Illustrations of the Jubilee: the Parables of the Good Samaritan and the Prodigal Son

The proclamation of the jubilee in Luke 4 governs the central thought of the whole Gospel of Luke, and the parables of the good Samaritan in Luke 10 and the prodigal son in Luke 15 are excellent illustrations of the jubilee. The Lord Jesus came to announce the jubilee, even to proclaim the acceptable year […]

We’re Branches in the True Vine of the Son and the New Child of the Spirit, the New Man

 As believers in Christ, we are branches in the true vine of the Son and the new child of the Spirit, growing to be the new man – a full-grown man. The incorporation of the consummated God with the regenerated believers in resurrection issues in the Father’s house, the Son’s vine, and the Spirit’s […]

The Father’s House is Built up by the Constant Visitation of the Triune God Indwelling us

 As believers in Christ, we are the many abodes in the Father’s house, and we are built up by the constant visitation of the Triune God, the Father and the Son with the Spirit to be the mutual dwelling place of God and man. Hallelujah! The Bible is truly a wonderful and amazing book, […]

Seeing the Subjective Truth concerning the Church unveiled in the Gospel of John

The Gospel of John reveals the subjective truth concerning the church, showing us the constituents of the church and the existence of the church in many pictures and types. Although the word church is not specifically used in the Gospel of John, the church is referred to in seven ways: the church is the many […]

Living in the Jubilee by Continually Enjoying God as our Possession and Portion

We as believers in Christ are not God’s hired servants but His enjoying sons, and we can continually enjoy God as our possession until eternity. We were once prodigal sons, but we have returned to the Father, who is waiting for us eagerly. The proclamation of the jubilee in Luke 4 governs the central thought […]

Christian Life is a life of Changing Death into Life for the Building up of the Body

God desires to gain a building, a habitation, a mutual dwelling place of God and man; Christ came to be the mingling of God with man, and in His resurrection He enlarged God’s building to include all those who believe into Him;  He’s changing death into life in our being for the building up of […]

The Functions of the Father’s House, the Son’s True Vine, and the Spirit’s New Man

Many wonderful things took place in Christ’s resurrection; He was not just made alive by God but He also became the life-giving Spirit, He was begotten by God to be the Firstborn Son of God, and He regenerated the many believers to be the many sons of God (see 1 Cor. 15:45; Rom. 8:29). In […]