![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 […]
The Church as Christ’s Counterpart Was Produced Through Christ’s Death and Resurrection
October 17, 2013 by Leave a Comment
It is a great thing to see that God desires to gain a wife, a counterpart and that the entire Bible tells us what God has done, is doing, and will do to obtain her. Genesis 2 especially tells us the story of Adam and Eve as a type of Christ and the church. The […]
Seeing what God has Done to Obtain the Church as His Counterpart to Match Him
October 16, 2013 by 2 Comments
God desires to obtain a counterpart, someone who would match Him in every possible way and who loves Him to the uttermost. In order for God to produce such a complement for Himself, He did certain things. First of all, He created the heavens and the earth, the plants, the animals, and man. We see […]
Adam and Eve are a Type of Christ and the Church: “It is Not Good for God to Be Alone”
October 15, 2013 by 2 Comments
Adam and Eve in Genesis 2 are a type of Christ and the church (see Eph. 5:23-26). The real “man” in the universe is not Adam but Christ – Christ is the real universal Husband who is seeking a wife for Himself. Throughout the Bible we can see how God in Christ is courting man […]
God is Working Himself into Man to Obtain His Counterpart, the New Jerusalem
August 31, 2013 by 1 Comment
The final organic aspect and the consummation of God’s work in and with man is the wife, the counterpart. The final step of God’s procedure to obtain His goal is to work Himself into man to make man His counterpart and complement. God desires to have a wife, a counterpart, to match Him in every […]
The Triune God has been Processed and Consummated to Dispense Himself into us
June 29, 2013 by 4 Comments
This is a fact that all the believers in Christ should know, treasure, enjoy, and benefit of in their daily Christian life: the Triune God has been processed and consummated to dispense Himself into our entire tripartite being (John 7:37-39; Rom. 8:11). This means that God became a man and He passed through a long […]
