According to the New Testament, there are two aspects of Christ being righteousness to the believers: He is our objective righteousness before God to be justified before Him, and He is the lived out righteousness subjectively to be justified before God; we need to know and experience Christ in both of these aspects. Lord Jesus, […]
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 […]
God’s Good Pleasure is Related to the Earth, Man, and Christ being Revealed in us
The desire of God’s heart, God’s good pleasure, is what makes Him happy; the Bible reveals that God is happy with the creation of the earth, the creation of man, Christ’s incarnation, His baptism, His resurrection and glorification, our return to Him as prodigal sons, and when His Son is revealed in us. Again and […]
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 […]
in Luke 15 we see the Son’s tender care, the Spirit’s fine seeking, and the Father’s warm receiving
This morning I enjoyed afresh the fact that in Luke 15, Eph. 2:18, and Psa. 36:8 there is a clear sequence of the Triune God working in His Divine Trinity in man, and this sequence is according to God’s salvation! In God’s salvation, first of all, the Son came to redeem us and pay the […]
the entire Divine Trinity treasures the sinner and participates in bringing him back to God!
The chapter in the Bible that best illustrates the Triune God reaching man and bringing man into Himself is Luke 15. Here we see a Shepherd having 100 sheep but one of them got lost – so He leaves the 99 behind to find the one lost sheep (Luke 15:4-7). The Shepherd signifies Christ, the […]
Are you looking for the best gift? – The December 2010 truth question via The Life-Study of the Bible Radio
Recently this article caught my attention – Are You Looking for the Best Gift? Read the article online via the TruthQuestions website(Life-Study of the Bible Radio). What is a gift? A gift is a present that one gives to others. It is not worked for and it is not earned. It is simply given and […]