極大的奧秘 - 基督與教會

"Christ Becoming Flesh vs. Christ Becoming the Life-Giving Spirit"

John 1:14 "And the Word became flesh and tabernacled among us (and we beheld His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father), full of grace and reality."

1 Corinthians 15:45 "So also it is written, 'The first man, Adam, became a living soul'; the last Adam became a life-giving Spirit."

1 Corinthians 6:17 "But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit with Him."

Deliverance from Sins VS Deliverance from the Power of Sin

"There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus" (Rom 8:1)

"For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace" (Rom 6:14)

Comparison between the Body and the Church

"Christ's Two Comings: The First Coming of the Lord VS The Second Coming of the Lord"

1 Corinthians 11:23-26 "For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, 'This is my body, which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.' In the same way also he took the cup, after supper, saying, 'This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.' For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes."

How the Good Land Became the Lord's Table, the Lord's Feast?

Deuteronomy 8:7-10 "For the Lord your God is bringing you into a good land—a land with brooks, streams, and deep springs gushing out into the valleys and hills; a land with wheat and barley, vines and fig trees, pomegranates, olive oil and honey; a land where bread will not be scarce and you will lack nothing; a land where the rocks are iron and you can dig copper out of the hills. When you have eaten and are satisfied, praise the Lord your God for the good land he has given you."

"There are only two feasts in the universe: the feast of demons VS the feast of the Lord"

1 Cor. 10:20-21 "No, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God, and I do not want you to be participants with demons. You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too; you cannot have a part in both the Lord's table and the table of demons."

The Two Festivals for Christians - Passover VS Feast of Unleavened Bread

Corinthians 5:6-8 "Your boasting is not good. Don't you know that a little yeast leavens the whole batch of dough? Get rid of the old yeast, so that you may be a new unleavened batch—as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed. Therefore let us keep the Festival, not with the old bread leavened with malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth."

How can Christians be washed in the name of the Lord?

Ephesians 1:7 "In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace."

John 14:26 "But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you."

From 1 Corinthians Chapter 4, examining 'Genuine Humanity and True Spirituality'

1 Cor 4:21 "What do you prefer? Shall I come to you with a rod, or in love and with a gentle spirit?"

The Stewards of God's Mysteries

1 Cor 4:1-2 "This is how one should regard us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. Moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found faithful."

Col 1:25 "of which I became a minister according to the stewardship from God that was given to me for you, to make the word of God fully known,"

Why Paul said the apostles have become a spectacle?

1 Corinthians 4:9 "For I think that God has displayed us, the apostles, last, as men condemned to death; for we have been made a spectacle to the world, both to angels and to men."

All things are ours, we are Christ's, and Christ is God's

1 Corinthians 3:21-22 "So then, no more boasting about human leaders! All things are yours, whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the future—all are yours."

Romans 8:28 "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose."

Gold, Silver, Precious Stones VS Grass, Wood, Straw - Two Types of Christian Life and Service

1 Corinthians 3:11 For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.

1 Corinthians 3:12 If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay or straw,