our natural life and disposition, putting to death the flesh, and denying ourselves before God, we will know God’s authority and will be able to bring in God’s authority. We see this in […]
As the Totality of our Fallen old man, the Flesh is Enmity against God and Cannot Please God
In the eyes of God and according to the Bible, the flesh denotes the totality of the fallen old man, our entire fallen being; it is the living out and expression of the old man, and the flesh is enmity against God, not being subject to God’s law nor being able to please God. […]
Pay the Price to gain more of the Spirit and Minister Christ to Shepherd the Flock of God
For us to shepherd the flock of God is to watch over the souls of the saints, being one with the Lord as the Shepherd and Overseer of their souls to care for them; for this, we need to enjoy and dispense grace, pay the price to gain more Christ and minister Him, and be […]