Redemption from the Vain Manner of Life
First Peter 1:18-19 says, “You were redeemed from your vain manner of life handed down from your fathers…with precious blood, as of a Lamb without blemish and without spot, the blood of Christ.” These verses reveal that God’s chosen people were redeemed not only from sins but also from their vain manner of life handed […]
Growing up Into Him in All Things
God the Father desires that all of the believers, as His children, would not remain babes but would grow in Christ to match Him in life, nature, expression, and function (John 1:12-13; Eph. 4:14; 1 Pet. 2:2). The issue of this growth is that the believers corporately arrive at a “full-grown man, at the measure […]
Life-Study of Genesis: Message 120
In message 120 we come to the final message in the Life-study of Genesis and thus the final message on the reigning aspect of the matured Israel. As such, we come to the final aspect of Joseph being a type of Christ – His reigning. Joseph is a type of Christ during His reigning in […]
Experiencing Christ as the Meal Offering (Part 1)
In previous posts we saw that Christ is the reality of the burnt offering (see Part 1 and Part 2). In this post we will progress to see Christ as the reality of the meal offering. Leviticus 2:1 says “When anyone presents an offering of a meal offering to Jehovah, his offering shall be of fine […]
Experiencing Christ as the Burnt Offering (Part 2)
In a previous post, we saw that Christ is the reality of the burnt offering revealed in Leviticus 1. Through prayer we can experience Christ as the One who is absolute for God’s interest. In this post we would like to see more regarding the position of the burnt offering in relation to the other four […]
Life-Study of Genesis: Messages 96-98
This week covers messages 96, 97, and 98. While we continue our look at the manifestations of maturity, this week’s series actually begins with a parenthetical message brother Witness Lee gives on the shiftings of the birthright. Message 96: The Shiftings of the Birthright in the Scripture I. From Esau to Jacob […]
Life-Study of Genesis: Messages 36-38
Message 36 of the Life-Study of Genesis covers the fourth fall of man. This fall occurred at Babel when man built a city and a tower. Behind each of the four falls there was one common source – Satan. First, man fell from God’s presence to man’s conscience. Second, man fell from man’s conscience to […]
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 […]
An Open Letter
On May 25th a new website was launched in response to the prevalent and false understanding of the local churches in the Lord’s recovery, Living Stream Ministry, and teachings of Watchman Nee and Witness Lee. The website, a wonderful resource for introducing the Lord’s recovery to new ones, answering questions from the community, promoting the gospel […]