How do we keep the oneness with our fellow believers?
Fundamentally, the church, as the unique Body of Christ, is one universally and includes every believer irrespective of time and space. Practically, this one universal Body of Christ is manifested in time and space in various cities as local churches. These local churches include every believer in that city at that time and also maintain […]
Working Saints Gathering at the 2022 Thanksgiving Conference
A link to the video recording of the working saints gathering at the 2022 International Thanksgiving Conference in Washington, DC is available below, as well as a link to the audio recording. English: Video | Audio The fellowship during this gathering focused on the matters of being constituted with the truth using the Life-studies as well as […]
The Online Full-Time Training (FTTA-OL)
There is a growing burden in the ministry of the Lord’s recovery that we would be constituted with the truth so that we may become the pillar and base of the truth in reality (1 Tim. 3:15). One excellent but often overlooked avenue for us to become constituted with the truth is the Online Full-Time […]
My Spirit! My Heart!
Below are links to two documents of verses on “My spirit!” and “My Heart!”, put together by Brother Minoru Chen. They survey all the key verses on our spirit and our heart from the entire Bible. They can be used as a reference but more importantly as a spiritual reminder of the importance of our […]
The Good Land – The Destruction of Jericho
When the children of Israel entered and took possession of the good land, the first city they took was Jericho. Prior to the destruction of this fortified city, Joshua saw a vision of the Captain of Jehovah’s army, the significance of which was discussed in a previous post (link to post). In this post, we […]
Avoiding the Influence of Judaism in the Church Today (4) – The Earthly Promises
As believers in Christ, we face many challenges in our walk with Him. One of these challenges is the tendency to drift away from the living person of Christ to religion, which is a matter of doing things for God but doing them apart from Him. In particular we tend to be unconsciously influenced by […]
Believing into Christ (1)
John 3:16 says, “God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that everyone who believes into Him would not perish, but would have eternal life.” The Greek word rendered into here is the preposition eis, which means “into” or “unto.” Thus, the phrase believes into Him denotes a union with and […]
The Good Land – Christ as the Captain of Jehovah’s Army
As previously discussed, the good land was not gained by a single individual, but by a corporate people whom God raised up for the fulfillment of His purpose (link to post). In this post we will go on to see that God’s people were not formed into a leaderless army. Rather, they were led into […]
Three Aspects of Oneness in John 17 (2): Oneness In the Triune God by the Holy Word
In John 17 the Lord Jesus prays a profound prayer that is the completion of His message in John 14-16. The subject of this prayer is glorification. Verse one, where the Lord says, “Father, the hour has come; glorify Your Son that the Son may glorify You.” As God in the flesh, the Lord’s outward […]
The Highest Definition of Grace
Grace is a central item in the New Testament, playing a major role in God’s operation and the believer’s experience. The believers are saved by grace (Eph. 2:8), and in the opening and closing of many Epistles the writer blesses them with grace (1:2; Gal. 1:3; 6:18; Phil. 1:2; 2 Tim. 4:22). From Mary finding grace […]