As believers in Christ, we need to flee youthful lusts and pursue Christ as righteousness, faith, love, and peace; Christ is our righteousness and Christ is our faith, and we pursue Him with all those who call on Him out of a pure heart. In order for us to be a vessel unto honor, we […]
Christ was made Sin for us so that We might Become the Righteousness of God in Him
In 2 Cor. 5:19-20 Paul speaks of two steps of reconciliation; the first step is to reconcile sinners to God from sin (Christ died for our sins for us to be reconciled to God), and the second step is to reconcile believers living in the natural life to God from the flesh (Christ was made sin […]
Our Experience of Christ rests on the Unshakable Foundation of God’s Righteousness
God is love; He loves man, He wants to gain man, and He wants to save man, but at the same time God is righteous, and according to His righteousness He cannot receive us or save us unless the requirements of His righteousness are met. The foundation of our salvation is not God’s love of […]
The Lord Jesus restores my soul; He guides me on the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake
It is so wonderful to see the Lord’s organic shepherding in His ascension as the pneumatic Christ in Psalm 23! Yesterday we saw that Christ is our good Shepherd and we lack nothing; He leads us to waters of rest and to green pastures to lie down and enjoy Him… Today we are enjoying His […]
The Dispensing of the Triune God as Life according to His Righteousness, through His Holiness and unto His Glory
Hallelujah for God’s economy – the dispensing of the Triune God as life (zoe)! The Triune God dispenses Himself as life (zoe) into man so that His divine attributes of righteousness, holiness and glory may become man’s human virtues, with the righteousness, holiness and glory as attributes of zoe. In God’s economy, we can see […]