As believers in Christ, we have not only the human life inherited from our parents but also the divine life which we received through regeneration; now we need to practice giving the Lord the ground to fill us with life so that we may minister His life in our service. The Lord Jesus came so […]
Our Service in the Church should Minister Life to Others to Supply them with Life
July 18, 2016 by 2 Comments
Our service for the building up of the church is a life-ministering service, a service that ministers life to the saints. We have seen that we need to serve God by knowing the age, by realizing the way Christ fulfills His economy, by seeing the world situation as the indicator of the Lord’s move, and […]
Knowing Christ as the High Priest in His Heavenly Ministry and Cooperating with Him
April 3, 2014 by 1 Comment
Who is this “Melchizedek” and why is Christ a “High Priest according to the order of Melchizedek”? In the Old Testament we see a lot about the priesthood according to the order of Aaron, but what about this Melchizedek? Also, as believers in Christ today, how can we cooperate with our interceding High Priest, Christ […]
Only Life Can Mend: Only the Ministry of Life in Love can Mend us to Build up the Church
January 23, 2014 by 2 Comments
Only life can mend. Only the mending ministry of life in love can mend us for the building up of the church as the Body of Christ. If we look around us we will see that both us and others have many problems, holes, lacks, and issues, and there are many broken hearts and broken […]
Actively Letting the Cross to Operate in Us so that Life Be Ministered to the Body
July 11, 2013 by 4 Comments
“Death operates in us, but life in you” (2 Cor. 4:12). In order for the divine life to be richly imparted into the members of the Body, some need to experience the cross and actively allow the death of Christ to operate in them. Just like Paul, we need to be open to the Lord […]
Giving Life to the Sinning Brother by Asking the Lord in the Fellowship of Life
June 26, 2013 by 2 Comments
The divine life we have received through regeneration is very real and practical. In the first Epistle of John we see that life was manifested and we have seen and testify and report concerning it (1 John 1:1-3). And this life is a fellowship, a flow, something moving and growing and expanding. If we sin, […]
The Vision of the Burning Thornbush: the Excluding Flame Became the Indwelling Fire
June 17, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Our enjoyment of Christ, our experience of life, and our growth in life is for the ministry of life. We need to experience Christ, enjoy Him, and grow in life, so that we may be qualified to minister life to others. God’s economy is that we enjoy God as life, grow in life, experience Christ […]
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