Only what comes out of Christ can return to Christ to match Christ as His counterpart, just as only what came out of Adam and was built by God to become a woman could return to him to be his wife. It is important for us to see what did God do to gain His […]
God Desires to have Christ and the Church for His Expression and Dominion on Earth
January 9, 2018 by 13 Comments
![The third step of God’s procedure in fulfilling His purpose was to work Himself into man to make man His complement. Adam here [in Genesis 2:18] typifies God in Christ as the real, universal Husband, who is seeking a wife for Himself (Rom. 5:14; cf. Isa. 54:5; John 3:29; 2 Cor. 11:2; Eph. 5:31-32; Rev. 19:7; 21:9). Adam’s need for a wife typifies and portrays God’s need, in His economy, to have a wife as His complement. Gen. 2:18, footnote 1, RcV Bible](https://i0.wp.com/agodman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/The-third-step-of-God%E2%80%99s-procedure-in-fulfilling-His-purpose-was-to-work-Himself-into-man2.jpg?fit=200%2C300&ssl=1)
In Genesis 2 we see a picture of Christ and the church in the types of Adam and Eve; God wants not only Christ (as typified by Adam) but also the church – God wants Christ and the church. Christ is the mystery of God, He is the explanation and expression of God, and He […]
Loving the Lord and being Washed by His Living Word to be the Counterpart of Christ
January 8, 2018 by 8 Comments
This week we are enjoying one of the most wonderful statuses of the church – the church as the counterpart of Christ, the bride of Christ; the work in the Lord’s recovery is His genuine work to prepare His bride. A counterpart is one that closely resembles another; it is one that has the same […]
Being a Continual Burnt Offering to be Reduced to Ashes and become the New Jerusalem!
December 2, 2017 by 3 Comments
In order for us to overcome the principle of Babylon and return to the orthodoxy of the church, we need to daily take Christ as our burnt offering; this will cause us to be reduced to ashes, which are treasured by God and are becoming the New Jerusalem, even though the world despises them. The […]
Overcoming the Principle of Babylon by Taking Christ as our Burnt Offering Daily
December 1, 2017 by 4 Comments
The only way for us to overcome the principle of Babylon is by daily taking Christ as our burnt offering, for He lived a life that is perfect and absolutely for God and for God’s satisfaction, and He is such a life in us to enable us to have such a living. We first need […]
God Calls His People to Come out of Babylon and Return to the Orthodoxy of the Church
November 30, 2017 by 12 Comments
In the book of Revelation the Lord calls for His people to come out of Babylon, which is the apostate church, so that they may return to the orthodoxy of the church, the normal condition of the church according to God’s original intention. Yes, God will judge and put the devil away, and the book […]
Not Denying the Lord’s Name but being Saved from Confusion, Scattering, and Mixture
November 29, 2017 by 8 Comments
As we read the Bible and realise the principle of Babylon, we need to be saved from denying the Lord’s name and from any confusion, scattering, and mixture. God hates Babylon and the principle of Babylon, for this great city is first of all the culmination of man’s endeavor to build something to make a […]
