As believers in Christ, we have hope, and we boast because of the hope of the glory of God; as we enjoy Christ in our sufferings, we are being saved in His life for the building up of the church as the Body of Christ, the corporate expression of God. Hallelujah! We need to see […]
Christ is the Head of the Body, having the First Place, and He’s our Hope of Glory!
It is a blessing that we believers in Christ can know and experience the all-inclusive Christ as revealed in Colossians, in particular, that Christ is the Head of the Body, the church, that He might have the first place in all things, and that the all-inclusive Christ is in us to be the hope of […]
Christ is Coming to be Glorified in His Saints: He is in us as the Hope of Glory!
The Lord Jesus Christ is coming to be glorified in His saints. Today He is in us as the hope of glory, but He will return soon to be glorified, marveled at, and admired in all His believers. When Christ comes the second time He will not only come from the heavens – He will […]
A Panoramic View of the Glory of God in the Economy of God: We are Destined to Glory
The New Jerusalem has the glory of God as its content, and it expresses God by shining Him out to the entire universe (Rev. 21:10-11). The glory of God is intrinsically related to the economy of God. In His economy, God wants to make the same as He is in life and nature (but not […]
being vital takes time; we need the endurance of hope that we may go on daily
Even though Paul was in prison, he still labored and struggled for all the believers whom he brought to the Lord or shepherded while he visited their respective city. In Col. 2:1 he says For I want you to know how great a struggle I have for you and for those in Laodicea, even all […]