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 […]
In the Church God’s Authority is Expressed and Represented by the Apostles and Elders
In order to manifest His authority in the church, God as appointed elders and apostles; in the church, God’s authority is expressed and represented by the apostles and elders. On one hand, God is the unique authority and Christ has been made Lord of all, even Head over all things to the church; on the […]
Christ takes All-inclusive, Tender Care of us: He Shepherds us in the Enjoyment of Himself
The Lord as our Shepherd gathers us, His sheep, and brings us back to Himself as our allotted portion of the good land, so that we may enjoy the resurrected and ascended Christ, drink of the Spirit as the flowing river, and enjoy His all-inclusive, tender care. As we enjoy His shepherding, we are brought […]
We need to Express God and Represent Him to be His Kingdom to Receive God’s Blessing
Our God is a God of blessing and we can receive God’s blessing; He wants to bless His people, and when His people become His kingdom as a sphere of God’s authority, He blesses us. After Moses put before the children of Israel the laws, statutes, ordinances, and judgements by respeaking the law in Deuteronomy, […]
The Issue of our Enjoyment of Christ is the Church as the Dwelling Place and City of God
The issue of our enjoyment of the all-inclusive riches of Christ as the good land is the church as the dwelling place of God (the reality of the temple) and as the kingdom of God (the reality of the city). Our enjoyment of Christ has to increase, expand, and be enlarged, so that we may […]
Being those who Properly Represent God with His Authority as Ambassadors of Christ
In the book of Numbers we see that the one who has been appointed by God to be a deputy authority must be a proper representative of God; we need to see the characteristics of those who properly represent God with His authority to His people. This week we have been looking at the book […]
Authority and Rebellion: we need to Submit to God’s Authority and Reject Rebellion
The unique controversy between God and Satan concerns authority and rebellion; rebellion is the denial of God’s authority and the rejection of God’s rule, so we as believers should submit to God’s authority and uphold it, and we should assert that authority is with God. There are two great principles in the universe – God’s […]