極大的奧秘 - 基督與教會

"We Are God's Masterpiece, Poetry"

Ephesians 2:10: "For we are God's masterpiece, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do."

‘Letting Christ Make Home in Our Hearts’ vs. ‘Letting the Peace of Christ Arbitrate in Our Hearts’

Ephesians 3:17 "That Christ may make His home in your hearts through faith"

Colossians 3:15 "And let the peace of Christ arbitrate in your hearts"

The Mystery of Christian Life: The Magnification of Christ in Us

• Colossians 1:27 "Christ in you, the hope of glory"

• Galatians 2:20 "It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me"

• Philippians 1:20 "Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death"

The Two Great Mysteries in God’s Economy: Christ as the Mystery of God vs. the Church as the Mystery of Christ

Colossians 2:2: "That their hearts may be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgment of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ."

Ephesians 3:4: "Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ."

Colossians 1:27: "To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory."

The Purpose, Intention, Center, and Foundation of God's Creation

Genesis 1:26-28 "And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness..."

Zechariah 12:1 "The Lord, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him";

Ephesians 3:9-10 "And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ: To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God."

The Story of the Universe: God, Heaven and Earth, Man, Jesus Christ, the Church—the Golden Lampstand, the Holy City New Jerusalem—the Bride

Genesis 1:1 "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth"

Zechariah 12:1 "The LORD... who forms the spirit of man within him"

Revelation 1:20 "The seven lampstands are the seven churches"

The Mystery of the Universe vs. The Great Mystery

Eph 3:9 "And to enlighten all that they may see what the economy of the mystery is, which throughout the ages has been hidden in God, who created all things"

Eph 3:9-11 "...all things were created through Jesus Christ, in order that now, through the church, the multifarious wisdom of God might be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly places"

Eph 5:32 "This mystery is great, but I speak concerning Christ and the church"

Christ Coming to Take Possession of the Whole Earth

Revelation 10:7 "But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he is about to sound, then the mystery of God is finished, as He preached to His servants the prophets."

Revelation 7:2 "And I saw another angel ascending from the rising of the sun, having the seal of the living God."

Revelation 8:3 "Another angel came and stood at the altar, holding a golden censer; and much incense was given to him, so that he might add it to the prayers of all the saints on the golden altar which was before the throne."

The Revelation of the Mystery of Christ

Eph 3:5: "This mystery was not made known to people in other generations as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to God's holy apostles and prophets."

Eph 3:3: "That is, the mystery made known to me by revelation, as I have already written briefly."

Eph 3:7: "I became a servant of this gospel by the gift of God's grace given me through the working of his power."

Christ as the Mystery of God vs. The Church as the Mystery of Christ

Colossians 2:2: "That their hearts may be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ"

Ephesians 3:4: "By which, when you read, you may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ"

Ephesians 1:22-23: "And hath put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be the head over all things to the church, which is His body, the fullness of Him that fills all in all"

The Three Stages of the Mystery of the Universe 

1 Timothy 3:16 "Great indeed, is the mystery of godliness!"

John 14:9 "Whoever has seen me has seen the Father."

Colossians 2:2 "To reach all the riches of full assurance of understanding and the knowledge of God's mystery, which is Christ."

The Beginning vs. The End of the Age of Mystery

Col 2:2: "...to the full understanding of the mystery of God, both of the Father and of Christ"

Eph 6:19: "...to make known with boldness the mystery of the gospel"

Col 1:26-27: "...Christ in you, the hope of glory"

Baptism into Christ vs. Baptism into Christ's Death

Romans 6:3 Or do you not know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death?

Romans 6:4 Therefore we were buried with him through baptism into death, so that just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.

Romans 6:5 For if we have grown together with him in the likeness of his death, we shall also grow together with him in the likeness of his resurrection;

How Believers Should Live by Faith in Christ?

Galatians 2:20 "I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me."

Psalm 5:3 "O Lord, in the morning you hear my voice; in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you and watch."

Romans 12:2 "Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect."

Let Christ vs. Through Christ

Col 3:15-16 "Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly."

John 14:6 "Jesus answered, 'I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.'"

1 Cor 15:57 "But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ."

Christ Being Formed in Us VS Experiencing and Enjoying the All-inclusive Christ

Galatians 1:15-16 — "But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb and called me through His grace, to reveal His Son in me..."

Galatians 2:20 — "It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me"

Galatians 3:27 — "For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ"

Christ Being Revealed to Us VS Christ Being Revealed in Us

Galatians 1:15 But God, who separated me from my mother's womb and called me by his grace,

Gal 1:16 And when it was His good pleasure to reveal His Son in me, that I might preach Him among the Gentiles as the gospel, I immediately did not consult with flesh and blood,

Our Human Living is Sowing

Galatians 6:7-8 "Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life."

Living by the Spirit vs. Walking by the Spirit

Galatians 5:25 “If we live by the Spirit, we should also walk by the Spirit”

Galatians 5:16 “Walk in the Spirit”

Galatians 6:15-16 “For as many as walk according to this rule, peace and mercy be upon them.”

The Two Aspects of Receiving, Experiencing, and Enjoying the All-inclusive Christ as the All-inclusive Life-giving Spirit: Christ VS Spirit - Integrated Analysis

"The last Adam became a life-giving spirit" (1 Corinthians 15:45b)

"That the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, so that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith" (Gal. 3:14)

"But I will never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ" (Gal. 6:14)