In John 3 we see the serpent and the bride; though we were bitten by the serpent and are serpentine in nature, Christ came and was lifted up as our Substitute, bore God’s judgment for us, and we can believe in Him to become part of His increase, His bride. Wow, what a marvelous plan […]
Our Urgent need is to Grow in Life unto Maturity for the Formation of God’s Army
In order for the Lord to gain His army today to fight for His interest and protect His testimony, there’s an urgent need for the growth and maturity, so we need to grow in life unto maturity. In the Lord’s recovery today there’s an urgent need for the growth and maturity required for the formation […]
Christ came as the Bridegroom to Court us and Marry the Church as His Bride, His Wife
When the Lord Jesus came, He came as the Bridegroom for the bride; now we as believers in Christ are produced to be the bride of Christ, and at the end of this age there will be a wedding feast culminating in our eternal married life with the Lord. The entire Bible, from Genesis to […]
The Church is Spreading on earth by the Growth and Flowing out of the Lord’s Life
The basic principle of the church is that the church is universal and eternal, so the church must spread constantly on earth; the book of Acts in particular speaks of the spreading of the church. When we speak of the spreading of the church we need to realise that this is not something of organisation […]
The Church will Match Christ as Bone of His Bones for their Eternal Married Life
Only those who are regenerated by Christ and who live by Christ as the church can match Christ and complement Him; when Christ sees this, He will surely say that this time this is bone of His bones and flesh of His flesh. Adam and Eve are a rich type of Christ and the church; […]
The Increase of Christ in us is for the Building up of the Body of Christ in Love
What the Lord is after today is not individual Christians who are spiritual and can express God – He desires to gain the Body of Christ, and the unique work Christ is doing is the building up of the Body for God to have a corporate expression in man. Christ Himself is the unique Head […]
Direction of the Lord’s Move is to Bring in the Kingdom of God as the Spreading of God’s Life
The direction of the Lord’s move is to build up the Body of Christ, to prepare the bride of Christ, and to bring in the kingdom of God as the spreading of the divine life for God’s eternal administration. Some may say that knowing and practicing the God-ordained way to meet and to serve may […]