On one hand, we need to be a faithful and prudent slave who gives food at the proper time to those in God’s household; on the other hand, we need to not be an evil slave who thinks the Master delays so he beats his fellow slaves and eats and drinks with the drunken. […]
Being in a Proper Relationship with Christ and Not Criticizing but Blessing others
David’s life is both an encouraging and a warning to us so that we may be right with God in our relationship with Christ and not suffer the loss of Christ as our enjoyment or the governmental chastisement of God due to our treating others severely or criticizing them. Oh, Lord Jesus! The first […]
Not Loving the Present evil age and Not Judging or Criticizing our Fellow Slaves
In order for us to be faithful and prudent slaves of God who do business until He comes, we need to be those not loving the present evil age but love the Lord’s appearing, and we should not mistreat our fellow believers (beat our fellow slaves) by reviling, criticizing, or speaking evil words about them, […]
God Considers His People in a Positive Way: they are Heavenly People living on Earth
In His view, God always considers His people in a positive way; He sees them chosen, redeemed, saved, enjoying Christ, being built up with the Triune God, formed into an army, and prepared by God to possess Christ as the good land. Hallelujah! Throughout the years and centuries, God’s people have been going on with […]
Feeding the Lord’s People at the Proper Time and Using the Lord’s Talents in Full
We all should feed the Lord’s people at the proper time and use the Lord’s talents in full, for we are faithful and prudent slaves of our Master, Lord Jesus (Matt. 24:45; 25:20, 22). In particular, we need to care for people – whether believers or unbelievers – with the loving and forgiving heart of […]
Governmental Forgiveness, Kingdom Forgiveness and not going against God’s Government
After seeing the eternal forgiveness, the instrumental forgiveness, and the restorative forgiveness, today we want to look deeper into the governmental forgiveness (related to discipline) and the kingdom forgiveness (related to God’s administration). In the Bible the word forgiveness and the principle of God’s forgiving us is used a lot, but not all forgiveness are […]
We Maintain the Oneness of the Spirit by Loving and Bearing one Another in the Church
To maintain the oneness of the Spirit in the church life, we need to live a life in love, consider one another, and cooperate with the Lord to care in love for the saints who may be in sin, so that they may be recovered and restored. As priests to God and as part of […]