Disciplining Our Children According to the Bible
Submitted by: Igor Savinkin (Moscow, Russia) And you have completely forgotten the exhortation which reasons with you as with sons, “My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord, nor faint when reproved by Him; For whom the Lord loves He disciplines, and He scourges every son whom He receives.” It is for […]
Man – A Vessel to Contain God
Because the God who said, Out of darkness light shall shine, is the One who shined in our hearts to illuminate the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. But we have this treasure in earthen vessels that the excellency of the power may be of God and not out […]
Life-Study of Genesis: Messages 39-41
In message 39 of the Life-Study of Genesis, we come to the first aspect of the experience of God’s called ones, which is the experience of Abraham. Abraham’s experience was one of being called by God, living a life by faith, and knowing grace. In this message we cover the motive and strength to accept […]
A Brief Overview of the Economy of God (Part II)—Major Steps of Christ in God’s Economy
In a previous post we saw that God has a divine arrangement, an economy, to dispense Christ with His unsearchable riches into His believers (Eph. 3:8-9). God took several deliberate steps in Christ in order to work out His dispensing in His economy. In this post, we will briefly review the major steps of Christ […]
God’s Faithfulness and Our Perseverance in Prayer
God is faithful (1 Cor. 1:9; 10:13; 2 Cor.1:18). This fact can be observed in His promise concerning the seed of the woman (Gen. 3:15), His word that He would never again destroy the earth with a flood (9:15), and His limiting the time of captivity of the children of Israel in Babylon to seventy […]
Life-Study of Genesis: Messages 33-35
In message 33 of the Life-Study of Genesis we continue with the shadow of the church life in Genesis 8-9, yet covering a matter on the negative side – the failure of Noah, God’s deputy authority. After the flood, Noah certainly was under God’s blessing, being the leader on the new land and the father […]
Seeking the Full Knowledge of Christ (1): Knowing Christ by Revelation
For centuries people have asked the question, “Who is Jesus Christ?” From the time Jesus was conceived until His death on the cross, He was a mystery (Col. 2:2; Rom. 16:25). When He walked the earth, even His closest followers obtained only a partial understanding of who He was (John 16:12, 14). Nevertheless, if we […]
Life-Study of Genesis: Messages 30-32
In message 30 of the Life-Study of Genesis, we come to see the spiritual significance of Noah’s ark. First, the ark was 300 cubits long, 50 cubits wide, and 30 cubits high (6:15). These dimensions are composed of mainly the numbers 3 and 5, both of which signify the mingling of God and man, implying that […]
The Church – A Pearl of Great Value
In Matthew 13:45-46 the Lord Jesus said, “The kingdom of the heavens is like a merchant seeking fine pearls; and finding one pearl of great value, he went and sold all that he had and bought it.” The kingdom of heavens, is used here to refer to the genuine church as the reality of the […]