As believers in Christ, we need to grow in life through the transformation of our soul for the building up of the Body of Christ. Regeneration is only the beginning – we need to continue to grow in the divine life we have received through our new birth, and we do this through the transformation […]
The Transformation of our Soul is a Lifelong Process, Unlike our Regeneration and Glorification
Practicing to Live by the Spirit as the Elementary Rule to be the Israel of God
God desires to get a group of people who express Him with His image and represent Him with His dominion. For this, He created man in His own image and likeness (Gen. 1:26) and He prepares everything for man to take God in as the tree of life and live by Him. However, man fell, […]
The Believers in Christ are the Real Israel of God and the Many Sons of God
The church of God is composed of the many genuine believers in Christ and has many aspects. One aspect of the church is being the Israel of God (Gal. 6:15-16). Maybe for us today this may not mean much, but for the Apostle Paul – who was born a Jew – this means a lot. […]
The Church is the Household of the Faith Composed of All the Believers in Christ
In the completing ministry of Paul we see many aspects and definitions of what the church is, and one of these is, the household of the faith. The church is the house of God and the house of faith. First of all, without faith it is impossible to be well pleasing to God, since if […]
The Church is the Pillar and Base of the Truth, God Manifested in the Flesh
God is a mystery, Christ is the mystery of God, and the church is the mystery of Christ – this means that if we want to know the church, we will be mind-blown since we will get to know a little about the mystery of the universe. In Paul’s Epistles there are many indicators and […]
A High View of the Church as the Father’s House, the Divine-Human Incorporation
The church is the house of God, the household of God, and as such the church is the Father’s house. The Lord Jesus was zealous for the Father’s house (see John 2:16-21) and He spoke at length in John 14 concerning the many abodes in the Father’s house. Contrary to the traditional and religious understanding […]
The Church is the House of the Living God, the Household of God the Father
The completing ministry of Paul is a crucial part of the Bible. When the Lord Jesus was on earth, He spoke a lot of things and He revealed many mysteries, but He had much more to say; therefore, He continued to speak as the Spirit of reality through the apostles in Acts and in all […]