Glory is God’s expression, God Himself expressed. As a vessel destined for glory (Rom. 9:23; 1 Cor. 2:7), man was created in God’s image and likeness (Gen. 1:26). Because of the fall, however, not only did man contradict God’s righteousness
Help in Receiving God’s Word by Its Interpretation and Our Reconsideration
God desires to change the constitution of His chosen people so that He can build them together to be His corporate expression. For such an endeavor, God has provided His believers with His holy Word. As believers, it is our
Coordination for the Reality of the Body of Christ
The Body of Christ is the corporate expression of the Triune God. Romans 12:4-5 says, “Just as in one body we have many members, and all the members do not have the same function, so we who are many are
Two Aspects of the Church
The Bible reveals that the church is of two aspects: the universal aspect in Matthew 16:18 and the local aspect in Matthew 18:17. In its universal aspect, the church is revealed as the church of God, which is constituted with
The Lampstand in the Bible
The progressive revelation of the lampstand in the Bible portrays the eternal economy of God to make Himself one with man for His enlargement and eternal expression. In the Bible, the lampstand is first seen in Exodus 25 as a
Praying in the Two Spirits
The essence of the New Testament and our Christian life is the two spirits—God’s Spirit and our human spirit, mingled together as one spirit (1 Cor. 6:17; cf. Lev. 2:4). Although we have entered into this mingling by virtue of
Allowing Christ the Preeminence for the Advance of God’s Move Today
God’s unique desire and the goal of His administration is to give Christ the preeminence, the first place, in all things (Col. 1:18). From the current world affairs to the seemingly insignificant details of our lives, “all things” are arranged
The Heavenly Christ as the Living Star and the Shining Stars in the Churches as Christ’s Duplication
Numbers 24:17 says, “There shall come forth a Star out of Jacob.” In Revelation 22:16-17 the Lord Jesus testifies, “I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the bright morning star. And the Spirit and the bride say, Come!”
Touching the Divine Concept in the Bible by Exercising Our Spirit When Coming to the Bible
Second Timothy 3:16 says that “All Scripture is God-breathed.” This means that the Bible as the Word of God is the very breath of God. Moreover, 2 Peter 1:21 says, “For no prophecy was ever borne by the will of
Exercising Our Spirit to Contact the Reality of the Bible and to Know Christ Practically
John 1:1 says, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” Christ is eternally the Word of God; according to time, He came before the Bible, and whether or not the

May 20, 2013


