Life-study of Genesis: Messages 78-80
In this series of messages we begin to cover the topic of Jacob’s being transformed: Message 78: e. Being Transformed 1) God’s Reminding—Back to Bethel 2) Jacob’s Response a) Making a Thorough Clearance (1) Putting Away Their Foreign Gods—Idols (2) Purifying Themselves (3) Changing Their Garments (4) Burying Their Earrings (5) Terrifying the Enemies b) […]
Life-study of Genesis: Messages 75-77
In message 75 of the Life-study of Genesis, we come to a precious section concerning Jacob’s experience of being broken (Gen. 32:22-32). In considering this section of the Word and applying it to our own experience, Witness Lee poses 4 questions: Why did God come to wrestle with Jacob as a man? Why was God […]
Life-study of Genesis: Messages 72-74
In this series of messages we continue the topic of Jacob’s being dealt with: Message 72: 11) The Stone with Oil Poured Upon it and the House of God a) A Homeless, restless situation b) The Stone c) The Oil Poured Upon the Stone d) The House of God Message 73: 12) The Change of […]
Only One is Good
Matthew 19 records an exchange between the Lord Jesus and a young ruler concerning good deeds and eternal life. The young ruler asked, “What good thing shall I do that I may have eternal life?” (v. 16). The Lord responded, “Why do you ask Me concerning what is good? There is only One who is […]
Christ’s Birth in Resurrection
Acts 13:33, which says, “God has fully fulfilled this promise to us their children in raising up Jesus, as it is also written in the second Psalm, ‘You are My Son; this day have I begotten You’” reveals that Christ’s resurrection was a birth to Him. Even though He is eternally the only begotten Son […]
Life-Study of Genesis: Messages 66-68
In message 66 of the Life-Study of Genesis, we begin to cover the record of Jacob who is one of the most interesting people in the book of Genesis. Actually, as far as the experience of life is concerned, Jacob should not be considered as a separate individual. For example, with Jacob we can see the […]
Christ Growing in Our Heart (3): The Growth of Christ within the Believers as Typified by the Growth of Isaac
What God is after today is not a vast number of believers who have been regenerated yet have not grown in the divine life. Rather, to fulfill God’s purpose we must grow in life and progress from our initial experience of Christ being born in us until we arrive at the measure of the stature […]
Life-Study of Genesis: Messages 63-65
In previous messages of the Life-study of Genesis, we have seen that, according to the experience of life, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob are three parts of one complete person and therefore we should not merely consider them as three separate individuals. In message 63, we come to the second aspect of the experience of the called, […]
Producing of Life as Seen in Genesis 1 and 2
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. But the earth became waste and emptiness, and darkness was on the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was brooding upon the surface of the waters. And God said, Let there be light; and there was light. (Genesis 1:1-3) Many Christians consider […]